GetReal Security
Austin, US · 53 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
Find your way into GetReal Security
1,512 people in our graph share verified history with the GetReal Security team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Wesley Chanunlockedknows Hany Farid · together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (overlapped)
×2knows the team · via Kleiner Perkins
×2knows the team · via Massachusetts Institute of Technology
×4knows the team · via Harvard Business School
knows the team · via University of Pennsylvania
×2knows the team · via Williams College
GetReal Security develops cybersecurity solutions to detect and protect against malicious synthetic content, including deepfakes and manipulated media in images, audio, and video. The company serves governments and enterprises globally.
Founders & leadership
HF
Hany FaridinFounderHany Farid is a Computer Science professor who serves as Chief Science Officer at GetReal Security, where he works on image analysis and digital forensics.
TS
MM
Matt MoynahaninCEOMatt Moynahan is CEO of GetReal Security, which develops cybersecurity solutions to detect synthetic content and deepfakes across voice, video, and digital communications for enterprises and governments.
Investors · 8
Ballistic Ventures✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $1M – $5M
ForgePoint Capital✓ verifiedSan Mateo · $5M – $50M
Artisanal VenturesTiburon
Cisco InvestmentsSan Jose
Evolution Equity PartnersNew York · $20M – $150M
Capital One VenturesreportedMcLean
K2 Access Fundreported
Also in the syndicate · 1
Evolution Equity
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$17.5M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2025
- $17.5MSeries AMar 2025 · 3 sources
Forgepoint Capital (lead), Ballistic Ventures, Capital One Ventures, Cisco Investments, Evolution Equity, In-Q-Tel (IQT), K2 Access Fund
Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 4
by search overlap
Amogy6 shared keywordsAmogy develops patented ammonia cracking technology that converts ammonia into electric power for hydrogen fuel cells and engines, targeting decarbonization of heavy industries including transportation and maritime. The company offers modular ammonia-to-power systems and high-efficiency catalysts as alternatives to diesel and hydrogen fuel solutions.
Tech Policy Press5 shared keywordsTech Policy Press is a nonprofit media organization that publishes independent journalism and analysis on technology's intersection with democracy and policy. It focuses on issues including platform concentration, technology's economic impacts, ethics and privacy, geopolitics, and election integrity.
Doppel5 shared keywordsDoppel is an AI-native platform that protects organizations from social engineering attacks, AI-powered impersonation, phishing, and fraud through threat detection, infrastructure disruption, and employee security awareness training. The platform combines digital risk protection with human risk management capabilities including phishing simulation and security training.
Futurism5 shared keywordsFuturism is an online news publication covering science and technology, with a focus on topics such as artificial intelligence, space, and the societal impact of emerging technologies. It publishes news articles and commentary for a general readership.
Companies competing with GetReal Security for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
In the news
Frequently asked questions
- What does GetReal Security do?
- GetReal Security develops cybersecurity solutions to detect and protect against malicious synthetic content, including deepfakes and manipulated media in images, audio, and video. The company serves governments and enterprises globally.
- Who founded GetReal Security?
- GetReal Security was founded by Hany Farid, Ted Schlein.
- Who are GetReal Security's investors?
- GetReal Security's investors include Ballistic Ventures, ForgePoint Capital, Artisanal Ventures, Cisco Investments, Evolution Equity Partners, Capital One Ventures, K2 Access Fund.
- How much funding has GetReal Security raised?
- GetReal Security has disclosed $17.5M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is GetReal Security headquartered?
- GetReal Security is headquartered in Austin, US.