Charlottesville’s Vali Cyber Inc. recently raised $15 million in seed funding to expand its operations.
The round was led by Arlington, Virginia’s Grotech Ventures and Pittsburgh’s 412 Venture Fund and included participation from Pittsburgh’s Riverfront Ventures, Tampa’s Florida Funders and other unnamed strategic investors.
Founded in 2020, Vali Cyber is focused on cybersecurity related to Linux operating systems. It offers a security platform called ZeroLock that provides a lockdown capability, threat detection and automated recovery features while consuming fewer resources than other Linux security tools.
The company, led by Voci Technologies Inc. co-founder Anthony Gadient, said it will use the funding to expand its operations and to “stay at the forefront” of Linux advancements.
“The investment validates the ability of our team and our technology to disrupt the Linux security markets,” Gadient said in a statement. “It is the first step in our journey to make ZeroLock the trusted platform of choice for Linux systems, from the cloud to the edge. With the support of our investors and early adopter partners, we are well-positioned to drive this vision forward.”