The security platform has added industry veteran Sumit Siddharth as an investor and advisor following a seed funding round.
"I am delighted to be working with Thomas MacKenzie and the incredibly talented team at RankedRight. At Disruptrs, we pride ourselves in identifying the best talent and developing great intellectual property and products to help solve real world problems. Vulnerability Management, even in today’s day and age is death by information overload. The team at RankedRight is working to help clients make better sense of this information by adding more structure, prioritisation routines and other weird and wonderful things. I look forward to bringing this product to market."
Par Equity led the Series A round with participation from Mercia, Triplepoint, SIS Ventures, Scottish Enterprise and the MacLeod Family Trust.
"Our technology is already making a significant impact within counter terror and child sexual abuse investigations in the UK, and we're excited to build on this momentum in mainland Europe and the US. We've built a great network of partners to support our ambitious growth plans, and our team will double in size during each of the next two years to support this growth."
The Manchester-based cyber education institute raised the pre-seed round from a syndicate of investors and government schemes to scale its operations.
"At a time when the value of tech degrees is in decline, there is an urgent need for disruption in cyber-security education. At CAPSLOCK, we’re determined to drive this disruption. By unlocking the potential of adults in the UK, and eliminating the financial barriers to reskilling, we’re changing the face of cyber-security and making it more accessible to people of all backgrounds."
The round was co-led by Worth Capital and Loyal VC, incorporating angel investment and a Seedrs campaign.
"I am thrilled not only to close a successful $1.5m fundraise but to share our journey and vision with over 900 investors, many who came through crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Having the backing and mentorship in the guise of Worth Capital, Loyal VC and our advisors puts us in a strong position for hypergrowth"
The pre-seed round was led by angel investor John Yeo with participation from private backers.
"We have a solution to one of the biggest and fastest growing problems facing information security teams and this funding will ensure companies across the world can benefit from it."
