Markel · Feb 2026
Markel said Upfort Shield would be made available to eligible U.S. cyber policyholders to help strengthen prevention and response capabilities.
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Upfort is a San Francisco-based cyber security and cyber insurance company founded in 2017. Its platform combines preventative cybersecurity controls with automated underwriting and insurance distribution to help organizations reduce cyber risk and simplify cyber insurance.
Primary product
Upfort Shield, a unified cybersecurity and cyber insurance platform
Founded
2017
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
11-50
Work style
Remote
Industry
Computer and Network Security
Sub-industry
Cyber insurance and cybersecurity platform
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$15.1M
Latest round
Series A · Oct 2023
Latest amount
$8M
Leadership
CEO & Co-Founder
Co-founder, Managing Director
Senior Vice President & Head of Business Development
Senior Vice President - Global Head of Strategic Partnerships
Founders
Co-founder & CTO
Investors
Public materials describe a customer-obsessed, global team with expertise across security, insurance, software, and data. The company emphasizes Trust, Diversity, Transparency, and Resilience, and its engineering team has described itself as remote-first.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
No public salary bands or compensation details were found on Upfort's public site. Public careers material did not disclose visa policy or detailed pay ranges.
Pricing
Quote-based / brokered cyber insurance plus platform-based cybersecurity offering; public pricing is not listed.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
4.8K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Markel · Feb 2026
Markel said Upfort Shield would be made available to eligible U.S. cyber policyholders to help strengthen prevention and response capabilities.
Upfort · Jan 2025
Upfort said the award recognized its use of AI across its cyber offerings and highlighted continued industry recognition in 2025.
Upfort · Jan 2025
Upfort said it was named Best Cybersecurity Startup at the 2025 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, citing its integrated cybersecurity and insurance platform.
Business Wire · Jan 2024
Upfort announced a partnership that extended its cyber risk management and cyber insurance solution to more than 6,000 hospitality members in Washington state.
Business Wire · Oct 2023
Upfort announced an $8 million Series A led by SYN Ventures, with participation from Eniac Ventures, Fika Ventures, Altai Ventures, Chaos Ventures, Aquila Capital Partners, Gaingels, and Cyber Mentor Fund.