Tidal Cyber, a Virginia-based cybersecurity company focused on Threat-Led Defence, has raised $10m in a Series A round led by Bright Pixel Capital.
Existing backers including USAA, Squadra, Capital One, Veteran Ventures, Task Force X, and Ultratech also joined the round.
Founded in 2022 by former MITRE experts Rick Gordon, Richard Struse, and Frank Duff, Tidal Cyber helps organisations measure and improve security effectiveness by simulating real-world threats and adversary behaviour.
The funding will accelerate product innovation and help scale the company’s threat-informed defence platform, aiming to move enterprises beyond compliance-driven security towards proactive protection.
Rick Gordon, Tidal Cyber CEO and co-founder, said, “We see strong traction and a need for threat-led defense as more organizations move beyond assumptions, CVE-counting, and checkbox compliance. Tidal Cyber flips the security model putting real adversary behavior at the center of defense to enable a proactive, continuous, threat-led defense.”
Marcos Osório, investment director at Bright Pixel Capital, said, “Tidal Cyber brings a new level of clarity and precision to security strategy by focusing on adversary behavior and how they operate.
“Their platform exposes true coverage exposures and helps organizations defend against the threats that really matter. We’re proud to support their growth as they scale their product and bring Threat-Led Defense to the forefront of cybersecurity.”
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