What Infosec Ventures does

Infosec Ventures is a privately held cybersecurity venture incubator headquartered in Chiswick (London), United Kingdom, with additional operating offices in Dubai and Singapore. Rather than operating a single product, the company incubates and wholly owns seven distinct security sub-brands that are designed to be deployed alongside one another to elevate an organisation's overall security posture: EmailAuth.io (DMARC/BIMI-based email authentication and anti-phishing), HumanFirewall.io (human cyber risk management with phishing simulations, individual risk profiles and automated enterprise-wide remediation integrated into O365, GSuite, Exchange and Lotus), BugsBounty.com (crowdsourced vulnerability coordination with public and private researcher programs), SecurityRating.com (near real-time self and third-party cyber risk measurement, also oriented to cyber insurer underwriting workflows), Securathon.com (war-gaming black-box penetration testing backed by an in-house team of 32 elite hackers), LiveHackShow.com (live hacking demonstrations for workforce awareness), and CyberForceHQ.com (cybersecurity skills assessment and certification). The portfolio addresses the email, human, application, third-party-risk, red-team and talent layers of the cyber stack under a unifying 'measure to manage' thesis.

The company operates a 100% partner-led go-to-market: solutions are sold through a global channel ecosystem with a formal deal registration portal, supported from London, Dubai and Singapore to deliver locally backed deployments. Customer reach is broad — HumanFirewall alone is used by corporations across 142 countries — while enterprise sales appear to be quote-based on annual contracts rather than self-serve. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The model is entirely bootstrapped or founder-financed in the absence of any disclosed external funding rounds, M&A, or institutional investors, with Edward Tucker identified as co-founder. Marketing relies on organic content (a regular cybersecurity funding news blog), an active social presence (LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram) and an email newsletter list. Revenue, ARR and headcount trend data are not disclosed; positioning is enterprise-grade via partner-led motion.

Name

Infosec Ventures

Legal name

Infosec Ventures

Website

https://infosecventures.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Infosec Ventures is a UK-based cybersecurity venture incubator that builds and operates seven complementary security platforms — covering email authentication, human risk management, bug bounty, security ratings, red teaming, live hacking demos, and skills assessment — sold globally through a partner ecosystem to enterprise customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chiswick

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Security Awareness Training Platforms: Revenue from HumanFirewall.io platform providing comprehensive human cyber risk management including phishing simulations, training, and incident orchestration.
2. Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Testing Services: Revenue from BugsBounty.com and Securathon.com platforms providing crowdsourced security testing and red team services.
3. Email Security Services: Revenue from EmailAuth.io platform providing email authentication and anti-phishing protection.
4. Security Risk Assessment Services: Revenue from SecurityRating.com platform providing third-party risk monitoring and cyber insurance risk assessment.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Infosec Ventures is a cybersecurity venture incubator that builds and operates multiple SaaS security platforms covering email authentication, human cyber risk management, crowdsourced vulnerability coordination, cyber risk rating, red-team penetration testing, live hacking demonstrations, and cybersecurity skill assessment. The company's portfolio of ventures (EmailAuth.io, HumanFirewall.io, BugsBounty.com, SecurityRating.com, Securathon.com, LiveHackShow.com, CyberForceHQ.com) are designed to stack together to elevate customers' overall security posture with measurable ROI.

Product overview

Infosec Ventures operates as a cybersecurity incubator and platform, incubating and scaling multiple distinct security ventures that stack together to elevate the security posture of client organizations. The portfolio consists of seven interconnected ventures: EmailAuth.io (email authentication and anti-phishing), HumanFirewall.io (security awareness, phishing simulation, and human risk management), BugsBounty.com (crowdsourced vulnerability discovery and bug bounty programs), SecurityRating.com (third-party and self cyber risk measurement), Securathon.com (war-gaming red team penetration testing), LiveHackShow.com (live hacking demonstrations for workforce awareness), and CyberForceHQ.com (cybersecurity skill assessment and certification). These ventures are designed to be complementary — HumanFirewall drives security awareness, BugsBounty/Securathon uncover technical vulnerabilities, SecurityRating measures risk posture, and CyberForceHQ develops practitioner skills — all unified under the Infosec Ventures umbrella with a focus on delivering measurable ROI on security investments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EmailAuth.io: Email Authentication as a Service platform that ensures no one can send email as 'YOU' except 'YOU'. Provides outbound and inbound anti-phishing protection.
• HumanFirewall.io
• BugsBounty.com
• SecurityRating.com
• Securathon.com
• LiveHackShow.com
• CyberForceHQ.com

