# SlashNext

> SlashNext built AI-driven defenses against phishing and social engineering across email, browsers, mobile devices and collaboration apps. Founded by former FireEye scientist Atif Mushtaq, the Pleasanton company grew from a web-page detection idea into a multichannel enterprise security platform. Varonis acquired it in August 2025 for a cash transaction price of about $106 million and incorporated its technology into the Interceptor email-security offering.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Pleasanton, United States
- **Founders:** Atif Mushtaq (Founder; former CEO and chief product officer)
- **Products:** SlashNext Complete, Integrated Cloud Email Security, Browser and Messaging Security, Mobile Security, Varonis Interceptor
- **Notable:** Reported more than 600% customer growth and 750% annual recurring revenue growth over the year before its October 2021 Series B., Raised $26 million in Series B financing in 2021; company announcement said $43 million had been raised in total., Acquired by Varonis on August 28, 2025; the buyer's 2025 filing reports a cash transaction price of $105.953 million.

## Products & services

- **SlashNext Complete** — Integrated cloud messaging security for email, browser and mobile threats, including BEC, smishing and credential theft.
- **Integrated Cloud Email Security** — API-based protection for Microsoft 365 mailboxes against phishing, malicious links, BEC and account takeover attempts.
- **Browser and Messaging Security** — Browser protection that inspects malicious pages and links reached from web messaging, search, social and collaboration apps.
- **Mobile Security** — On-device and cloud-assisted protection against malicious links and social engineering in SMS and mobile apps.
- **Varonis Interceptor** — Varonis's current AI-native email security offering, powered by technology acquired with SlashNext and connected to browser and collaboration-app protection.

## Achievements

- Reported more than 600% customer growth and 750% annual recurring revenue growth over the year before its October 2021 Series B.
- Raised $26 million in Series B financing in 2021; company announcement said $43 million had been raised in total.
- Acquired by Varonis on August 28, 2025; the buyer's 2025 filing reports a cash transaction price of $105.953 million.
- Technology incorporated into Varonis Interceptor email security.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Varonis completed its acquisition of SlashNext on August 28.
- **2025-09** — Varonis publicly announced the acquisition and described plans to integrate phishing detection with its data security platform.
- **2026-02** — Varonis's 2025 Form 10-K disclosed a $105.953 million cash transaction price and said the acquired technology had been integrated with its platform.

## Links

- Website: https://www.varonis.com/platform/email-security
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slashnextsec
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/slashnextinc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slashnextinc/

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