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DeNexus
Boston, US · Founded 2019 · Delaware corporation · 33 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors
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DeNexus provides an industrial cyber risk quantification and management platform that translates operational technology (OT) security vulnerabilities into financial metrics—Annual Expected Loss and Value at Risk—enabling industrial operators to prioritize remediation and communicate risk to boards and insurers. The platform serves both industrial operators seeking to manage cyber exposure and the insurance market through an agentic AI underwriting tool.
Founders & leadership
DeNexus was founded in 2019 by Jose Seara.
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Jose SearaFounder & CEOJose Seara previously founded NaturEner, a renewable energy company that grew to operate assets across North America, where he encountered gaps in measuring cyber risk to industrial infrastructure. He now serves as Founder and CEO of DeNexus, which provides industrial cyber risk quantification and management tools for operational technology environments.
Board
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Herbert MadanBoard director
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Rimmo JollyBoard director
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Rosa Kariger Fernandez de RojasBoard director
Investors · 4
HCS Capitallisted by HCS CapitalMiami
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Punja Global Venturesreported
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AXA XL
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$40.1M disclosed across 6 rounds · 2019–2025
▶$2.6MraisedOct 2025 · 2 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$2.6MraisedOct 2025 · 2 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Alejandro HorvitzDirector
- Jose Maria Sanchez SearaExecutive Officer, Director
- Rimmo JollyDirector
- Herbert MadanDirector
- Scott FrederickDirector
- Rosa Kariger Fernandez de RojasDirector
- Offering amount
- $2.6M
- Amount sold
- $2.6M
- First sale
- Sep 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$17.5MraisedSep 2024 · 22 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$17.5MraisedSep 2024 · 22 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Alejandro HorvitzDirector
- Rimmo JollyDirector
- Jose Maria Sanchez SearaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Rosa Kariger Fernandez de RojasDirector
- Herbert MadanDirector
- Offering amount
- $19.5M
- Amount sold
- $17.5M
- First sale
- Aug 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$7.9MraisedSep 2023 · 16 investors · Other EnergyRule 506(b)
▶$7.9MraisedSep 2023 · 16 investors · Other Energy
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Jose Maria Sanchez SearaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Alejandro HorvitzDirector
- Herbert MadanDirector
- Offering amount
- $10M
- Amount sold
- $7.9M
- First sale
- Sep 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$9.1MraisedJan 2022 · 14 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$9.1MraisedJan 2022 · 14 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Jose Maria Sanchez SearaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Alejandro HorvitzDirector
- Jeffrey SirrDirector
- Herbert MadanDirector
- Offering amount
- $9.1M
- Amount sold
- $9.1M
- First sale
- Dec 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.1MraisedJun 2021 · 4 investors · Other EnergyRule 506(b)
▶$1.1MraisedJun 2021 · 4 investors · Other Energy
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Jose Maria Sanchez SearaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $3M
- Amount sold
- $1.1M
- First sale
- May 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$2MraisedDec 2020 · 7 investors · Other EnergyRule 506(b)
▶$2MraisedDec 2020 · 7 investors · Other Energy
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Jose Maria Sanchez SearaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $3M
- Amount sold
- $2M
- First sale
- Aug 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does DeNexus do?
- DeNexus provides an industrial cyber risk quantification and management platform that translates operational technology (OT) security vulnerabilities into financial metrics—Annual Expected Loss and Value at Risk—enabling industrial operators to prioritize remediation and communicate risk to boards and insurers. The platform serves both industrial operators seeking to manage cyber exposure and the insurance market through an agentic AI underwriting tool.
- Who founded DeNexus?
- DeNexus was founded by Jose Seara in 2019.
- Who are DeNexus's investors?
- DeNexus's investors include Elewit, HCS Capital, Punja Global Ventures.
- How much funding has DeNexus raised?
- DeNexus has disclosed $40.1M raised across 6 rounds.
- Where is DeNexus headquartered?
- DeNexus is headquartered in Boston, US.