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SBOM Automation Platform Vigilant Ops Secures $2 Million in Seed Funding from DataTribe

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

Vigilant Ops, winner of the 6th annual DataTribe Challenge in November, performs continuous vulnerability monitoring and alerting, security patch notifications, and the ability to upload SBOMs -- lists of the software libraries embedded in products -- from alternate sources.

Key Points: 
  • DataTribe , a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, today announced a $2 million seed investment in Vigilant Ops , a leading automation platform for the generation, maintenance, and authenticated sharing of certified Software Bill of Materials (SBOM).
  • Vigilant Ops will use the funding to expand the capabilities of its InSight platform across multiple critical infrastructure industries.
  • Leo Scott, DataTribe CTO, will join the Vigilant Ops Board.
  • The most recent release of the InSight Platform now includes automated import of various SBOM formats, supporting industry standards like CycloneDX and SPDX.

Dragos CEO Robert Lee Joins DataTribe as Venture Partner

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Lee epitomizes the cyber- and national-security talent in the DMV. Coming out of the U.S. Air Force Cyber Warfare Operations and the National Security Agency, Lee identified and analyzed threats to industrial infrastructure. His front-line government experience highlighted the need for commercial and scalable industrial cybersecurity solutions. Lee leveraged DataTribe's unique cyber foundry model -- that provides access to capital and marketing, product management, sales, engineering, legal, and finance expertise -- to found Dragos.

Key Points: 
  • Robert Lee, co-founder and CEO of Dragos, has joined DataTribe, the global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, as a venture partner.
  • Lee, who secured seed funding from DataTribe, comes full circle to help today's swath of cyber entrepreneurs focused on protecting national and economic security.
  • As a venture partner, Lee will help company founders navigate the challenges and opportunities he faced when building a venture-backed technology company outside of Silicon Valley and rebuffed investors who required him to move to the West Coast.
  • DataTribe has provided seed investments for some of the cyber industry's fastest-growing companies, including BlackCloak, Dragos, SixMap, Enveil, and Strider.

Vigilant Ops Wins 6th Annual DataTribe Cybersecurity Challenge

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

The DataTribe Challenge is an annual competition that brings together entrepreneurs from around the world to identify technology startups with a vision to disrupt cybersecurity and data science. Five finalists -- Vigilant Ops, LeakSignal, Ampsight, Ceritas, and Dapple Security -- split more than $30,000 in prize money.

Key Points: 
  • DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, today announced Vigilant Ops as the winner of its sixth annual DataTribe Challenge.
  • As the 2023 DataTribe Challenge winner, Vigilant Ops will move forward in the investment process with DataTribe with the possibility of receiving up to $2 million in seed capital.
  • "The DataTribe Challenge has one core objective: find talented innovators focused on solving over-the-horizon cybersecurity challenges," said John Funge, managing director of DataTribe.
  • To learn more about the 6th Annual DataTribe Challenge winner, please visit: https://datatribe.com/challenge .

DataTribe Names Sixth Annual Cybersecurity Startup Challenge Finalists

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, announced today the finalists of its sixth-annual DataTribe Challenge.

Key Points: 
  • DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, announced today the finalists of its sixth-annual DataTribe Challenge.
  • The three finalists will split $20,000 in prize money, and one winner will be eligible to receive up to $2 million in seed capital from DataTribe.
  • “We are thrilled to announce the finalists of the 2023 DataTribe Challenge,” said John Funge, Managing Director of DataTribe.
  • The DataTribe Challenge is identifying companies looking over the horizon to identify and solve the cybersecurity challenges we will face three, five, ten years down the road.”
    The three finalists stood above entries from the record number of submitted applications.

Fianu Labs Secures $2 Million in Seed Funding from DataTribe to Automate Governance of Software Development

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Fianu Labs, the software governance automation solution, today secured a $2 million seed investment from DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies.

Key Points: 
  • Fianu Labs, the software governance automation solution, today secured a $2 million seed investment from DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies.
  • Fianu Labs is pioneering the path for businesses to succeed in the era of software regulation with an intuitive approach to governance that instills confidence in each release.
  • "Fianu is truly revolutionizing secure software development observability," said Leo Scott, Chief Innovation Officer for DataTribe and a Fianu Board of Directors member.
  • By using Fianu, companies can replace opaque manual processes with streamlined, intuitive automation that makes software governance and compliance easy.

