About
Cybersecurity company defending planes, trains, and tanks from cyberattack. Founded by former U.S. Army Cyber Command officers. Provides hardware and software for OT cybersecurity.
Team & affiliation
Founders: Josh Lospinoso, Michael Weigand, James Correnti.
Timeline
- 2018Founded
- 2019Pre-seed / friends & family
- 2020Seed round
- 2021Series A
- 2022Series B
Region context
Shift5 is one of 34 Cybersecurity companies we track in Northern Virginia, based in Arlington — about 5% of the region's 727 startups. 30 of the region's companies are at the Series B stage.
Northern Virginia anchors the commonwealth's federal-contracting and enterprise-software economy, with the deepest cleared talent pool in the country.
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