TigerByte Emerges With $3 Million to Secure Legacy AI Systems

TigerByte Cyber has emerged from stealth with $3 million in seed funding led by Hale Capital Partners, with additional backing from Tenon VC. The Hanover, New Hampshire-based company develops security technology for legacy AI and edge devices, including mission-critical systems operating in aircraft, drones, satellites and vehicles.

Its Cyber Protection Suite is described as an ultra-compact, plug-and-play product that uses hardware-enforced controls including data validation, deep packet inspection, network segmentation and post-quantum encryption. SecurityWeek reports that the technology appears to derive from WebSensing, a company founded in 2016 that specialised in single-chip network security products and seems to have transferred its products and personnel to the TigerByte branding.

TigerByte said it will use the funding to expand the technology and US manufacturing capacity, with a focus on modernising communication and navigation systems.

The company has reportedly secured more than $7 million in contracts with US government agencies, including the US Space Force, US Navy and DARPA. Chief executive Sage Secilmis said TigerByte combines several DARPA-developed technologies, including post-quantum encryption, data validation and formal parsing, to help autonomous systems maintain data integrity and operate securely. The report does not describe a specific cyberattack or confirmed exploitation involving the company’s products.