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Hilt: Capital Raising
Hilt, a cybersecurity startup focused on detecting and preventing unusual data activity and sensitive information theft, raised $4.2 million in seed funding led by Array Ventures. The round included participation from Verdict Capital, Base10 Partners, Brickyard, Liquid 2 Ventures, Sequel, the Sarah Smith Fund, and Alumni Ventures. Total funding to date is $4.7 million including a prior $500K pre-seed round.
Source: The SaaS News — SaaS funding
- What happened
- Hilt, a cybersecurity startup focused on detecting and preventing unusual data activity and sensitive information theft, raised $4.2 million in seed funding led by Array Ventures. The round included participation from Verdict Capital, Base10 Partners, Brickyard, Liquid 2 Ventures, Sequel, the Sarah Smith Fund, and Alumni Ventures. Total funding to date is $4.7 million including a prior $500K pre-seed round.
- Who
- Hilt · USA
- When
- 2026-10-07
- So what
- Fresh capital is a hiring signal before it is anything else.
The leadership read
Fresh capital is a hiring signal before it is anything else. For Hilt, a raise in the sector funds leadership depth, scale, go-to-market and operational rigour, rather than any single appointment. Watch where Hilt hires first across Americas; that is where the capital is really pointed.
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Where this lands in our work
- Executive Search →
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