Call for Applications Open for DataTribe’s Sixth Annual Cybersecurity Startup Challenge

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, today opened its call for applications for the 2023 Cybersecurity Startup Challenge.

Key Points: 
  • DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, today opened its call for applications for the 2023 Cybersecurity Startup Challenge.
  • The competition identifies pre-series A, technology startups with a vision to disrupt cybersecurity and data science.
  • The Challenge receives applications from founders with a wide range of cybersecurity backgrounds including from national security, defense, national laboratories, organizations specializing in cybersecurity and data science R&D as well as commercial firms.
  • DataTribe is way more than just an investor.”
    To apply for the 2023 DataTribe Challenge, please visit https://datatribe.com/challenge .

Balance Theory Announces Oversubscribed $3 Million Seed Funding Introducing Industry’s First Hardened Collaborative Workspace for Cybersecurity

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Monday, December 5, 2022

Balance Theory , the industrys first hardened collaborative workspace for cybersecurity, announced today a $3 million seed funding round, led by DataTribe , a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, with participation from TEDCO .

Key Points: 
  • Balance Theory , the industrys first hardened collaborative workspace for cybersecurity, announced today a $3 million seed funding round, led by DataTribe , a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, with participation from TEDCO .
  • Formed in early 2022, Balance Theory was founded by cybersecurity veterans, Greg Baker, Lisa Mathias, and Nathan Necaise.
  • For the enterprise cybersecurity teams, individuals and working groups, Balance Theory provides a secure workspace environment for cybersecurity collaboration.
  • Founded in 2022 by cybersecurity industry veterans from Fortune 500 and U.S. Intelligence Community, Balance Theory is the industrys first hardened collaborative workspace for cybersecurity.

Balance Theory Wins the 5th Annual Cybersecurity Startup Challenge

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Friday, November 4, 2022

DataTribe , a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, today announced Balance Theory as the winner of its Fifth Annual DataTribe Challenge .

Key Points: 
  • DataTribe , a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, today announced Balance Theory as the winner of its Fifth Annual DataTribe Challenge .
  • Balance Theory provides a knowledge sharing and collaboration platform purpose-built for security, the GitHub of cybersecurity.
  • The community-wide collaboration vision of Balance Theory addresses a key gap that, if filled, has the potential to change the entire cybersecurity industry.
  • To learn more about the 5th Annual DataTribe Challenge winner, please visit: https://datatribe.com/challenge
    DataTribe is a startup foundry that invests in and co-builds world class startups focused on generational leaps in cybersecurity and data science.

CyberWire and CyberVista Merge: B2B Audio News Leader and Online Education Innovator Form the World's First "News to Knowledge" Network

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Peter Kilpe, CEO of CyberWire, will become chief executive officer of N2K Networks; and Simone Petrella, CEO of CyberVista, will lead CyberVista and CyberWire as president.

Key Points: 
  • Peter Kilpe, CEO of CyberWire, will become chief executive officer of N2K Networks; and Simone Petrella, CEO of CyberVista, will lead CyberVista and CyberWire as president.
  • And over time, we became an integral part of people's professional lives and essential to how they do their jobs," said Peter Kilpe, CEO of N2K.
  • "Simone and Peter have each built businesses that provide cybersecurity solutions to the market around news, education, and workforce training.
  • Our flagship brands include CyberWire, the world's leading B2B cybersecurity audio network, and CyberVista, an industry leader in data-driven cybersecurity training.

DataTribe Announces Fifth Annual Cybersecurity Start-Up Challenge Finalists

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

DataTribe , a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, announced today the finalists of its fifth-annual DataTribe Challenge .

Key Points: 
  • DataTribe , a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, announced today the finalists of its fifth-annual DataTribe Challenge .
  • This years submissions are incredibly impressive, presenting some really innovative cybersecurity and data science ideas, said John Funge, Managing Director of DataTribe.
  • The three finalists announced today stand out and exemplify the DataTribe mission of finding over-the-horizon technologies and phenomenal teams.
  • We are thrilled to announce the finalists of the 2022 DataTribe Challenge, said Mike Janke, Co-founder of DataTribe.