Let’s talk about Jericho. Not the biblical walls, not the WWE finisher, I'm talking about the securitystartup that’s taking on cyberthreats like it’s got nothing to lose and everything to gain. Jericho Security just locked in a $15 million Series A, and if you think this is just another round, think again. This isn’t about money. It’s about momentum. It’s about building a fortress in an age where AI doesn’t just knock on the door, it deepfakes the voice of your CEO and invites itself in.
Founded in 2023 by Sage Wohns, Tim Hwang, and Daniel Chyan, Jericho Security didn’t come to play safe. They came to shake up a $5 billion industry that’s doubling before 2027. And how? By treating cybersecurity like a living, breathing war zone. Sage, formerly at the helm of Agolo, knows a thing or two about building AI that works smarter. Now, with Tim steering FiscalNote and Dan bringing the heat from PKC Security, they’ve built a team that doesn’t blink when the Pentagon calls. Literally. They just secured a $1.8 million contract with the United States Department of Defense, and they’ve been selected for the first AIcontract under AFWERX, the United States Air Force’s innovation squad.
Let’s be clear. This isn’t the old-school “click here if you think this is a phishing email” kind of game. Jericho’s platform uses agenticAI, think attackers that don’t clock out. It runs multi-channel simulations: email, voice, text, video. It doesn’t just prepare teams for attacks, it makes them live them. They built CyberGPT, their proprietary system, to throw punches that feel real. Hyper-personalized, dark web-sourced, and tuned to every user’s weak spots. If you’re not sweating, you’re not paying attention.
And the money? Led by Era Fund’s Jasper Lau, with backing from Lux Capital, Dash Fund, Gaingels Enterprise, FOG Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center, and a few others who know a wave when they see it. This $15 million is going into scaling R&D, pumping life into gotomarket plays, and snapping up AI and cybersecurity talent that don’t just follow trends, they set them. They’re rolling out GenAI EmailSecurity, live In-Inbox Training, multilingualsupport, and phoneattack simulations that’ll make SMSishing and Vishing real enough to give your IT team nightmares.
So here’s the play. In a world chasing shiny objects, Jericho’s laying bricks. One hyper-real threat at a time. Because when AI is the attacker, your defense better be smarter, faster, and realer than the threat. Jericho isn’t just raising walls, they’re building a city. And they’re daring the future to try and break in.
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