Bolster raises $14M led by Microsoft’s M12 to expand its AI-powered phishing tracker CheckPhish
PRIVATEMay 22, 2024
Amount Raised
$14 Million
Round Type
Funding Round
Santa ClaraProfessional ServicesSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceSecurityCyber SecurityMachine Learningcomputer & network security
Investors
M12Transform CapitalCervin VenturesCheyenne VenturesLiberty Global VenturesCrosslink CapitalThomvest Ventures
Description
Bolster, an AI startup, has raised $14 million in a funding round to expand its work in providing brand and URL checking services, focusing on its free phish-checking portal, CheckPhish, and primary paying customers. The round was led by Microsoft’s venture fund M12, with participation from several other investors.
Company Information
Company
Bolster
Location
830 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
Santa Clara, California, United States
About
Bolster's mission is to make the internet a safer place by detecting, taking down, and monitoring phishing, fraud, and scam activity across the web, social media, app stores, and the dark web. Within milliseconds, Bolster renders a verdict using LLMs and the largest structured phishing dataset in the industry – delivering multi-channel phishing protection with near-perfect precision and at scale.
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Santa ClaraProfessional ServicesSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceSecurityCyber SecurityMachine Learningcomputer & network security