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Emerging cybersecurity companies have options for where they take funding from. But Merlin Ventures brings much more than funding and is unlike any other strategic investment firm. We provide infrastructure for market readiness, cybersecurity engineering expertise, and go-to-market muscle for all of our partners.
At Merlin Ventures, we have our finger on the pulse of what’s next in cybersecurity. We scour the globe for the world’s most innovative emerging cybersecurity technologies. We then strategically invest and rapidly scale them – dramatically increasing their valuation while equipping enterprises with unique ways to solve critical cybersecurity challenges.
Emerging cybersecurity companies have options for where they take funding from. But Merlin Ventures brings much more than funding and is unlike any other strategic investment firm. We provide infrastructure for market readiness, cybersecurity engineering expertise, and go-to-market muscle for all of our partners.
At Merlin Ventures, we have our finger on the pulse of what’s next in cybersecurity. We scour the globe for the world’s most innovative emerging cybersecurity technologies. We then strategically invest and rapidly scale them – dramatically increasing their valuation while equipping enterprises with unique ways to solve critical cybersecurity challenges.
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| Jul 27, 2026 | Neo Secures $100M to Lead Agentic AI Security Frontier | Neo emerges from stealth with $100 million in funding. The company aims to secure agentic AI software across enterprises. Its real-time control platform delivers crucial visibility and policy enforcement. Traditional security systems often ... |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Neo Launches with $100M | BOSTON, MA, Neo, the Agentic Software Control company, emerged from stealth with $100M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners. >> Click here for more funding data on Neo >> To export Neo funding data ... |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Neo Raises $100 Million To Secure Agentic AI Software Across Enterprises | Neo has emerged from stealth with $100 million in funding to build security and control infrastructure for agentic software. Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners led the investment, with participation from Craft Ventures and Me... |
| Jul 11, 2026 | QIZ Security Fortifies Digital Defenses with $17M Seed Round | QIZ Security secured $17M in seed funding. Bessemer Venture Partners and Merlin Ventures led the round. This investment propels QIZ's cryptographic posture and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) management platform. The technology enables ente... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | QIZ Security Raises $17M Seed Round | NEW YORK, NY, QIZ Security, the cryptographic posture and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) management platform, today announced a $17 million seed round. >> Click here for more funding data on QIZ Security >> To export QIZ Secur... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | QIZ Security Raises $17M in Seed Funding | QIZ Security, a NYC-based provider of a cryptographic posture and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) management platform, raised $17M in Seed funding. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Merlin Ventures, with participation from,... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Cyolo launches CPS Segmentation to curb lateral movement in OT networks | Secure remote privileged access company Cyolo Ltd. today announced Cyolo CPS Segmentation, a microsegmentation product that extends its platform beyond human-to-machine access into controlling how machines and systems communicate across cri... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | QIZ Security Raises $17 Million Seed Round To Advance Post-Quantum Cybersecurity Platform | QIZ Security announced it has raised $17 million in seed funding to accelerate the development and expansion of its cryptographic posture and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) management platform. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partner... |
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What has the press written about Merlin Ventures?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning Merlin Ventures, among them “Neo Secures $100M to Lead Agentic AI Security Frontier” (Jul 27, 2026) and “Neo Launches with $100M” (Jul 22, 2026).
Is Merlin Ventures still active?
Yes, Merlin Ventures is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 8, 2026.