Markel · Feb 2026
Markel said Upfort Shield would be made available to eligible U.S. cyber policyholders to help strengthen prevention and response capabilities.
Turnkey security & hassle-free cyber insurance from leading insurers
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
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
1586 Campus Dr, Berkeley, CA 94708
San Francisco, CA
Business model
B2B SaaS
cyber insurance distribution
risk management platform
Funding
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$15.1M
Latest round
Series A · Oct 2023
Latest amount
$8M
People & investors
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
Work & culture
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.
Product & market
Pricing
Quote-based / brokered cyber insurance plus platform-based cybersecurity offering; public pricing is not listed.
Differentiators
- —Unifies cybersecurity and cyber insurance in one platform
- —AI-powered prevention plus automated underwriting
- —Uses proprietary threat intelligence and claims data
- —Modular Shield product with email, endpoint, browser, monitoring, and training protections
- —Aims to reduce claims and speed underwriting for brokers and insurers
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Customers
Grey Genetics
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Washington Hospitality Association members
brokers
insurers
risk advisors
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Competitors
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Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
4.8K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
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.
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