GetReal Security, a leader in the cybersecurity space, has successfully closed a Series A funding round, securing $17.5m.
The round was spearheaded by Forgepoint Capital, a prominent early-stage investor in cybersecurity and AI technologies. Other participants included Ballistic Ventures, Evolution Equity, and K2 Access Fund, along with strategic investors such as In-Q-Tel (IQT), Cisco Investments, and Capital One Ventures.
GetReal Security is dedicated to addressing the increasingly complex cybersecurity challenges posed by generative AI, including deepfakes and impersonation attacks. The company’s innovative solutions are designed to detect and mitigate these threats, safeguarding the integrity of digital content across various enterprises.
The fresh influx of capital will primarily fund GetReal’s research and development, product development, and go-to-market strategies. This investment comes at a crucial time when the use of generative AI is becoming more prevalent, introducing new vulnerabilities that need urgent attention and robust countermeasures.
Additional plans include expanding the company’s operations and enhancing its product offerings. GetReal has also introduced GetReal Respond, a new incident response service aimed at supporting organizations in handling complex cybersecurity incidents with top-tier forensic analysis.
Forgepoint Capital Co-Founder and Managing Director, Alberto Yépez, emphasized the evolving threat landscape. “Developments in foundation models and generative AI have evolved the attack surface well beyond traditional networks and infrastructures, opening up new vulnerabilities in protecting the modern digital enterprise. This means that the verification and authentication of digital content – whether text, images, audio, or video – is a critical new frontier of enterprise risk management as organizations have become prime targets for manipulation and exploitation,” Yépez said.
Ted Schlein, Chairman and Co-Founder of GetReal and Co-Founder and General Partner of Ballistic Ventures, shared his views on the urgency of the situation. “We’ve reached a pivotal moment. AI-generated content is on the verge of dominating the digital landscape and bad actors are already exploiting these advancements,” Schlein said. “The need for solutions that can quickly and accurately verify and authenticate digital media has never been more critical. We’re happy to welcome these new investors to our syndicate, and we look forward to working together to protect enterprises and governments from the growing threats posed by AI-driven deception.”
GetReal’s CEO, Matt Moynahan, also reflected on the challenges ahead. “As we’ve seen so many times before in the cybersecurity industry, when sophisticated tools become easily accessible, adversaries will strike. This time will be no different,” Moynahan said. “When people can’t trust what they see, hear, or read, it will challenge every organization’s ability to execute. GetReal’s mission is to tackle this challenge head-on, and I’m proud to be working alongside this talented team to combat it.”
Dr. Hany Farid, a co-founder and the Chief Science Officer of GetReal, also commented on the importance of their work. “I’m heartened that these quality investors understand the profound implications that unchecked malicious generative AI can have on the greater good and are joining our cause to build GetReal into a transformative cybersecurity company,” said Farid.
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