69 Best Privacy Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Privacy Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 424 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $8.6b. The average funding per company in this subset is $124.2m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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ComplyAdvantage logo

ComplyAdvantage

ComplyAdvantage is a company developing machine learning and big data based financial crime fighting software.

4

Funding Rounds

$107.0m

Money raised

Immuta logo

Immuta

Immuta is a Boston-based provider of a cloud-native data governance platform for organizations to automate data access control, security, and privacy compliance.

7

Funding Rounds

$267.5m

Money raised

Snyk logo

Snyk

Snyk is a technology company offering a software development security platform using open-source code.

10

Funding Rounds

$1.6b

Money raised

TrustArc logo

TrustArc

TrustArc is a San Francisco-based developer of privacy compliance and risk management software for GDPR, CCPA, and related regulations.

4

Funding Rounds

$107.0m

Money raised

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42Crunch

42Crunch is an enterprise API security platform with integrated services, including an API firewall, to discover and remediate API security vulnerabilities.

5

Funding Rounds

$37.7m

Money raised

DuckDuckGo logo

DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo is a company developing an Internet search engine that emphasizes protecting searchers' privacy and avoiding filtered results to meet personalized search results.

3

Funding Rounds

$113.0m

Money raised

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Onfido

Onfido is an identity verification service for enterprises.

7

Funding Rounds

$309.9m

Money raised

Tessian logo

Tessian

Tessian (formerly Checkrecipient) is an artificial intelligence email security platform.

7

Funding Rounds

$184.7m

Money raised

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Mostly AI

Mostly AI is a company using AI to generate synthetic data based on real enterprise data.

5

Funding Rounds

$62.2m

Money raised

Skyflow logo

Skyflow

Skyflow operates a privacy data vault platform designed to ensure customer and personal data are protected.

3

Funding Rounds

$70.0m

Money raised

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iProov

iProov is a user authentication technology company based in London.

4

Funding Rounds

$140.0m

Money raised

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Agnostiq

A company offering a platform for privacy and security for quantum cloud computing.

5

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

Signaturit logo

Signaturit

Signaturit specializes in digital transaction management and trust services.

11

Funding Rounds

$21.9m

Money raised

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Chronicled

Chronicled is a blockchain company founded by Ryan Orr, Samantha Radocchia, Maurizio Greco and David Aho.

10

Funding Rounds

$36.3m

Money raised

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Disconnect (company)

Disconnect is a San Francisco-based internet and digital privacy company.

2

Funding Rounds

$4.1m

Money raised

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Concordium

Concordium aims to build the world's leading open-source, permissionless, and decentralized blockchain with built-in user identity at the protocol level.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

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VMRay

VMRay provides threat detection and analysis to enterprises.

6

Funding Rounds

$97.6m

Money raised

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ID Quantique (company)

ID Quantique is a company developing quantum cybersecurity products, quantum scientific instrumentation, and quantum random number generation.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.6m

Money raised

BigID logo

BigID

BigID is a cybersecurity company developing a platform for data protection and privacy compliance.

12

Funding Rounds

$296.1m

Money raised

Osano logo

Osano

Osano is a data privacy platform founded in Austin, Texas by Arlo Gilbert and Scott Hertel.

5

Funding Rounds

$44.4m

Money raised

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Dedrone

Dredrone is an airspace security platform that detects, classifies, and mitigates drone threats.

7

Funding Rounds

$128.9m

Money raised

Lithic logo

Lithic

Lithic is a financial technology company that builds payments infrastructure for businesses and consumers.

4

Funding Rounds

$115.4m

Money raised

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Jscrambler

Jscrambler is a client-side web security provider founded in 2014 by Pedro Fortuna.

3

Funding Rounds

$32.3m

Money raised

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Anapaya

Anapaya is a Zurich, Switzerland-based private network infrastructure provider and developer of a secure networking protocol separate from and capable of being used with the internet.

3

Funding Rounds

$21.1m

Money raised

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Authologic

Authologic is an unified e-ID verification platform founded in 2020 by Jaroslaw Sygitowicz, Krzysztof Klimczak and Marek Rogozinski.

