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Aware
acquired by MimecastTechstars '23Tel Aviv, IL · 2 employees on LinkedIn · 15 known investors
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AI-powered security platform for enterprise collaboration tools that monitors communications and identifies compliance risks
Also known as Aware Risk Management
Founders & leadership
Investors · 15
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Also in the syndicate · 3
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$60M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2020–2023
- $60MSeries COct 2021 · 2 sources
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (lead), Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (lead), Allos Ventures, Blue Heron Capital, Draper Triangle Ventures, JobsOhio, JumpStart, Ohio Innovation Fund, Rev1 Ventures, Spring Mountain Capital
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Aware develops an AI-powered collaboration security and governance platform that analyzes the unstructured data generated inside enterprise messaging and collaboration tools. Purpose-built machine learning models interpret the human context of workplace conversations across channels including Slack, Microsoft Teams, WebEx by Cisco, Zoom, Reddit, Qualtrics and WorkJam, turning those conversations into insights used for data loss prevention, compliance, eDiscovery, insider threat detection and employee experience management. Platform APIs push these insights into existing customer workflows across more than 2,500 applications.
The company's flagship offering was described as Aware Risk Management, positioned as an extension of traditional governance and compliance technology by adding behavioral analytics and human-centric insight into employee sentiment and potentially harmful or inappropriate communication, with near real-time enforcement of IT and HR policies. Aware was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. In August 2024 Mimecast acquired the company and stated that Aware's technology would be embedded into its Human Risk Management platform over subsequent quarters.
Business model
Aware sells its collaboration security and compliance platform to enterprise organizations that have deployed workplace collaboration tools, with API-based integrations connecting its insights into more than 2,500 other applications.
Latest developments
Mimecast announced the acquisition of Aware on 14 August 2024, following Mimecast's launch of its Human Risk Management platform and the Mimecast Engage training offering and its acquisition of Code42 the previous month. Financial terms were not disclosed. Mimecast said it would maintain and support Aware's existing customers and begin embedding Aware technology into its products in subsequent quarters.
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Market position
Described in the acquisition announcement as a leading AI collaboration security platform whose technology is used by large, well-known brands; the acquisition positioned it within the emerging human risk management category, which Forrester covered in its March 2024 Human Risk Management Solutions Landscape report.
Technology
The platform applies cognitive computing, artificial intelligence and behavioral analytics to the social graph of enterprise collaboration tools. Purpose-built ML models are designed to understand nuanced human context in conversations — including messages, @mentions, emojis and GIFs — to surface real-time insider threats at scale, detect impersonation across channels such as Zoom, support business email compromise detection using multiple large language models, and enable archiving across multiple collaboration channels.
Go-to-market
Large enterprise organizations that have adopted collaboration platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Yammer, Slack, Zoom and Workplace by Facebook, along with their cybersecurity, compliance, IT and HR functions.
Geography
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
History
Aware was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Co-founder and CEO Jeff Schumann previously led enterprise collaboration at Nationwide Insurance, where he was responsible for the digital transformation of work practices for more than 35,000 employees, and had earlier built several other companies. On 14 August 2024, Mimecast announced its acquisition of Aware; Guggenheim Partners advised Aware on the sale.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsMimecast announced the acquisition of Aware, an AI collaboration security platform, to expand its Human Risk Management platform. Financial terms were not disclosed. Guggenheim Partners advised Aware on the sale, and Mimecast said it would maintain the existing Aware customer base.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Aware do?
- Aware is an AI collaboration security platform analyzing workplace messaging data for compliance and insider risk; acquired by Mimecast in 2024.
- Who founded Aware?
- Aware was founded by Jeff Schumann.
- Who are Aware's investors?
- Aware's investors include Cherry Ventures, Draper Triangle, JobsOhio Ventures, Jumpstart Ventures, Ohio Innovation Fund, Techstars, Allos Ventures, Blue Heron Capital and 4 more.
- How much funding has Aware raised?
- Aware has disclosed $60M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
- Who acquired Aware?
- Aware was acquired by Mimecast.
- Where is Aware headquartered?
- Aware is headquartered in Tel Aviv, IL.