// startup autopsy
Cybric
DevSecOps orchestrator that couldn't escape the shadow of Veracode and Checkmarx.
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| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2019 |
| Country | USA |
| Sector | Cybersecurity |
| Founder | Mike Kail, Ernesto DiGiambattista |
// the model, blind
Evaluating only Cybric’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Competition as the #1 likely cause. That’s exactly how it died.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Mike Kail and Ernesto DiGiambattista founded Cybric in Boston to automate security in DevOps pipelines.
FUNDING
Raised Series A of approximately $8M to expand enterprise sales team and partner integrations.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Launched CI/CD security orchestration layer supporting Jenkins, GitLab, and CircleCI, but pipeline integration proved complex for buyers.
SHUTDOWN
CA Technologies/Broadcom acqui-hired the core Cybric team in 2019, shutting down independent operations.