4

Funding Rounds

$9.3m

Money raised

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CrowdSec

Platform that protects online assets by using community-shared information on IP behavior and reputation.

2

Funding Rounds

$19.0m

Money raised

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Metomic

Privacy Automation Platform made to help businesses deliver transparent, trustworthy online experiences on autopilot

2

Funding Rounds

$21.8m

Money raised

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EclecticIQ

EclecticIQ is cyber security software company based in Amsterdam. They provide a Threat Intelligence Platform for threat analysts to perform cyber investigations.

9

Funding Rounds

$55.4m

Money raised

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KnowBe4

KnowBe4 is a Clearwater, Florida-based platform for security awareness training and simulated phishing attacks.

4

Funding Rounds

$635.0m

Money raised

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Neeva

Neeva is a Mountain View, California-based company developing an advertising-free, private search engine.

2

Funding Rounds

$77.7m

Money raised

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Coincover

Coincover is a digital asset protection platform founded in 2018 by Adam Smith.

6

Funding Rounds

$81.6m

Money raised

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Apheris

Provider of secure and governed access to data for AI and analytics.

4

Funding Rounds

$41.3m

Money raised

Espresso Systems logo

Espresso Systems

Espresso Systems is a single-shot scaling and privacy solution for Web3.

2

Funding Rounds

$32.0m

Money raised

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Keyless

Keyless is a privacy-preserving biometric authentication solutions provider founded in 2019 by Andrea Carmignani, Rolf Hoefer, Giuseppe Ateniese and Fabian Eberle.

6

Funding Rounds

$19.7m

Money raised

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Fully-Verified

A software company offering a banking grade platform for online identity verification.

2

Funding Rounds

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Decentriq

Decentriq is a company combining machine learning and cryptography to analyze any dataset.

5

Funding Rounds

$18.8m

Money raised

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KETS Quantum Security

Company developing optical communications hardware for strong digital encryption.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.4m

Money raised

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Coinfirm

Coinfirm is a Blockchain Analytics company.

8

Funding Rounds

$30.9m

Money raised

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Brighter AI

Brighter AI Technologies is a German artificial intelligence startup with a facial burring product used to protect consumer identities.

6

Funding Rounds

$557.5k

Money raised

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Nord Security

Nord Security is a company working in the field of online privacy and security.

2

Funding Rounds

$200.0m

Money raised

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CybSafe

CybSafe is a cloud-based platform focussed on addressing the human component of cyber security - an intelligent approach to awareness training.

5

Funding Rounds

$99.6m

Money raised

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Immersive Labs

Immersive Labs is a company founded in 2017 by James Hadley.

5

Funding Rounds

$131.0m

Money raised

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Mobilus Labs

An artificial Intelligence company that has developed a wearable device for voice communications. It is located in London, England and was founded in 2017.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.7m

Money raised

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Sqreen

Sqreen is a San Francisco-based cybersecurity company developing a monitoring and protection platform for corporations.

3

Funding Rounds

$18.0m

Money raised

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Protenus

Protenus is a company that participated in the DreamIT Ventures - Health Baltimore 1/1/14 cohort .

7

Funding Rounds

$52.4m

Money raised

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IDnow

IDnow is the world's fastest, most flexible and most secure identity verification platform, delivering instant verification of the identity documents used by 7 billion people.

4

Funding Rounds

$40.0m

Money raised

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Trendyol group

Trendyol group is an Istanbul-based company founded in 2010 by Demet Mutlu, Demet Mutlu and Tarık Demir.

5

Funding Rounds

$1.9b

Money raised

Passbase logo

Passbase

Passbase is building a full-stack identity verification engine backed by verified government documents.

8

Funding Rounds

$48.6m

Money raised

Statice logo

Statice

Statice is a data privacy company developing procedures for professional data analysis using privacy-preserving technologies.

1

Funding Rounds

Snips logo

Snips

Snips is a voice platform that uses artificial intelligence founded in 2013 by Rand Hindi.

