Obsidian Security

CEO: Glenn Chisholm

Three former top executives from competitors Carbon Black and Cylance came together in June and launched Obsidian Security to target the next wave of enterprise security challenges. The Newport Beach, Calif.-based company launched with $9.5 million of venture capital funding in its pocket thanks to a Series A round led by Greylock Partners. Obsidian will involve channel partners during both the product development and go-to-market phases of its development. The company is looking to take its experience in data telemetry and threat detection from Carbon Black and artificial intelligence and machine learning from Cylance to provide a more uniform view of defense. Obsidian is focused on building its staff and product in 2017, and hopes to start putting its offerings in the hands of some enterprise customers in early 2018.