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CYGNVS funding, valuation and investors
Crisis operating system for out-of-band cyber incident response.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series A
$55M · January 2023
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$55M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series a · San Francisco, CA
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Andreessen Horowitz
Overview
CYGNVS provides a crisis operating system for cyber incident response, enabling secure out-of-band communication and coordination when primary systems are compromised. Founded by Arvind Parthasarathi, who previously sold cyber risk analytics company Cyence to Guidewire, CYGNVS distributes through insurers and brokers as part of cyber policies. The company raised a $55M Series A in January 2023 led by Andreessen Horowitz with Stone Point Ventures and EOS Venture Partners participating. CYGNVS addresses the chaos of ransomware response when email and Slack cannot be trusted.
Why CYGNVS is interesting
Founder sold Cyence to Guidewire before building insurer-distributed crisis comms layer — a16z-led $55M Series A for cyber catastrophe coordination.
Product & use cases
Out-of-band crisis platform for cyber incidents — secure comms, playbooks, and stakeholder coordination when primary IT is untrusted.
- Ransomware response coordination outside compromised email
- Insurer-broker bundled cyber crisis services
- Executive and legal team secure comms during breaches
Key facts
- Series A (Jan 2023): $55M led by a16z (BusinessWire)
- Founder: Arvind Parthasarathi (sold Cyence to Guidewire)
- Co-investors: Stone Point Ventures, EOS Venture Partners
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Founder's Cyence/Guidewire exit plus insurance channel GTM vs. generic incident comms tools.
Cyber insurance growth drives demand for bundled response tools. CYGNVS sells through carriers — capital-efficient distribution if insurers standardize on platform. a16z $55M A validates category creation post-Cyence playbook.
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Coalition / cyber insurance bundles adjacent
Insurers offering incident services; CYGNVS is software platform.
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Status page / war room tools adjacent
Generic crisis comms; not cyber out-of-band specific.
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Manual phone trees incumbent
Default during breaches; error-prone.
Notable stories
- Parthasarathi repeated cyber-insurance playbook after Cyence acquisition by Guidewire.
- a16z framed CYGNVS as crisis OS when primary comms channels are untrusted during ransomware.
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