Threat-Informed Cybersecurity Defense: Squadra Ventures Leads Funding Round for Tidal Cyber

1 minute read | November.10.2023

Squadra Ventures has led a financing round that raised $5 million for Tidal Cyber, a company offering a threat-informed defense to cybersecurity threats.

Orrick advised Squadra Ventures in the round, which also included participation from other investors.

THE COMPANY

Squadra Ventures is a venture capital firm led by founder-operators that invests in early stage cyber and national security companies.

Grounded in the belief that success is a combination of people, product, and planning, Squadra supports startup leaders in the complex dual-use technology ecosystem.

By applying a growth-stage mindset at the seed stage and a commitment to building alongside entrepreneurs, Squadra empowers extraordinary teams to win and leave a lasting positive impact on the world.

Founded in 2022, Tidal Cyber enables businesses to implement a threat-informed defense more easily and efficiently.

THE IMPACT

Tidal Cyber said it plans to use the investments to accelerate the growth of a platform that enables security operations teams to focus on critical threats and act to improve their security.

THE TEAM

The Orrick team that advised Squadra Ventures included Albert Vanderlaan, Anna Suh, Michael Y. Yang, Katherine K. Hogan, Montana Ware, Karen S. Cannon and Daniel Garber.

LEARN MORE

Tidal Cyber news release

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Anna Suh Partner, Employment Advice & Counseling, Employment Law & Litigation

Sacramento

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Anna Suh Partner

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Michael Y. Yang Partner, Compensation & Benefits

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Michael Y. Yang Partner

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Katherine K. Hogan Senior Associate, Compensation & Benefits, Technology Companies Group

Santa Monica

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Katherine K. Hogan Senior Associate

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Montana Ware Senior Associate, Technology Companies Group

Austin

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Montana Ware Senior Associate

Austin

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Select engagements Montana has advised on include:

Represented Stripe in its $6.5 billion Series I round
Represented Solugen in its $350 million Series C and $200 million Series D financings
Represented Merama in its $225 million Series B and $80 million Series B follow-on financings
Represented Next Insurance in its $250 million Series C financing, $250 million Series D financing and $250 million Series E financing
Represented Coatue Management in its investment in the $100 million Series B financing of Mercury Technologies
Represented D1 Capital Partners in its investment in the $450 million Series D financing of Andruil
Represented Inspire Semiconductor in its $2.5 million Series A financing and acquisition of Greenfield Acquisition (TSX:GAC.P), a publicly-traded SPAC, by way of a reverse merger
Represented Codecademy in its $525 million acquisition by SkillSoft (NYS: SKIL), a New Hampshire based provider of educational software
Represented Envisics in its $50 million Series C financing
Represented Supabase in its $30 million Series A and $80 million Series B financings
Represented Coatue Management in its $17 million investment in LiveControl
Represented a Brazilian digital entrepreneurship platform in its Series A financing
Represented a cloud software company in its Series C investment in an enterprise blockchain company
Represented a talent management software provider in multiple financings
Represented a cloud software company in its $30 million Series B investment in an open source SQL database
Represented the investment arm of a global financial services company in its Series A investment in an intelligence platform using AI and predictive modeling
Represented the venture financing division of a large insurance company in its participation in the $29 million Series E financing of an insurance claims technology provider
Represented a voice-controlled mobile platform in its $20 million Series C financing
Represented the venture financing division of a large technology company in its Series C investment in an application traffic manager
Represented Calibrate Ventures in its investment in the $20 million Series A financing of GrayMatter
Represented Coatue Management in its investment in the $35 million Series B financing of Crivello Technologies
Represented Fintual, a Chile based company that provides savings and investment options through an online platform, in its $39 million Series B financing
Represented Flex Capital in its investment in the $23 million Series A financing of GoFreight Inc.
Represented InsideSherpa in its $25 million Series B financing
Represented Gym Class in its $8 million Series Seed financing
Represented Keen Technologies, an AI startup, in its financing
Represented Radiant in its $12.6 million Series A financing
Represented Red Sea Ventures in its investment in the $25 million Series A financing of Accrue Savings, Inc.

*Please note: Montana’s experience includes that prior to joining Orrick.

Karen S. Cannon Managing Associate, Compensation & Benefits

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Karen S. Cannon Managing Associate

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Daniel Garber Managing Associate, Technology Companies Group

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Daniel Garber Managing Associate

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