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Nudge Security
Nudge Security is an Austin-based cybersecurity company that helps organizations discover and govern the SaaS and AI applications their employees adopt, often without IT's knowledge. Founded in 2021 by Russell Spitler and Jaime Blasco, the platform combines Day One SaaS and AI app discovery, security posture management, identity governance, third-party risk, and spend management, then reaches employees directly with 'security nudges' via browser, Slack, and Teams to guide safer choices without blocking work. It raised a $22.5M Series A in November 2025 and serves nearly 200 customers.
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.
Yoni Shohet
Yoni Shohet is the co-founder and CEO of Valence Security, a New York-based company that helps enterprises find and fix risks hiding inside their sprawling web of SaaS apps. A serial cybersecurity entrepreneur, he earned a math degree at 19, led a cybersecurity team inside one of Israel's elite military intelligence units, and previously co-founded SCADAfence, an industrial IoT security pioneer later acquired by Honeywell. He raised a $25M Series A led by Microsoft's M12 in 2022, bringing Valence to $32M in total funding.
Brendan O'Connor
Brendan O'Connor co-founded AppOmni in 2018 after a decade as Salesforce's Chief Security Officer and a stint as Security CTO at ServiceNow. Frustrated by the lack of proper tooling to secure enterprise SaaS environments, he built the solution he wished he'd had. AppOmni pioneered the SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) category, raised over $202 million in funding, protects more than 100 million SaaS user accounts, and counts 25% of the Fortune 100 among its customers. O'Connor now serves as Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder.