Teleskope
Researched 2026-07-13. Primary category: dspm. Independent, Series A.
One-liner — An “agentic data security” DSPM that doesn’t stop at finding and classifying sensitive data — it autonomously remediates (block, quarantine, redact, delete), with AI-era coverage that includes stopping sensitive data reaching external LLMs.
What it does
Teleskope discovers and classifies sensitive data across cloud, SaaS, and hybrid environments using contextual classification (pitched against generic pattern matching; claims 40,000 bytes/sec at 99.3% accuracy), converts policy into targeted actions based on risk profile, and then enforces natively — block, quarantine, redact, notify, delete — rather than filing findings for a human queue. Its 2026-06 “Data Reasoning Layer” launch packages that classification + decision-making + automated remediation loop. AI-specific coverage spans Notion, Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Slack, and Copilot, including preventing sensitive-data exposure to external LLMs.
Where it sits in the stack
Primary dspm (data layer): find and classify sensitive data before AI touches it. Cross-listed in dlp because the native remediation/redaction and block-data-to-external-LLM enforcement crosses into the data-in-motion control the DLP page covers. The differentiating claim is precisely that it collapses the DSPM→DLP handoff: posture findings become automated enforcement in the same product.
Deployment & architecture
Notably flexible for the category: air-gapped, single-tenant SaaS, or Teleskope-managed deployments — the air-gapped/self-hosted option matters for firms that won’t let a scanner exfiltrate metadata. SOC 2 attested (site also claims an ISO certification, number unstated).
Positioning & differentiators
- Remediation-native — acts (redact/quarantine/delete) instead of only reporting; the “operates like a human security team” agentic pitch.
- AI-era scope — classification and enforcement extend to GenAI tools and external-LLM egress, not just data stores.
- Deployment flexibility — air-gapped option is rare among cloud-native DSPM peers.
Nearest neighbors: cyera, sentra, bigid, concentric-ai, bedrock-data, proofpoint-dspm (ex-Normalyze), wiz (DSPM-as-module).
Ownership, funding & M&A
Independent. Founded 2022 by Elizabeth Nammour (CEO; ex-Airbnb security engineer), HQ New York City. Funding: $2.2M pre-seed (2023-07, Lerer Hippeau), ~$7M seed (Primary Venture Partners), $25M Series A led by M13 (PR 2025-10-31), $32.2M total. No M&A activity found. Named customers include Ramp, LegalZoom, Alloy, EarnIn, GoFundMe, Stitch Fix, Notion, Petco, The Atlantic — fintech names (Ramp, Alloy, EarnIn) ground the fs_traction: claimed tag, though no asset-manager/hedge-fund customer is named.
CTO / hedge-fund lens
Day-1 category (you must know where sensitive data sits before RAG/AI touches it), and the automated-remediation angle suits a small security team that can’t work a findings backlog. Freshly funded and independent — the flip side is acquisition risk in a consolidating category (Normalyze→Proofpoint, Securiti→Veeam, Symmetry→Zscaler all went to platforms). Evaluate against Cyera/Sentra on classification quality and against your appetite for autonomous remediation actions in production data stores.
Competitors / alternatives
cyera, sentra, bigid, concentric-ai, bedrock-data, securiti, proofpoint-dspm, wiz, microsoft-purview.
Open questions / to verify
- Which ISO certification (27001?) — site says “ISO” without a number.
- Data handling in the SaaS deployment (does content/metadata leave the tenancy).
- Pricing model and band.
- Accuracy/throughput claims (40k bytes/sec, 99.3%) are vendor-stated — no independent corroboration found.
- Any FS/asset-manager customers beyond fintech.
Sources
- Teleskope homepage — fetched 2026-07-13 — supports: capabilities, deployment models (air-gapped/single-tenant SaaS/managed), AI tool coverage, customers, SOC 2; confidence: med (vendor marketing). Cached:
raw/sources/2026-07-13--teleskope--homepage.md - Teleskope raises $25M (AlleyWatch, 2026-01) — fetched 2026-07-13 — supports: $25M Series A (M13), $32.2M total, founder background, customers; confidence: med-high (founder interview; corroborated by BusinessWire PR 2025-10-31). Cached:
raw/sources/2026-07-13--teleskope--series-a-alleywatch.md
History
- [2026-07-13] Page created via wiki-create + researched: surfaced while triaging Google-suggested SurePath competitors (user request); real category fit is dspm, not shadow-AI. Independent, $32.2M raised.