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XBOW, the unicorn with a Seattle mailbox, raises another $35M for its autonomous hacking platform

$155M Series C. XBOW—built by GitHub Copilot's creator—just raised another $35M for autonomous hacking. NVIDIA, Samsung, and SentinelOne are betting on AI-powered security.

Reporting by GeekWire 1 min brief
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Why it matters

A unicorn cybersecurity startup leveraging autonomous AI agents for penetration testing just crossed $155M in funding, signaling major investor conviction in AI-driven security automation. The founder's pedigree (GitHub Copilot creator Oege de Moor) and blue-chip backer syndicate (NVIDIA, Samsung, SentinelOne) validate both the AI capability and market opportunity in autonomous offense/defense.

The key facts

7 to know

  1. Series C total: $155M

  2. Latest round: $35M

  3. Backers: NVIDIA, Samsung, SentinelOne (and others)

  4. Founder: Oege de Moor (GitHub Copilot creator)

  5. Status: Unicorn ($1B+ valuation)

  6. Business: Autonomous hacking/penetration testing platform

  7. HQ listed: Seattle (coworking mailbox address)

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Publisher excerpt: XBOW, the cybersecurity startup founded by GitHub Copilot creator Oege de Moor, added $35M from NVIDIA, Samsung, SentinelOne, and others, bringing its Series C to $155M. The billion-dollar company lists Seattle as its HQ — but its address is a mailbox at a Pioneer Square coworking space, and its…
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