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Upfort (YC S17) — Turnkey security & hassle-free cyber insurance from leading insurers

Upfort is a leading platform for cyber security and insurance that provides holistic protection from evolving cyber threats. Founded in 2017 to expand global access to cyber resilience, Upfort makes cyber risk easy to manage and simple to insure.

Upfort is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2017 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Turnkey security & hassle-free cyber insurance from leading insurers. The founders listed are Han Wang (Founder/CTO), Daniel Bilbao (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, April 28, 2017).

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Upfort

New accelerator entry · 2017-04-28 · the record

Summer 2017
batch
38
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchSummer 2017
Announced2017-04-28
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size38
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Security
SectorsNext-gen Network Security, Security, Insurance, Cyber Insurance
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Fully Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
HiringNo
Sitehttps://www.upfort.com
Previously known asPaladin Cyber

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Upfort is a leading platform for cyber security and insurance that provides holistic protection from evolving cyber threats. Founded in 2017 to expand global access to cyber resilience, Upfort makes cyber risk easy to manage and simple to insure. Upfort delivers turnkey security proven to proactively mitigate risk and comprehensive cyber insurance from leading insurers. With proprietary data and intelligent automation, Upfort’s AI anticipates risk and streamlines mitigation for hassle-free underwriting. Insurers, brokers, and risk advisors partner with Upfort to offer clients resilience and peace of mind against cyber threats.

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