AuthUSB
Company specialised in Cybersecurity.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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| investor investor investor | €0.0 | round | |
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| Total Funding | 000k | ||
| EUR | 2022 | 2023 |
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| Revenues | 0000 | 0000 |
| % growth | - | 124 % |
| EBITDA | 0000 | 0000 |
| Profit | 0000 | 0000 |
| % profit margin | 6 % | 27 % |
| EV | 0000 | 0000 |
| EV / revenue | 00.0x | 00.0x |
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| R&D budget | 0000 | 0000 |
Source: Company filings or news article
AuthUSB, a Spanish cybersecurity firm founded in May 2018, specializes in mitigating threats derived from USB devices. The company was established by Jorge Vega (CTO), Estefanía Soto (CEO), and María Cobas (CFO and BDM) after their collective experience in large corporations highlighted a critical need for securing physical data entry points beyond traditional antivirus software. Headquartered in Vigo, Spain, the venture-backed company is focused on the operational technology (OT), critical infrastructure, and defense sectors.
The core of AuthUSB's business is its patented and certified SafeDoor® solution, a hardware product with embedded software designed to provide comprehensive protection against the three primary USB attack vectors: software (malware), hardware (such as BadUSB), and electrical (like USB Killer). The device functions as a secure gateway, analyzing, blocking, and auditing all USB devices attempting to connect to an organization's network. It performs continuous monitoring at the hardware and electrical levels and includes a full antivirus engine for real-time content scanning. This approach prevents unauthorized data transfer and potential system damage, even in isolated or "air-gapped" network environments.
AuthUSB operates on a B2B model, providing its hardware solutions to organizations where secure data transfer is paramount, including industrial settings, public administration, and defense. The company generates revenue through the sale of its SafeDoor® devices. A central management console complements the hardware, offering clients the ability to track and manage all USB device activity, providing a detailed audit trail of what files were accessed, by whom, and when. In July 2020, AuthUSB secured its first investment round of €250,000, led by Marine Instruments with participation from Xesgalicia and VigoActivo, to fuel its market expansion and corporate consolidation.
Keywords: USB security, hardware security, critical infrastructure protection, operational technology security, data leak prevention, malware protection, network security, access control, cybersecurity hardware, OT cybersecurity