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Reveal Security watches what happens after “Welcome back”
A valid login can conceal a stolen session, an impatient insider or an AI agent with too much freedom. Reveal Security follows the behavior that comes next.
Semperis Built a $100 Million Business Around the Day After Your Worst Hack
Most security vendors promise to stop the intruder. Semperis made its name by asking the uglier question: if the keys to the company are already stolen, how fast can you safely turn the business back on?
Acalvio’s Uncomfortable Bet: Make the Attacker Trust a Lie
Most security software watches the real network for suspicious behavior. Acalvio takes the stranger route: it fills the attacker’s map with convincing fiction - then waits for the lie to be touched.
BeyondTrust Built a Security Empire Around Other People's Keys - Then One Key Became the Story
BeyondTrust spent four decades assembling the locks, vaults and cameras of enterprise access. Its next act is harder: proving one platform can govern humans, machines and AI agents without becoming another all-powerful key.
Abhay Kulkarni Bet the Breach Happens After Login
After scaling clouds for tens of millions of users, Abhay Kulkarni returned to cybersecurity with a stubborn question: why do defenses stop watching at the moment an identity gets in? WideField followed the session instead - all the way back to Cisco.
WideField Watched What Happened After Login - Then Cisco Bought the View
Most security tools check the badge at the door. WideField followed the badge through every room - a post-login bet that carried the three-year-old startup into Cisco and Splunk.
Valence Security
Valence Security is a SaaS and AI security company that helps enterprises find and fix risks created by SaaS and AI sprawl. Its platform unifies SaaS discovery, SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM), AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM), and Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), then pairs that visibility with one-click and collaborative remediation workflows that engage business users to actually close gaps. Founded in 2021 and backed by Microsoft's M12, YL Ventures, and Porsche Ventures, Valence positions itself as a leader in securing the modern, agentic SaaS estate.
Huntress
Huntress is a Maryland-based managed cybersecurity company that brings enterprise-grade protection to small and mid-sized businesses and the IT providers who serve them. Founded in 2015 by three former NSA cyber operators, it pairs lightweight software agents with a 24/7 human-led, AI-assisted Security Operations Center to detect, investigate, and remediate threats across endpoints, identities, Microsoft 365, and logs. What began with $100,000 in DEF CON Capture the Flag winnings has grown into a cybersecurity unicorn protecting roughly 150,000 businesses and surpassing $100M in annual recurring revenue.
Obsidian Security
Obsidian Security is a Fortune 1000-focused cybersecurity company that secures business-critical SaaS applications, identities, and AI agents. Founded in 2017 by former Cylance and Carbon Black leaders, its platform unifies SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), and emerging AI agent and SaaS supply chain protection - giving enterprises visibility and control over the sprawling, interconnected SaaS ecosystems where modern breaches now begin.
Hasan Imam
Hasan Imam is the CEO of Obsidian Security, the SaaS security company protecting Fortune 1000 and Forbes Global 2000 enterprises across their cloud applications, AI agents, and integrations. He took the helm in 2021 when revenue was under $1 million and COVID had gutted the pipeline, then rebuilt the product and team and pushed Obsidian to win head-to-head customer evaluations more than 80% of the time. Before Obsidian, he grew Shape Security from under $3M to nearly $90M in revenue, ending in a $1 billion acquisition by F5. He has a master's in computer science from Stanford and a bachelor's from Wisconsin-Madison, which he finished in under three years.