4

Funding Rounds

$21.0m

Money raised

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DynamoFL

DynamoFL is a San Francisco-based developer of enterprise artificial intelligence and machine learning platform for highly compliant industries.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.2m

Money raised

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CysBio

A company using metabolic engineering and synthetic biology to produce biochemicals from renewable feedstocks.

3

Funding Rounds

$18.4m

Money raised

Smart Protection logo

Smart Protection

Smart Protection is software for protecting intellectual and industrial property rights online, eliminating illegal copies of materials.

7

Funding Rounds

$24.1m

Money raised

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Netacea

Netacea is a cybersecurity solutions provider founded in 2018 by Mick Bradley.

1

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

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Minut

Minut is a Scandinavian startup that produces home security software and hardware. Minut's product, Point, analysing sounds and the indoor environment. It can recognise things like alarms, windows breaking, or unexpected activity.

6

Funding Rounds

$60.0m

Money raised

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GitGuardian

Enable developers, ops, security and compliance professionals to enforce security policies across public and private code, and other data sources as well

4

Funding Rounds

$112.2m

Money raised

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WireWheel

WireWheel is a company founded in 2016 by Chris Getner, Justin Antonipillai and Amol Deshpande.

7

Funding Rounds

$73.7m

Money raised

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Devo (company)

Devo, formerly Logtrust, is a technology company that developed the first real-time big data-in-motion software, which collects and analyses big data in real-time. Devo (along with Panda Security) released several other integrated technologies. It is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

7

Funding Rounds

$581.0m

Money raised

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Cybersprint

Cybersprint empowers cybersecurity professionals to prioritise mitigation of vulnerabilities by mapping their organisation's online footprint and digital attack surface. We offer full visibility using real-time, continuous and automated digital footprint detection, from risk to remediation. We monitor your brand, infrastructure, VIPs, third parties and more. Our integrated AI correlates dozens of data sources and uses a multitude of scanners, making risk relevant. Cybersprint's platform allows you to manage threats such as third-party risk, phishing, brand abuse, data theft and more. Our zero-touch platform is operable in minutes and can be complemented with off-the-shelf or bespoke services for your security programme. Specialties: Application Security, Data Breach Prevention, Data Monitoring, Data Security, Email Security, Incident & Breach Response, IoT Security, Machine Learning, Network Security, Phishing, Risk Management, Security Mgmt, Threat Management & Intelligence, Vulnerability Assessment & Mgmt, Website Security

1

Funding Rounds

$2.2m

Money raised

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Elistair

Elistair is a company that develops equipment for the aviation industry.

6

Funding Rounds

$15.6m

Money raised

Cloudsmith logo

Cloudsmith

Platform for managing software packages in the cloud.

7

Funding Rounds

$57.6m

Money raised

Ravelin logo

Ravelin

Platform providing smart fraud detection and prevention to stop online payment fraud.

3

Funding Rounds

$52.0m

Money raised

Checkstep logo

Checkstep

Checkstep develops an AI-driven platform designed to automate the process of moderating user-generated content.

5

Funding Rounds

$20.4m

Money raised

CyberSmart logo

CyberSmart

CyberSmart is a London-based cybersecurity company developing automated compliance platform for small to medium enterprises.

5

Funding Rounds

$36.3m

Money raised

Xayn logo

Xayn

Xayn is a company founded by Felix Hahmann, Leif Nissen Lundbaek and Michael Huth.

4

Funding Rounds

$30.4m

Money raised

ZIVVER logo

ZIVVER

Zivver is an Amsterdam-based company focused on the development of secure communication technologies and products.

5

Funding Rounds

$56.2m

Money raised

Castle logo

Castle

Account security and fraud prevention for developers, teams, and enterprises.

4

Funding Rounds

$22.4m

Money raised

Build38 logo

Build38

Build38 is a company that provides innovative and advanced AI-based app protection and management platform.

4

Funding Rounds

$24.8m

Money raised

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Panaseer

Platform that helps businesses make informed, risk-based security decisions.

3

Funding Rounds

$63.5m

Money raised