Cloud Security Startup Native Emerges From Stealth With $42 Million
Summary
Native emerged from stealth with $42 million in funding for a platform that translates security policies into enforceable controls across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Key points
- Native raised $42 million in total funding, including a $31 million Series A led by Ballistic Ventures.
- Its platform translates security policy intent into provider-specific controls across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
- The platform uses cloud providers’ built-in enforcement mechanisms rather than adding separate monitoring or detection tooling.
- Impact simulation, staged rollouts and approval workflows are designed to reduce the risk of changes disrupting production workloads.
- Phil Venables, formerly Google Cloud’s CISO, joined Native’s board.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Funding announcement and emergence from stealth
- Impact
- Native raised $42 million in total funding, including a $31 million Series A led by Ballistic Ventures. The company says its platform translates security policies into controls enforced through cloud providers’ native mechanisms, with impact simulation, staged rollouts, and approval workflows intended to reduce the risk of disrupting production workloads.
People
Amit MegiddoNative CEO and co-founder; the article says he previously led Amazon GuardDuty at AWS and quotes him describing the company’s approach to cloud security policy enforcement.Eyal FaingoldNative CTO and co-founder; the article says he previously served as VP of cloud security at Check Point.Gal OrdoNative CPO and co-founder; the article says he worked on AWS Security Hub.Phil VenablesJoined Native’s board of directors; the article identifies him as former CISO of Google Cloud and a venture partner at Ballistic Ventures.
Vendors
Amazon Web Servicesa company’s security policies into provider-specific controls that can be enforced across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.Google CloudPhil Venables, former CISO of Google Cloud and now a venture partner at Ballistic Ventures, has joined Native’s board of directors.Microsoft Azuresecurity policies into provider-specific controls that can be enforced across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.NativeCloud security startup Native announced on Tuesday that it raised $42 million in total funding as it emerged from stealth, aiming to address the growing challenge of enforcing security policies consistently acrossOracle Cloud Infrastructurecontrols that can be enforced across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.