Vorlon is a technology company.
Vorlon has raised $16.0M across 1 funding round.
Vorlon has raised $16.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Vorlon has raised $16.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Vorlon's investors include Accel, Cyberstarts VC, Golden Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Northside Ventures, Oren Yunger, Section 32, Seedcamp, Sequoia Capital, Shield Capital.
Vorlon is a cybersecurity startup founded in 2022 that builds an agentless SaaS security platform using patent-pending DataMatrix™ technology to provide real-time visibility into data flows, posture management, secrets detection, and AI-driven remediation across SaaS environments.[1][4] It serves security teams at Fortune 500 companies and other enterprises, solving the critical problem of securing interactions between apps, identities, and data in third-party SaaS ecosystems—risks overlooked by traditional tools.[1][2] With $15.7 million in total funding, including a recent Series A, and SOC 2 Type 2 certification, Vorlon demonstrates strong growth momentum, backed by Accel and trusted for reducing attackers' windows via detection, threat intelligence, and response capabilities.[1][2]
Vorlon was co-founded in 2022 by Amir Khayat and Amichay Spivak, cybersecurity veterans with over 35 years of combined experience.[1] Prior to Vorlon, the duo built Demisto, a pioneering Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platform acquired by Palo Alto Networks in 2019 in one of cybersecurity's largest deals, which helped thousands of enterprises streamline incident response.[1] While at Demisto, they identified a massive gap: SaaS APIs were secured in development but left data-in-motion between systems vulnerable, a risk exploding with modern cloud adoption.[1] Drawing inspiration from the protective Vorlons in *Babylon 5*, they launched Vorlon from Mountain View, California, to address this "silent" threat.[1][2]
Vorlon rides the explosive growth of SaaS sprawl and AI-driven security, where enterprises connect hundreds of third-party apps, creating hidden API attack surfaces amid rising supply chain breaches.[1][2] Timing is ideal as SaaS adoption surges post-2020 cloud migrations, yet legacy tools ignore inter-app data risks—Vorlon's agentless approach fills this void, influencing the ecosystem by setting a new standard for unified SaaS posture management.[1][4] Available on AWS Marketplace, it supports industries like financial services, healthcare, and media, amplifying secure cloud innovation while countering market forces like sophisticated API exploits.[3]
Vorlon is poised for rapid scaling with its $15.7M funding fueling AI enhancements and enterprise expansion, potentially mirroring Demisto's trajectory toward acquisition or dominance in SaaS security.[1][2] Trends like generative AI integrations and zero-trust mandates will propel demand, evolving Vorlon's influence from niche protector to essential platform amid escalating third-party risks.[1][4] As SaaS ecosystems deepen, Vorlon's data-flow mastery positions it to secure the "interactions that power modern business," transforming unseen vulnerabilities into defended strengths.[1]
Vorlon has raised $16.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $16.0M Series A in April 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2024 | $16.0M Series A | Accel, Cyberstarts VC, Golden Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Northside Ventures, Oren Yunger, Section 32, Seedcamp, Sequoia Capital, Shield Capital, SNR, Anshu Sharma, Assaf Rappaport, George Kurtz, Gerhard Eschelbeck, Jeremy Yap |