

When you want to lock your bike in a big city, you can either use three different locks to make sure the wheels are properly secured and the bike itself is attached to a pole - this way, you can be near 100% sure that your bike won’t get stolen. “Companies we talk with tell us: ‘We have an insurance broker, an accountant, why would we have multiple cybersecurity products?’” co-founder and CEO Arnaud Fournier told me. One of them was in charge of anti-fraud offerings for big banks and insurance companies. Some of them were part of a small team in charge of cybersecurity excluding governments and public administrations. It bundles several different products that all revolve around cybersecurity risks with a software-as-a-service approach.įrst, Global Founders Capital, Kima Ventures and Motier Ventures invested in the company, as well as several business angels, such as Denis Duverne, Joshua Motta, Renaud Deraison and Gaëlle Olivier.Īt Palantir, the four co-founders (Arnaud Fournier, Arnaud Drizard, Sébastien Duc and Robin Costé) were already working on cybersecurity in one way or another. What makes Bastion different from other cybersecurity startups is that it wants to be your first and last cybersecurity subscription. Created by former Palantir employees, the company has already raised $2.8 million.

Meet Bastion, a French startup that was created in October 2022 to help small companies tackle cybersecurity risks without too many complexities.
