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The cybersecurity startups that made the biggest impact in 2026
3Socket
Stop malicious packages before they reach your codebase.
3TENEX.AI
An AI-native SOC that handles every alert in under a minute.
0Adaptive Security
Deepfake and AI attack defense, from training to governance.
0Armadin
AI-native cybersecurity platform
0Doppel
Stop digital deception before it reaches your customers.
0Material
Workspace security for the AI era, from email to risky apps.
0Lumos
Autonomous identity governance for humans, machines, and agents.
0Truffle Security
Find, verify, and fix exposed secrets across every stack.
0Eclypsium
Continuous protection for the hardware and firmware you trust.
0Command Zero
Autonomous and AI-assisted SOC platform for auditable investigations from alert through verdict.
0Method Security
Autonomous cyber systems built for America's hardest missions.
0North Pole Security
Proactive endpoint protection for macOS.
0Keycard
A policy-bound control plane for autonomous AI agents.
0Arcjet
AI agent runtime security platform
0Neo
See every AI agent, govern every sensitive action in real time.
0CYGNVS
The cyber-crisis command center that works when systems don't.
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