Cogent Security

SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, continuously assessing the security posture of over 12 million companies across 64 countries. Founded in 2013 by security and risk experts Dr. Alex Yampolskiy and Sam Kassoumeh, the company leverages patented rating technology to help more than 25,000 organizations manage cybersecurity risks through self-monitoring, third-party risk assessment, board reporting, and cyber insurance underwriting. Headquartered in New York City and backed by world-class investors including Silver Lake Waterman, Moody's, Sequoia Capital, GV, and Riverwood Capital, SecurityScorecard has been recognized as one of the 10 hottest SaaS startups in New York for two consecutive years and was named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies list in 2023.

We're building the first AI-native go-to-market agency in the DACH region. Since 2024, we've grown to over €5M ARR and a team of 30+, working with more than 200 leading B2B tech companies.

Augustus is building the global dollar bank. Moving dollars across borders still runs on correspondent banking, a chain of intermediaries that is slow, opaque, and expensive. Augustus replaces it with programmable USD and EUR accounts, direct clearing and settlement, and an AI-native core banking platform built from scratch. The moat is the license. Augustus holds OCC conditional approval for a US national bank charter, which is rare and very hard to replicate, and euro clearing is live today for customers including Kraken. $180M Series B at a $1B valuation, led by Tiger Global with QED, plus operators from Nubank, Ramp, Circle, Revolut, and Coinbase. Fewer than 50 people, in NYC and Berlin.