Nucleus Security Raises $20M Series C: Exposure Management Platform Expansion

Nucleus Security raised $20 million in Series C funding led by Delta-v Capital. The Sarasota, Florida company, founded by former US Department of Defense experts, now totals $86 million across four funding rounds. Funds will scale operations and enhance cloud/AI-driven exposure management

The platform orchestrates vulnerability data from 200+ connectors into unified business context. AI intelligence prioritizes risks across tools, users, environments, and teams. Automation maps assets to owners and executes remediation workflows.

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Nucleus takes vendor-agnostic approach covering entire attack surface. Real-world threat correlation normalizes scanner data for accurate risk scoring. Single pane eliminates security tool sprawl common in enterprises.

CEO Steve Carter emphasized outcome focus over data volume. Investment targets intelligence depth and automation speed for cloud-native environments where exposure surfaces fastest.

Founders bring DoD experience to commercial exposure management. Platform gained traction with enterprises managing hybrid/multi-cloud deployments simultaneously.

Steve Carter, Co-founder/CEO: “Security teams need speed, clarity, and real outcomes, not more data. We’re helping organizations prioritize risks that matter most.”

Funding History Table

Platform Capabilities

• 200+ security tool connectors
• AI-driven risk prioritization
• Asset-team mapping automation
• Cross-environment workflow orchestration
• Vendor-agnostic exposure coverage

Strategic Investment Focus

• Scale sales/marketing operations
• Deepen cloud intelligence
• Advance AI automation
• Strengthen platform resilience

Multi-cloud deployments multiply exposure surfaces rapidly. Nucleus unifies scanner outputs into actionable workflows reducing mean-time-to-remediate significantly.

Enterprise security teams face data overload from disparate tools. Nucleus correlates vulnerabilities with business context enabling precise risk decisions.

Market Context

Exposure management grows 40% annually as breach costs hit $4.88M average. Traditional vulnerability scanners generate noise without prioritization intelligence.

Nucleus competes with Tenable, Rapid7, and Qualys in consolidating exposure data. DoD pedigree differentiates in regulated industries.

Series C extends runway through 2028 supporting international expansion.

Customer Benefits

Single console eliminates tool switching. Automation cuts remediation 60%. Business context prevents alert fatigue. Vendor neutrality preserves existing investments.

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