In the world of cybersecurity, the big names get all the ink. Fortune 500 with threat intel war rooms and SOC teams that make Fort Knox look sloppy. But here’s the truth the industry doesn’t like to talk about: 95% of U.S. businesses don’t have a dedicated security pro. Not one. The SMB segment, the very backbone of the economy, is a $2 trillion open door, and most vendors don’t bother to knock. Zip Security didn’t ask for permission. They built the key.
Founded in 2022 by Joshua Zweig and Gabriela Merz, two former Palantir engineers who got their start protecting systems you’ll never read about in the news, Zip isn’t just a clever name. It’s a mission. Fast, lightweight, and airtight. Their platform automates endpoint protection, IAM, device security, compliance, and IT ops, integrated like a bassline that never drops the beat. It’s security and compliance on autopilot for the companies too busy building the future to spend Saturdays reading CIS benchmarks.
And the market’s listening. Zip just secured $13.5M in Series A funding led by Ballistic Ventures, with Barmak Meftah now joining the board. They also brought in the sharpened minds at Silver Buckshot Ventures (with Nicole Perlroth behind the scenes), Mantis VC, and returning believers from General Catalyst, Human Capital, and Box Group. That brings total funding to $21M. And not a dollar of that is sleeping.
The magic here isn’t just the tech, it’s the intention. This is opinionated automation, built by people who know what right looks like. The workflows are sharp. The AI is tuned. The integrations hit like a DJ set in peak mode: CrowdStrike, Google Workspace, Jamf, Intune, Entra ID, Okta, built to protect without babysitting. SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001? All standard. Even better, Zip is proving it in the wild. During a recent CrowdStrike update meltdown, their customers saw automated recovery in hours. No hotline panic. Just clean, machine-speed remediation.
And the growth plan? Exactly what it should be. Scaling engineering, deepening vertical coverage in healthcare, defense, finance, and software, and expanding their GTM and customer success ops. They’re launching new integrations, AI-powered identity threat detection, and automated patching, all in service of a customer base that’s tired of vendors selling “compliance as a journey” and ready for something that just works.
So yeah, Zip is small. But not for long. And if you’re building a business without a full-stack security team, you’re exactly who they’re here for. Zip isn’t here to patch yesterday’s holes, they’re securing the next wave of builders. You’ve been warned.
