NetFoundry, a pioneer in zero-trust network security, has raised $12 million in fresh funding, with SYN Ventures leading the round. This marks the first venture capital injection for the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company, giving it new momentum to expand its reach.
For nearly a decade, NetFoundry has helped businesses eliminate network exposure through cutting-edge security solutions. The company’s embeddable zero-trust platform allows organizations to secure workflows across any network — all without relying on traditional tools like VPNs, MPLS, or IP allowlists.
At the heart of NetFoundry’s offering is its microsegmented overlay network technology. This innovative approach hides critical assets behind closed firewall ports and enforces strict identity, authentication, and authorization at the application level. The result? Stronger protection, streamlined operations, and minimal surface area for attacks.
What sets NetFoundry apart is its promise of nonstop uptime. Thanks to self-healing capabilities and smart routing, traffic automatically reroutes in case of a failure. On top of that, businesses gain powerful monitoring and management tools to keep their systems running smoothly.
NetFoundry is also behind OpenZiti, a popular open-source zero-trust platform. Its products, built on OpenZiti, are designed to safeguard IT, OT, and critical infrastructure systems worldwide. By making the platform embeddable, NetFoundry empowers software providers to bake zero-trust networking directly into their own solutions.
Today, the company’s technology is trusted by top Fortune 500 firms, major U.S. banks, and critical infrastructure operators around the globe. Its clients and partners include industry heavyweights like IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Cap Gemini, Arrow, EdgeX Foundry, LVT, Redfaire, TZ, and even the U.S. military.
Founder and CEO Galeal Zino described the moment as transformational, saying, “This is the iPhone moment for secure networking. NetFoundry’s approach is revolutionary because it delivers military-grade security with the speed and flexibility of software. In an AI-accelerated world, organizations can no longer afford the compromises built into outdated WAN, SASE, or firewall architectures.”
With SYN Ventures’ backing and growing global demand for zero-trust solutions, NetFoundry is well-positioned to lead the next wave of secure networking innovation.
