StrongestLayer - About the company
StrongestLayer is a seed company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2024 by Riz Muhammad Rizwan, Joshua Bass and Alan LeFort. It operates as a Provider of cybersecurity suite solutions. StrongestLayer has raised $9.3M in funding from Inovia Capital and Sorenson Capital. The company has 147 active competitors, including 14 funded and 16 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Cofense, Egress and Tessian.
Company Details
Provider of cybersecurity suite solutions. It is an AI-powered email security solution that uses threat intelligence and Big Data to stop sophisticated phishing campaigns and protect users from email-borne threats. It utilizes AI and threat intelligence to provide email protection and security awareness training solutions to organizations.
- Website
- www.strongestlayer.com/
- Email ID
- *****@strongestlayer.ai, *****@strongestlayer.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2024
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$9.3M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
10th among 147 active competitors
Employee Count
35 as on Jul 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with StrongestLayer
StrongestLayer is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongestlayer Inc CIN: 7054605 , United States, Active | Sep 28, 2022 | - | - | - |
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StrongestLayer's funding and investors
StrongestLayer has raised a total funding of $9.3M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 18, 2025. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Jul 22, 2026 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. StrongestLayer has 4 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of StrongestLayer:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 22, 2026 | 3561690 | Seed | 3451255 | 6898737 | 8331375 | 5839571 |
Jul 18, 2025 | 7457289 | Seed | 3986457 | 9891268 |
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StrongestLayer's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of StrongestLayer are Riz Muhammad Rizwan, Joshua Bass and Alan LeFort. Alan LeFort is the CEO of StrongestLayer.
Here are the details of StrongestLayer's key team members:
- Riz Muhammad Rizwan: Co-Founder & CTO of StrongestLayer. Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Joshua Bass: Co-Founder & CPO of StrongestLayer.
- Alan LeFort: Co-Founder & CEO of StrongestLayer.
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StrongestLayer's employee count trend
StrongestLayer has 35 employees as of Jul 26. Here is StrongestLayer's employee count trend over the years:
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StrongestLayer's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of StrongestLayer include Cofense, Egress and Tessian. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of StrongestLayer, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Cofense 2008, Leesburg (United States), Acquired | Provider of an AI-powered platform for phishing detection and remediation | $58M | 69/100 | |
2nd | Egress 2007, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of cloud email security software for preventing data breaches | $68.9M | 66/100 | |
3rd | Tessian 2013, Boston (United States), Acquired | Provider of cybersecurity software for email collaboration and data protection | $182M | 61/100 | |
4th | Arcode 2008, Bethesda (United States), Acquired | E-mail security solutions provider | $31.6M | 60/100 | |
5th |  Abnormal 2018, Las Vegas (United States), Series D | Detects threats across email and cloud using behavior-based AI | $557M | 59/100 | |
6th |  Iron Scales 2013, Atlanta (United States), Series C | Provider of AI-powered email security solutions protecting against advanced email threats | $95M | 58/100 | |
7th | Material 2016, Redwood City (United States), Series C | Provider of security solutions for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 | $166M | 57/100 | |
8th | Hornetsecurity 2007, Hannover (Germany), Acquired | Provider of Microsoft 365 security, backup, governance, risk, and compliance | - | 57/100 | |
9th | VIPRE 1948, Clearwater (United States), Acquired | Provider of cybersecurity solutions, including email and endpoint protection services | - | 56/100 | |
10th |  StrongestLayer 2024, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Provider of cybersecurity suite solutions | $9.3M | 52/100 |
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StrongestLayer's Investments and acquisitions
StrongestLayer has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to StrongestLayer
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StrongestLayer Raises $4.1 Million for AI-Powered Email SecuritySiliconAngle•Jul 22, 2026•Inovia Capital, StrongestLayer, Alumni Ventures, Offis Bay and 1 other
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