Red Balloon Security

Red Balloon Security is a cybersecurity company in New York, United States, founded in 2011. It has raised $30.4M across 8 rounds, most recently a $4.0M Grant in September 2022.

Defend From Within

Headquarters
New York, New York
Employees
11–50
Founded
2011
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$30.4M
Last Round
$4.0M GrantSep 2022
Rounds
8

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About

Red Balloon Security is an embedded device security company that provides firmware hardening, runtime defense, and security consulting for critical infrastructure sectors including defense, automotive, electrical grid, and industrial systems. Their flagship technologies, Symbiote and AESOP, deliver host-based, device-level protection without requiring source code access or hardware modifications. The company originated from research at Columbia University Engineering.

Summary

It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $30.4M in total across 8 rounds, most recently a $4.0M Grant round in Sep 2022. Investors include Bain Capital Ventures, Greycroft and American Family Ventures.

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Funding History

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GrantSBIR Phase II (DARPA)Sep 2022
$4.0M

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Funding: Grant. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

Investors

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