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To help businesses and organizations achieve full online productivity to achieve their goals by pre-emptively eliminating cyber attacks.
Menlo Security takes a “zero trust” approach to computer threats by isolating all of a business’s web browsing, putting it on a remote server. Instead of depending upon software to scan and search for threats, it prevents attacks from ever reaching the system. Browsing activity no longer takes place on the end user’s device, instead, it all happens on a remote cloud service which is operated by the company. This service is the largest secure web gateway in the world.
Menlo Security has focused on protecting businesses from web and email attacks, and its model means that it can be integrated with most popular browsers. A particularly appealing aspect of its service is that it doesn’t require businesses to install new software or change their approach, drastically reducing friction for users and making onboarding a far simpler experience.
Currently used by 8 out of 10 of the world's largest banks and capable of completely stopping up to 90% of threats, Menlo Security is in a strong position. It is still continuing to develop its services, however, most recently building out a range of AI-powered tools to detect and prevent phishing and ransomware attacks. Moves like this seem likely to help keep Menlo Security at the forefront of its sector.
Freddie
Company Specialist
Nov 2020
$100m
SERIES E
Jul 2019
$75m
SERIES D
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Amir Ben-Efraim
(CEO)Having studied at UCB, Stanford, and UCLA, they worked in Business Development at Check Point Software before founding Blue Wireless in 1999. They continued to work in Security Software, before co-founding Menlo Security in 2013.
Poornima DeBolle
(CPO)They started their career as a Firmware Engineer for 3 years before spending 7 years at Check Point Security. They left their role at Altor Networks in February 2013 to co-found Menlo Security the following month, serving as CPO alongside being a member of Forbes Technology Council.
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