CISOs contend with matters of risk, while SecOps is concerned about noise. Compliance teams worry about data boundaries. Procurement likes to hear about the Total Cost of Ownership. And everyone on the buying committee knows that trust is more important in cybersecurity than almost anywhere else.
Who is building that multifaceted foundation in a saturated market?
Cybersecurity has been huge in 2025. While overshadowed by AI funding, there have still been some large cybersecurity exits and acquisitions, most notably Google’s $32 billion acquisition of Wiz. We want to explore the rest of the space, but not just anecdotally. We needed some data.
So, we put our heads together and refined metrics on cybersecurity companies that have received lots of funding and are funded in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. This allows more clear comparisons with similar funding and business models. It also applies the power laws to funding and company concentration in this space.
Top 25 Cybersecurity Startups Ranking Table
We analyzed data from Crunchbase to uncover the top US cybersecurity firms with top investors from Silicon Valley. Here they are.
| Ranking | Company | GFD Tech100 Final Score* | GFD Funding Score* | GFD Website Score* | GFD Branded Keyword Score* |
| 1 | Cyera | 86.4 | 88.1 | 73.3 | 63.5 |
| 2 | Saviynt | 85.7 | 87.3 | 74.6 | 61.1 |
| 3 | Adaptive Security | 81.9 | 79.2 | 72.5 | 65.8 |
| 4 | Armis | 80.8 | 79 | 70.9 | 63.8 |
| 5 | Persona | 79.8 | 64.1 | 88 | 72.9 |
| 6 | 7AI | 79.5 | 77.5 | 69 | 63.9 |
| 7 | Quantinuum | 78.6 | 73.4 | 72.7 | 65 |
| 7 | Doppel | 78.6 | 71.5 | 75.9 | 65.6 |
| 9 | Aura | 76.7 | 62.1 | 81.2 | 72.3 |
| 10 | NinjaOne | 76.6 | 66.6 | 79.2 | 65 |
| 11 | Vanta | 76.3 | 66.2 | 76.7 | 67 |
| 12 | Verisoul | 75.8 | 67.9 | 81.9 | 56.9 |
| 13 | Abnormal AI | 75.1 | 59.8 | 75.2 | 77.1 |
| 14 | Sublime Security | 74.9 | 72.1 | 67 | 59.8 |
| 14 | Sublime Security | 74.9 | 72.1 | 67 | 59.8 |
| 16 | Zafran Security | 73.7 | 73.5 | 68.6 | 51.2 |
| 17 | ConductorOne | 73.5 | 68.8 | 69.4 | 59.2 |
| 18 | SpecterOps | 73.2 | 69.1 | 71.5 | 55.4 |
| 19 | Bedrock Data | 73.1 | 65.7 | 63.1 | 70 |
| 20 | Apono | 72.4 | 67.6 | 71.6 | 55.4 |
| 21 | Iru | 72.2 | 55.2 | 86.9 | 64.2 |
| 22 | Huntress | 71.3 | 56.5 | 77 | 68.3 |
| 23 | CyberCube | 71.2 | 70.5 | 62.9 | 54.1 |
| 24 | Safe Security | 70.9 | 62.7 | 72.3 | 58.9 |
| 25 | OneTrust | 70.6 | 55.1 | 84 | 61.3 |
*GFD’s Tech100 score is a final composite score of the Funding Score, Website Score, and the Branded Keyword score.
Key Takeaways:
- The three hottest cybersecurity companies in January 2026 are Cyera, Saviynt, and Adaptive Security due to the volume and freshness of their funding, the recent performance of their website, and the growth trends of their branded keyword.