Products and services

• EmailAuth.io Email authentication-as-a-service platform that prevents email spoofing by ensuring no one can send email on behalf of a user except the user themselves. Manages both outbound and inbound anti-phishing protection for enterprises.
• HumanFirewall.io Security awareness and training platform that transforms employees into a strong line of cyber defence. Features phishing simulations, individual risk-profiles, real-time threat reporting, automated incident remediation, and enterprise-wide auto-blacklisting via integrations with O365, GSuite, Exchange, and Lotus. Trusted by corporations in 142 countries.
• BugsBounty.com SaaS-based vulnerability coordination and bug bounty platform offering public programs with tens of thousands of researchers, private programs with 100-300 specialized researchers, plus an internal Securathon team of 32 elite hackers for war-gaming style penetration testing.
• SecurityRating.com Cyber risk measurement and management platform that alerts organizations to self and third-party risk in near real time. Enables cyber insurers to ascertain premiums and mitigate liabilities.
• Securathon.com Black-box penetration testing service modelled as a war-gaming event where an internal team of master hackers competes to find critical vulnerabilities in the shortest time. Offers a guarantee that if no P0/P1 vulnerabilities are found, no payment is required.
• LiveHackShow.com Live hacking demonstration platform where ethical hackers present real-life hacking scenarios to workforce audiences, including live password capture demonstrations, to raise organization-wide cyber awareness and drive behavioural change.
• CyberForceHQ.com Cybersecurity skill assessment and training platform that enables individuals and teams to acquire, develop, and validate cybersecurity skills through real-world practical evaluations. Identifies cybersecurity talent and provides industry-recognized certifications.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HumanFirewall.io (Owned Venture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOwned venture providing human cyber risk management platform. Partners with Ethical Hacker communities and one of the largest ethical hacker communities for LiveHackShow events. Integrates with O365, GSuite, Exchange and Lotus.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Proofpoint: Broad incumbent in email security, security awareness, and compliance. Competes with EmailAuth.io on email authentication/phishing defense and overlaps with HumanFirewall.io via its security awareness suite, though Proofpoint operates across a much wider portfolio.
• Mimecast: Established email security and resilience vendor. Competes with EmailAuth.io on email authentication/anti-phishing, though Mimecast operates as a broader email security suite across archive, continuity, and compliance.

Direct peers

• Cofense: Phishing detection, simulation, and response vendor. Directly comparable to Infosec Ventures' HumanFirewall.io on phishing simulation and to EmailAuth.io on phishing defense, with similar enterprise email security buyers.
• BitSight: Security ratings and cyber risk analytics vendor used by enterprises and insurers for third-party risk management. Directly competes with SecurityRating.com on the rating-layer and cyber-insurance use cases.
• HackerOne: Largest crowdsourced vulnerability coordination and bug bounty platform. Directly competes with Infosec Ventures' BugsBounty.com, offering public and private bug bounty programs to enterprises on a similar SaaS model.
• KnowBe4: Leading security awareness training and phishing simulation platform. Directly competes with Infosec Ventures' HumanFirewall.io across enterprise security awareness, with overlapping customer profiles (CISOs/IT security teams) and similar subscription SaaS model.
• Hoxhunt: AI-driven security awareness and phishing simulation platform. Closely comparable to HumanFirewall.io on gamified, behavior-change-focused security awareness for enterprise employees.
• SecurityScorecard: Cyber risk measurement and security ratings platform used by enterprises and cyber insurers. Directly competes with Infosec Ventures' SecurityRating.com on third-party risk monitoring and insurer-grade risk assessment.
• Bugcrowd: Crowdsourced cybersecurity platform offering bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure, and pen testing services. Directly competes with BugsBounty.com and Securathon.com across crowdsourced and managed offensive security engagements.
• Cybrary: Cybersecurity skills development, assessment, and certification platform. Directly competes with CyberForceHQ.com on practical skills validation and training for cybersecurity practitioners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/infosecventures
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCIVihevUMYG2j9jLFC0NHdg
• Facebookfacebook.com/infosecventures
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/infosec-ventures
• Instagraminstagram.com/infosec_ventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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