Heeler Security Inc. Closes $8.5 Million Seed Series Funding Round

Heeler Security Inc., a pioneering startup in the application security space, has successfully closed an $8.5 million Seed Series funding round. The funding will be used to further develop their innovative solutions aimed at protecting applications from evolving threats. Led by Norwest Venture Partners, the funding round also saw significant participation from Storm Ventures, indicating strong investor confidence in Heelers vision and technology.

Heeler Security Inc. was founded by industry veterans Chris Hertz, James Green, Trever McKee, and Chris DeRamus, who have extensive experience in launching successful application security and cloud security products at an enterprise scale. The companys focus is on providing realtime visibility and context in application security, addressing the escalating challenges posed by the growing complexity of modern applications.

The funding will support Heelers execution of their vision to transform application security by delivering realtime security and business context, detection, enrichment, posture management, and response orchestration. Heelers patentpending ProductDNA technology lies at the core of their solutions, unifying code, behavior, and business context in realtime to embed security seamlessly into the software development lifecycle.

The successful closing of the $8.5 million Seed Series funding round highlights the market opportunity Heeler is poised to capture, offering comprehensive SDLC security at the convergence of application and cloud. Design partners, including unicorn startups and Fortune 500 firms, are already utilizing Heelers ProductDNA technology, which will be generally available in Q4 2024.

In addition to Norwest Venture Partners and Storm Ventures, Heelers innovative approach to application security has garnered interest from a wide range of investors. The company will also be showcasing its solution at Black Hat USA 2024, providing a platform for industry leaders and stakeholders to learn more about Heelers vision and upcoming product launch.

For additional information, interested parties can visit Heelers website at www.heeler.com.

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