Ranking the Top Startups by Funding Score
Funding is huge. This breakout highlights those firms that have raised the most venture capital rounds, ranked by a combination of date and volume. Note we are also including post-IPO raises as well. These are worth considering because they’re all part of the competitive system that all cybersecurity startups are competing in.
| Ranking | Company | Total Funding Amount | Most Recent Funding Amount | Last Funding Date | GFD Funding Score* |
| 1 | Cyera | $1.70B | $400M | 12/16/2025 | 88.1 |
| 2 | Saviynt | $1.08B | $700M | 12/9/2025 | 87.3 |
| 3 | Adaptive Security | $136M | $81M | 12/16/2025 | 79.2 |
| 4 | Armis | $1.27B | $435M | 11/5/2025 | 79 |
| 5 | 7AI | $202M | $130M | 12/4/2025 | 77.5 |
| 6 | Axiado Corporation Inc | $205M | $100M | 12/2/2025 | 76 |
| 7 | Zafran Security | $131M | $60M | 12/2/2025 | 73.5 |
| 8 | Quantinuum | $925M | $600M | 8/15/2025 | 73.4 |
| 9 | Sublime Security | $240M | $150M | 10/28/2025 | 72.1 |
| 9 | Sublime Security | $240M | $150M | 10/28/2025 | 72.1 |
*GFD’s Funding Score captures funding volume and velocity by combing total funding with recent funding amount and recency.
Key Takeaways:
- When accounting for funding volume and freshness, Cyera leads the industry as it is the cybersecurity company with the highest total funding of $1.70B and has recently in the past two months received a funding amount of $400M.
- Saviynt and Adaptive Security are two rising companies in the cybersecurity space that have both recently recieved over $81M in funds within the past 60 days.
- Cyera leads the cybersecurity industry with a total funding amount of $1.70B.
1. Cyera
GFD Funding Score*: 88.1
Total Funding Amount: $1.70B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $400M
Days Since Last Funding: 17
Out of our 211 ranked Cyber security companies, Cyera ranks #1 in funding. The company’s total funding is $1.70B and the last time they were funded was on December 16, 2025 for $400M. The last funding type was Private Equity. The total amount of lead investors that Cyera has is 9 and their top investors are: Accel, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Redpoint.
2. Saviynt
GFD Funding Score*: 87.3
Total Funding Amount: $1.08B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $700M
Days Since Last Funding: 24
Out of our 211 ranked Cyber security companies, Saviynt ranks #2 in funding. The company’s total funding is $1.08B and the last time they were funded was on December 9, 2025 for $700M. The last funding type was Series B. The total amount of lead investors that Saviynt has is 4 and their top investors are: HPS Investment Partners, PNC Bank, Ten Eleven Ventures, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Carrick Capital Partners.
3. Adaptive Security
GFD Funding Score*: 79.2
Total Funding Amount: $136M
Most Recent Funding Amount: $81M
Days Since Last Funding: 17
Out of our 211 ranked Cyber security companies, Adaptive Security ranks #3 in funding. The company’s total funding is $136M and the last time they were funded was on December 16, 2025 for $81M. The last funding type was Series B. The total amount of lead investors that Adaptive Security has is 3 and their top investors are: Andreessen Horowitz, NVentures, Abstract, Bain Capital Ventures, Citi Ventures.
GFD Website Score Breakdown
Website traffic and traffic growth is important but doesn’t always line up perfectly with other attributes and events like funding. We were curious which of these companies saw the strongest to compile the website score we captured the volume of recent website visits and combined it with the companies’ website growth trends.
| Ranking | Company | Last Month Total Visits | Average Visits (6 Months) | Monthly Visit Growth | GFD Website Score* |
| 1 | Signifyd | 9.0M | 1.9M | 1331.29% | 100 |
| 2 | ID.me | 43.3M | 44.9M | -3.45% | 88.8 |
| 3 | Persona | 13.8M | 8.5M | 48.94% | 88 |
| 4 | Iru | 108K | 165K | 585.17% | 86.9 |
| 5 | HYPR | 498K | 336K | 198.31% | 84.2 |
| 6 | OneTrust | 7.5M | 8.5M | -11.39% | 84 |
| 7 | GreyNoise Intelligence | 270K | 93K | 304.92% | 83.7 |
| 7 | Bitwarden | 6.7M | 7.2M | -10.53% | 83.7 |
| 9 | HackerOne | 2.0M | 1.7M | 17.44% | 82 |
| 10 | Verisoul | 688K | 288K | 102.67% | 81.9 |
*GFD’s Website Score captures the volume of recent website visits and combines it with the companies’ websites growth trends.
