Zip Security

Zip Security is an identity and device management platform that automates endpoint security and compliance monitoring for cloud-based enterprises. Zip Security was founded by Gabbi Merz and Joshua Zweig in 2021 and is backed by investors that include Ballistic Ventures, BoxGroup, General Catalyst, Human Capital, MANTIS Venture Capital, and Silver Buckshot Ventures.[1][2]

Overview

Zip Security is an identity and device management platform that automates endpoint security and compliance monitoring for cloud-based enterprises.[1] Founded by Gabbi Merz and Joshua Zweig in 2021,[1] the company offers a platform automating identity management, device management, endpoint threat detection, compliance monitoring for standards including SOC 2 and HIPAA, and data protection.[2] The platform targets vCISOs, MSPs, in-house IT managers at lean IT teams, and companies without dedicated IT staff.[2] In November 2023, Zip Security announced a $7.7M funding round co-led by General Catalyst and Human Capital with participation from BoxGroup,[3] joining earlier backers Ballistic Ventures, MANTIS Venture Capital, and Silver Buckshot Ventures.[1] The company has published case studies with customers including Ambience Healthcare, Pine Park Health, Phoebe, BD Emerson, Finfare, Observa, and Pull Systems.[4]

Zip Security launched AI Visibility on July 31, 2026, showing every AI tool reaching an organization via OAuth grants, browser extensions and desktop apps on managed devices, who uses each tool and what company data it can reach, delivered free to every existing customer with nothing new to buy or deploy. [7]

Funding history

Zip Security announced a $7.7M funding round on November 14, 2023, co-led by General Catalyst and Human Capital with participation from BoxGroup. [3]

Customers

Zip Security published case studies naming Ambience Healthcare, Pine Park Health, Phoebe, BD Emerson, Finfare, Observa and Pull Systems as customers. [4]

Growth & traction

Zip Security reported that Ambience Healthcare scaled security and compliance as it grew from 15 to 150+ employees, Phoebe reached fully enforced controls in three days, and Pine Park Health saw an 80% reduction in workload. [5]

Partnerships

Zip Security and Galvanick announced a strategic partnership on June 10, 2025, with Zip protecting corporate SaaS applications, user access and cloud infrastructure and Galvanick monitoring industrial networks, endpoints and control systems. [6]

Backers

  • BoxGroup

    BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups, typically committing up to $1 million per company.

  • BoxGroup

    NYC-based seed-stage venture capital firm

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