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Echo

Provides security services for containerized applications

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Overview

Echo provides security services for organizations using containerized applications. It helps teams prevent vulnerabilities in their code and keep their deployments secure and operating smoothly. Echo’s products work by offering security services, including responding to customer inquiries, providing support, and administering the Echo Services to manage and improve security posture. The company differentiates itself by focusing specifically on containerized environments and through hands-on service delivery and support that helps customers maintain an efficient, secure operational environment. Echo’s goal is to help customers strengthen their security posture for containerized apps while keeping their operations reliable and efficient.

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About Echo

Simplify's Rating
Why Echo is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

ConsultingEnterprise SoftwareCybersecurity

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$50M

Headquarters

New York City, United States

Founded

2025

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What believers are saying

  • April 2026 FIPS-validated images already reached Fortune 500 buyers like Varonis, EDB, and UiPath.
  • Frontier launched in October 2026, turning AI-found zero-days into a new premium service.
  • Echo's November 2026 product pages show rapid ship cadence and expanding compliance-focused demand.

What critics are saying

  • Minimus shut down on October 22, 2026, proving fragile demand for hardened image startups.
  • Echo now maintains two platforms after August 2026, forcing costly integration and support work.
  • Wiz, Aqua, and registry vendors can bundle similar controls and compress Echo's pricing power.

What makes Echo unique

  • Echo ships CVE-free, FIPS-validated, STIG-hardened images for regulated container teams.
  • Frontier patches AI-discovered zero-days privately before disclosure, using validated exploits and cloud testing.
  • The August 2026 Minimus acquisition broadens Linux distro coverage and security integrations.

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Funding

Total Funding

$50M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

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Company News

PR Newswire
Oct 14th, 2026
Echo launches Frontier to patch AI-found zero-days before public disclosure

Echo, a software supply chain security company, has launched Echo Frontier, a service that protects organisations from zero-day flaws found by AI models before they are publicly disclosed. It is generally available now. Frontier validates each flaw, builds a patch, and tests it against the exploit and the full application in a cloud environment. Patches are delivered privately through customers' existing JFrog or Nexus infrastructure. Echo says the need is growing. Anthropic research found Zhipu AI's open-weight GLM-5.3 produced working exploits in 50 of 410 attempts. Separate 1Password research found 54% of 6,080 AI-generated patches failed, introduced a new flaw, or both. In one case, Echo protected customers from a high-severity OpenEXR flaw in about two days, roughly two months before an upstream fix.

Bank Info Security
Aug 27th, 2026
Echo acquires Minimus for container security tech after $51M-funded startup winds down

Echo has acquired Minimus, a container security startup that announced its wind-down days earlier. Minimus, founded in 2022 and led by former Twistlock CEO Ben Bernstein, raised $51 million in seed funding in May 2025 from YL Ventures and Mayfield. The company cited unfavourable business and investment conditions for ceasing operations on 22 October. New York-based Echo purchased Minimus' technology, customer contracts, and intellectual property. The acquisition expands Echo's ability to support different container security approaches. Echo co-founder Eilon Elhadad said combining both companies' technologies allows the firm to serve organisations regardless of their container image approach, with plans to integrate Minimus' offerings into Echo's platform whilst maintaining separate development initially.

PR Newswire
Apr 20th, 2026
Echo delivers hundreds of secure, FIPS-validated container images used by Fortune 500 companies

Echo AI has launched hundreds of FIPS-validated and STIG-hardened secure container base images now used by Fortune 500 companies including Varonis, EDB and UiPath. The hardened container images are built CVE-free and meet stringent security standards required by regulated industries and federal environments. UiPath eliminated exposure to over 10,000 CVEs by adopting Echo's secure base images, whilst EDB reports saving over 200 hours of developer time per release previously spent on vulnerability triage and patching. Echo's pre-validated and compliant images allow organisations to replace their base images and reduce inherited vulnerabilities to zero without additional configuration. The company specialises in vulnerability-free container images and libraries for enterprises and regulated industries.

SecurityWeek
Dec 16th, 2025
Echo Raises $35 Million in Series A Funding

The fresh investment comes less than six months after the startup’s seed funding announcement.

AlleyWatch
Dec 16th, 2025
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 12/16/2025

The alleywatch startup daily funding report: 12/16/2025. The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 12/16/2025 featuring funding details for Adaptive Security, Nanit, Echo, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings. Adaptive Security - $81M Series B. Adaptive Security, a cybersecurity platform that focuses on training employees to understand and identify simulated GenAI social engineering attacks, has raised $81M in Series B funding led by Bain Capital Ventures. Founded by Brian Long and Andrew Jones in 2023, Adaptive Security has now raised a total of $124M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch is NYC's leading source of tech and startup news, reaching the city's most active founders, investors, and tech leaders. Advertise today Nanit - $50M. Nanit, a health intelligence platform for providing insight into a baby's sleep, behavior, and development, has raised $50M in additional funding led by Springcoast Partners. Founded by Andrew Berman, Assaf Glazer, and Tor Ivry in 2016, Nanit has now raised a total of $124.6M in reported equity funding. You are seconds away from signing up for the hottest list in NYC tech! Echo - $35M Series A. Echo, an AI-powered platform that minimizes the risk of using container-based images, has raised $35M in Series A funding led by N47. Founded by Eilon Elhadad and Eylam Milner in 2025, Echo has now raised a total of $50M in reported equity funding.

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