SMX
Market-leading cloud email security and cloud delivery platform services and solutions - SMX.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | investor | €0.0 | round |
$1.7m | Series B | ||
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
SMX is a cybersecurity firm specializing in cloud-based email security solutions, founded in 2004 in New Zealand. The company was co-founded by Jesse Ball and Thom Hooker. Hooker, who previously served as the Chief Technology Officer, brought extensive experience from his time at companies like Telecom Xtra, Cable & Wireless, and IBM, which was instrumental in architecting SMX's SaaS platform from the ground up. He now acts as an Email Security Evangelist, engaging directly with customers.
The company targets a broad client base, including government agencies, enterprise customers, telcos, and ISPs across Australasia. Its business model is subscription-based, offering services on a per-user, per-month basis. SMX generates revenue by providing a suite of services designed to protect organizations from email-based cyber threats. The firm's offerings are available both directly and through a network of resellers.
SMX's core product is a multi-layered email security service that integrates with platforms like Microsoft 365 and Gmail to provide enhanced protection against phishing, malware, ransomware, and business email compromise (BEC). A key feature is its dual-layer security approach, which combines global and regional threat detection, leveraging machine learning and AI to identify and block threats specifically targeting the Australasian region. In addition to threat protection, SMX provides a secure and tamper-proof cloud email archiving solution hosted on Azure, helping organizations meet data sovereignty and compliance requirements. The company also offers services for secure email hosting, migration tools for moving from legacy systems, and a DMARC managed service created in partnership with Red Sift.
Keywords: email security, cybersecurity, cloud security, anti-phishing, anti-malware, data loss prevention, email archiving, DMARC, secure email gateway, Microsoft 365 security, New Zealand tech, Australian cybersecurity, SaaS security, email filtering, threat detection, business email compromise, email compliance, cloud migration, managed security services, ISP email solutions