# Upfort

> Upfort (formerly Paladin Cyber) is a San Francisco-based platform that unifies turnkey cybersecurity with cyber insurance, making cyber risk easy to manage and simple to insure for small and medium-sized businesses. Its Upfort Shield suite layers AI-driven email and web protection, risk monitoring, and security awareness training, while its insurance arm partners with leading carriers to embed coverage for ransomware, wire fraud, and data breaches - sold through brokers and MGAs rather than direct.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Xing Xin (Co-Founder & CEO), Han Wang (Co-Founder & CTO), Josh Riley (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~26 employees
- **Products:** Upfort Shield, Security Awareness Training, Cyber Insurance, Underwriting Platform
- **Notable:** Rebranded from Paladin Cyber to Upfort in September 2023 to reflect expansion from prevention to holistic cyber resilience., Raised $8M Series A in October 2023 led by SYN Ventures., Study results cited: 81% lower likelihood of security incidents and zero ransomware/wire-fraud claims over an 18-month period.

## Products & services

- **Upfort Shield** — AI-powered cybersecurity suite with email protection, lightweight web/browser protection, risk monitoring, extended endpoint/network/cloud protection, and autonomous threat detection and response - deployable in minutes.
- **Security Awareness Training** — Security training and phishing simulations to reduce human-driven risk across an organization.
- **Cyber Insurance** — Hassle-free cyber insurance from leading carriers covering ransomware, data breaches, wire/funds-transfer fraud, and cybercrime, with single and group policy options.
- **Underwriting Platform** — Intelligent automation that helps insurers, MGAs, and brokers underwrite and embed security with cyber policies.

## Achievements

- Rebranded from Paladin Cyber to Upfort in September 2023 to reflect expansion from prevention to holistic cyber resilience.
- Raised $8M Series A in October 2023 led by SYN Ventures.
- Study results cited: 81% lower likelihood of security incidents and zero ransomware/wire-fraud claims over an 18-month period.
- Multiple 2024-2025 industry awards including recognitions for email security and cyber insurance.
- Reports serving 25,000+ companies and $100M+ in annual cyber premiums.

## Latest updates

- **2023-09** — Paladin Cyber rebrands to Upfort, signaling a shift from cyber prevention to holistic protection and resilience.
- **2023-10** — Closes $8M Series A led by SYN Ventures with Eniac and Fika Ventures participating.
- **2023-12** — Partners with Arch Insurance to expand access to cyber insurance via broker group programs.
- **2024-2025** — Wins multiple cybersecurity and cyber insurance industry awards; expands Upfort Shield AI capabilities.

## Links

- Website: https://upfort.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/upfort
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/paladincybers
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/meetpaladin/

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