Addition led the Series B round with participation from Chevron Technology Ventures, Legal & General, Braavos Capital, and Oxford Science Enterprises.
"As we approach the culmination of the NIST project, we expect newly-ratified standards to help drive rapid adoption of PQC across the technology supply chain. Led by an industry-leading team with decades of experience, PQShield has quickly established itself as a leading authority in post-quantum cryptography for hardware and software. We are excited to see the business continue to build on its existing commercial success and further enhance its efforts in protecting our digital future."
The growth capital round was backed by YFM and existing investors to support worldwide expansion.
"Ohalo is operating in a burgeoning marketplace, which is subject to increasing demand. It’s estimated by Gartner that 20% of all organizations will use software to monitor and control their unstructured data by 2026. With YFM’s backing there is a significant opportunity for Ohalo to capitalize upon this, having already carved out an excellent reputation for service delivery and tech innovation. We look forward to seeing the company continue to thrive and expand."
The investment from BGF will support product development and team expansion at the human risk management platform.
"We’ve been scaling at real pace over the past few years. By combining relevant and interactive training with real-world phishing simulations and data-driven dashboards, we’re helping organisations identify, reduce and report on their human cyber risk, delivering real value to our clients"