Key Takeaways:
- The cyber security company with the most average monthly website traffic over the last six months is ID.me with 44.9M visits per month.
- Two cyber security industry leaders with the most average monthly website traffic volume over the last six months are ID.me and OneTrust.
- Two companies in the cyber security space with fast growing websites over the past month are Signifyd and Iru. Both companies have seen their website traffic increase by 585.00% over the last month.
1. Signifyd
GFD Website Score*: 100
Last Month’s Total Visits: 9.0M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 1.9M
Monthly Visit Growth: 1331.3%
Out of our 211 ranked Cyber security companies, Signifyd ranks #1 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 9.0M total visits and increased by 1331.3% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 1.9M.
2. ID.me
GFD Website Score*: 88.8
Last Month’s Total Visits: 43.3M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 44.9M
Monthly Visit Growth: -3.5%
Out of our 211 ranked Cyber security companies, ID.me ranks #2 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 43.3M total visits and decreased by -3.5% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 44.9M.
3. Persona
GFD Website Score*: 88
Last Month’s Total Visits: 13.8M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 8.5M
Monthly Visit Growth: 48.9%
Out of our 211 ranked Cyber security companies, Persona ranks #3 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 13.8M total visits and increased by 48.9% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 8.5M.
Cybersecurity Startups with Strongest Branded Search Growth
A great way to measure brand growth is by analyzing keyword growth for the company across a period of time. We sourced Google Search keyword data for companies on the list and ranked by a score that accounted for total keyword search as well as search volume change over the last year.
| Ranking | Company | Total Keyword Search Volume | Average Monthly Search Volume Change (1 Year) | 1 Year Trend Positive or Negative? | GFD Company Keyword Ranking* |
| 1 | Abnormal AI | 8K | 2K | + | 77.1 |
| 2 | GetReal Security | 170 | 52 | + | 76.1 |
| 3 | Comp AI | 2K | 319 | + | 72.9 |
| 3 | Persona | 823K | 19K | + | 72.9 |
| 5 | Aura | 1.2M | 9K | + | 72.3 |
| 6 | Bedrock Data | 260 | 58 | + | 70 |
| 7 | Anomali | 246K | 6K | + | 69.4 |
| 8 | Huntress | 61K | 3K | + | 68.3 |
| 9 | Halcyon | 201K | 2K | + | 67.4 |
| 10 | Devo | 135K | 3K | + | 67.3 |
*GFD’s Branded Keyword Ranking is a metric that combines monthly branded keyword search volume with a 1-year linear trend that is observed weekly and adjusted by search volume.
Key Takeaways:
- Aura is the company among the top ten companies for branded keyword search for cyber security that has the most volume. It has a search volume of 1.2M searches.
- Two fast rising companies in the cyber security space are GetReal Security and Bedrock Data according to their branded keyword search trends.
1. Abnormal AI
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 77.1
Total Keyword Search Volume: 8K
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 2K
Out of our 211 ranked Cyber security companies, Abnormal AI ranks #1 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 8K. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 2K, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
2. GetReal Security
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 76.1
Total Keyword Search Volume: 170
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 52
Out of our 211 ranked Cyber security companies, GetReal Security ranks #2 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 170. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 52, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
3. Comp AI
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 72.9
Total Keyword Search Volume: 2K
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 319
Out of our 211 ranked Cyber security companies, Comp AI ranks #3 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 2K. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 319, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
Methodology and Sources:
- Methodology: We collected data for 10k+ companies from Crunchbase and aggregated it into a set of scores through the use of quantitative transformations and expertly curated weighted averages.
- Source: Crunchbase Data, Google Trends, Keywords Everywhere
Update Log
- January 2nd, 2026: Monthly update.
- December 1st, 2025: Monthly update.
- November 1st, 2025: Monthly update.
