Industrial Cybersecurity Innovator Opscura Receives $9.4M in Series A Funding as Critical Operations Transform
SILICON
VALLEY,
Calif.
&
SAN
SEBASTIÁN,
Spain–(BUSINESS
WIRE)–
SILICON
VALLEY,
Calif.
&
SAN
SEBASTIÁN,
Spain–(BUSINESS
WIRE)–
Opscura
Inc.,
an
innovator
in
industrial
control
system
(ICS)
cybersecurity,
announced
today
it
has
received
$9.4M
in
Series
A
funding
as
it
scales
to
engage
further
U.S.
partners
and
customers
seeking
to
protect
and
connect
their
critical
operations.
Founded
in
Spain
as
Enigmedia,
the
new
global
entity
Opscura
is
also
launching
a
new
brand,
global
management
team,
and
product
upgrades
in
addition
to
the
capital
infusion
led
by
Anzu
Partners,
with
investments
from
Dreamit
and
Mundi
Ventures.
Opscura’s
technology
adds
a
unique
layer
to
the
industrial
cybersecurity
ecosystem
as
manufacturers
require
greater
efficiencies
to
protect
thousands
of
vulnerable
legacy
devices
they
cannot
take
offline,
and
as
the
rapid
build-out
of
new
renewable
energy
critical
infrastructure
continues.
To
reduce
the
pervasive
risks
of
ransomware,
unauthorized
access,
and
data
theft,
Opscura’s
patented
cloaking
technology
obscures
deeper
operational
technology
(OT)
Level
2
network
and
Layer
2
data
without
disrupting
operations.
“We
have
been
impressed
with
the
power
and
simplicity
of
Opscura’s
security
solution
as
part
of
our
Schneider
Electric
Exchange™️
Technology
Partner
program,”
says
Francesc
Juan,
CTO
Spain
of
Schneider.
“Opscura
addresses
multiple
ICS
use
cases,
and
unlike
other
offerings,
simplifies
the
processes,
people,
and
technology
work
involved
in
protecting
critical
infrastructure
in
deeper
OT
layers.”
Worldwide
integrator
partners
such
as
Telefonica
deploy
Opscura
to
their
customer
segments
that
need
simplified,
yet
robust,
OT
security
for
Zero
Trust
environments.
Opscura
works
collaboratively
within
the
ICS
security
ecosystem,
and
its
technology
is
complementary
to
solutions
from
Claroty,
Nozomi,
Fortinet,
and
more.
Customers
across
various
industries,
including
renewable
energy,
transportation,
manufacturing,
government,
and
chemical
also
rely
on
Opscura
to
solve
industrial
cybersecurity,
compliance,
and
digital
transformation
challenges.
“Throughout
our
extensive
diligence
process,
we
were
impressed
with
Opscura’s
foundational
approach
to
ICS
and
their
ability
to
deliver
a
frictionless
solution
that
ensures
continuity
of
operations.
We
believe
it
has
great
potential
to
efficiently
and
effectively
address
the
myriad
unmet
security
needs
that
exist
in
critical
brownfield
OT
networks,”
said
John
Ho,
Partner
at
Anzu
Partners.
“We
look
forward
to
supporting
the
Opscura
team
as
they
continue
to
scale
the
company,
validate
the
technology’s
capabilities
across
multiple
ICS
use
cases,
and
demonstrate
how
to
fully
deliver
the
zero
trust
model
in
an
OT
context.”
Opscura’s
funding
reflects
a
shift
in
the
appetite
for
diversified
cybersecurity
innovation
from
the
government
and
investors.
Spain,
including
the
Basque
region
where
Opscura’s
R&D
team
is
based,
continues
to
invest
in
EU-wide
cybersecurity
growth.
Opscura
has
earned
multiple
grants
to
continue
its
novel
research
into
ultra-low
latency
encryption
and
data
communications
across
industrial
devices.
“The
mission
to
reduce
risk
for
industrial
operators
has
no
geographical
boundaries,
and
we
are
excited
to
see
Opscura’s
Spanish
and
U.S.
technical
talent
collaborate
to
solve
ICS
security
challenges,”
said
Rajeev
Singh-Molares,
Founding
&
Managing
Partner
at
Mundi
Ventures.
“Opscura
solves
the
immediate
concern
of
protecting
vulnerable
industrial
assets
such
as
PLCs,
and
it
has
novel
IP
that
can
prepare
companies
as
quantum
progresses
and
data
security
compliance
needs
evolve.”
“Opscura
is
much
needed
in
the
ICS
security
ecosystem,
with
its
focus
on
protecting
and
connecting
at
deeper
levels
of
the
network,”
said
Mel
Shakir,
Partner
at
Dreamit
Ventures,
Securetech.
“Their
collaborative
approach
across
OT,
IT
and
automation
partners
will
expedite
market
traction.”
Opscura
co-founders
Gerard
Vidal
and
Carlos
Tomás
will
take
on
the
Chief
Technology
Officer
and
VP
Engineering
roles,
respectively,
as
part
of
a
new
global
management
team
led
by
new
Chief
Executive
Officer,
David
Hatchell.
The
Opscura
executive
team
also
includes
Chief
Product
Officer
Michael
Garrison
Stuber,
Chief
Customer
Officer
and
Chief
Information
Security
Officer
Brian
Brammeier,
and
Strategic
Advisor
Allison
J.
Taylor,
who
formerly
served
as
interim
Chief
Marketing
Officer.
“It’s
time
to
take
on
the
most
pressing
national
cybersecurity
problems
and
move
the
entire
ICS
ecosystem
forward,”
said
David
Hatchell,
CEO
at
Opscura.
“Together
with
our
partners
and
talented
technical
teams,
Opscura
can
help
customers
move
beyond
device
visibility
to
protect
our
critical
industrial
assets
and
data.”
Opscura
team
members
will
be
attending
DISTRIBUTECH
International
in
San
Diego
from
February
7-9,
2023,
and
S4x23
in
Miami
from
February
13-16,
2023.
If
you
are
interested
in
scheduling
a
meeting
at
either
event,
please
reach
out
to [email protected].
For
more
information
on
the
executive
team
and
Opscura’s
ICS
security
technology,
visit https://www.opscura.io.
About
Opscura:
Opscura
protects
and
connects
industrial
networks
with
easy-to-use
innovations
that
are
safe
to
use
deep
within
operational
infrastructure.
Validated
by
global
partners
such
as
Schneider
Electric,
Opscura
reduces
operational
risks
by
protecting
vulnerable
legacy
industrial
assets
and
data,
eliminating
deep-level
attacker
footholds,
and
enriching
threat
visibility
data.
Brownfield
and
greenfield
global
customers
rely
on
Opscura
for
OT
cloaking,
isolation,
and
Zero
Trust
authentication,
together
with
simplified
IT-OT
connectivity.
Learn
more
about
Opscura’s
Spanish
Basque
region
roots
and
follow
us
through https://www.opscura.io.
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