Privafy
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Privafy is a cloud-native cybersecurity company that provides Security-as-a-Service solutions for enterprises, telecommunications carriers, IoT device manufacturers, and managed security service providers. Their platform secures data-in-motion between networks, endpoints, cloud environments, and IoT devices using an integrated security stack that includes encryption, firewall, DDoS protection, intrusion detection/prevention, data loss prevention, and SD-WAN security. Privafy replaces traditional...
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Ideal Customer
- Privafy's sweet spot spans three customer archetypes: mobile carriers, ISPs, and MSSPs looking to launch white-labeled managed security services without heavy upfront investment; IoT device manufacturers needing embedded chip-level security for connected products; and enterprises — especially those with mobile workforces, remote workers, or heavy cloud/SaaS usage — ranging from SMB to mid-market.
- Their partnership with TD SYNNEX explicitly targets the small-to-mid-size enterprise (SME) market in North America, and their CarrierEdge product is designed so that a single instance can serve several hundred carrier customers and thousands of endpoint devices simultaneously, making it ideal for service providers building a managed security revenue stream.
Key Differentiators
- Privafy's core differentiation is its unified, cloud-native Security-as-a-Service architecture that consolidates what traditionally required multiple disparate point solutions — VPN, SD-WAN, NGFW, WAF, SWG, ZTNA, CASB, IDS/IPS, DLP, and EDR — into a single integrated platform with no performance degradation.
- Proprietary technologies central to its differentiation include Absolute Encryption™ (a cloud-assisted, continuously rotating multi-key encryption scheme that eliminates static keys and mesh tunnel management), Impervious Firewall™ (dynamic perimeter security with per-flow application control), and a hyperledger-based endpoint identity system that clone-proofs all Privafy endpoints throughout the supply chain.
Industries Served
- Privafy's primary focus spans three verticals: telecommunications/mobile carriers and ISPs, IoT device manufacturing, and enterprise IT.
- Within enterprise, their solutions address the needs of mobile workforces, companies with cloud and SaaS dependencies (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, GitHub), and organizations requiring DLP and compliance controls.
Service Coverage
- Privafy is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts (just north of Boston), with a second office in Bengaluru, India, and employees across three continents — North America, Asia, and Europe.
- The company's cloud service is described as globally deployable, and its channel partnerships extend coverage to the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America (via Lidera), North America (via TD SYNNEX and TBI), and the Middle East — specifically Saudi Arabia — through its METRAS joint venture with SITE SA announced at the Future Investment Initiative 2023 in Riyadh.
Partnerships
- Privafy has established several significant channel and technology partnerships.
- On the distribution side, it partnered with TD SYNNEX (October 2021) to deliver zero-trust cloud-based security to SMBs across North America, and with TBI (March 2021), described as North America's leading technology brokerage firm, to add Privafy's Security-as-a-Service to TBI's agent portfolio.
Company Size
- Privafy was founded in 2018 (incorporated March 5, 2018 in the U.S., and July 25, 2018 in India) by co-founders Guru Pai (CEO), Rick Clemmer (Chairman, formerly CEO of NXP Semiconductors), Kumar Vishwanathan, and Sundar Rangamani — all veterans of Verizon and NXP Semiconductors.
- The company has approximately 62–107 employees across its U.S. and India entities (the Indian subsidiary alone had 107 employees as of October 2024), and estimated annual revenue of approximately $18.4 million.
Ownership
- Privafy is a privately held, venture capital-backed company.
- It was formerly known as RMG Technologies.
Compliance & Certifications
- Privafy does not publicly advertise specific third-party compliance certifications such as SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP, or ISO 27001 for its own platform as of available research.
- However, their SourceForge product listing references support for auditing against frameworks including GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST, DISA STIG, CIS, DORA, and others — suggesting their platform is designed to help customers meet these standards rather than Privafy itself holding all these certifications.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 14, 2026
Offerings
13 offeringsAppEdge
AppEdge is an agent installed on end-user computers and server systems that establishes a secure point-to-point encrypted connection to Privafy CarrierEdge or CloudEdge, replacing traditional VPN solutions. It enforces all internet and private network access policies and provides endpoint detection and response (EDR) capability by monitoring all events on end computers. Administrators can view network and endpoint activity alerts, perform threat hunting, and manage mitigation from a central dashboard, with support for Apple, Android, and Windows devices.
CarrierEdge
CarrierEdge is a multi-tenant security enforcement point hosted in service provider distribution hubs, enabling mobile carriers, ISPs, and MSSPs to deliver managed security services to their enterprise and residential customers. It provides a complete enterprise-class security stack that protects data-in-motion as it moves between the enterprise, the carrier network, and the cloud, supporting clientless implementations. A single CarrierEdge instance supports several hundred customers and thousands of endpoint devices simultaneously, and can be white-labeled under the service provider's own brand.
CloudEdge
CloudEdge is a cloud-native Security-as-a-Service solution that ensures secure connectivity between cloud environments and enterprise locations, including for users accessing cloud applications from non-secure networks. It delivers a full security stack including NGFW, WAF, SWG, and ZTNA capabilities and can be deployed in physical data centers, private clouds, or public clouds such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure. CloudEdge protects data-in-motion between mobile devices, enterprise networks, and cloud workloads, and can be optionally deployed and managed by service providers on behalf of their customers.
Embedded IoT Security Solution
Privafy's IoT security solution provides end-to-end visibility and control for IoT networks by combining MicroEdge at the device or chip level, CloudEdge at the hub or data center, and AppEdge on user devices to create a comprehensive, integrated security stack. The solution addresses vulnerabilities in traditional MQTT and SSL/TLS encryption approaches and eliminates the fragmented security that allows cybercriminals to gain network access, steal information, or control IoT devices. IoT operators gain complete visibility and control of all data traffic across the entire network from device to data center.
Enterprise Security at Start-up Prices
This solution provides start-up businesses with access to enterprise-grade cybersecurity at affordable costs, including a comprehensive security stack that scales with business growth without requiring upfront heavy investment or dedicated security staff. The service automatically updates security policies to eliminate manual intervention vulnerabilities and uses proprietary encryption to secure any location and any user device regardless of the number of concurrent connections. It provides secure remote access to workloads from anywhere and any device, enabling flexible remote collaboration.
Managed Security for Security Service Providers
This solution enables mobile carriers, ISPs, and MSSPs to quickly launch and sell white-labeled managed security services to enterprise and residential customers without heavy upfront investment in specialized hardware or additional security staff. The solution covers securing internet access, private access to cloud and enterprise assets, and comprehensive endpoint detection and response for end customers, using a combination of standards-based security methods and Privafy's patented technology. Providers can bill customers on a flexible monthly subscription basis, delivering fast return on investment.
MicroEdge
MicroEdge is a lightweight embedded security software that integrates directly into IoT devices or the semiconductor chips used in those devices, providing a complete security stack in a micro-sized footprint. It delivers data-in-motion security using a zero-trust network approach with a secure hardware root-of-trust, allowing IoT device manufacturers to provide built-in security out of the box. MicroEdge works together with CloudEdge to establish a peer-to-peer encrypted connection securing all data traffic between IoT devices and hubs or data centers.
NetEdgeConnect
NetEdgeConnect is a Privafy technology that enables secure peer-to-peer encrypted connections, allowing traffic to flow directly between endpoints and CloudEdge deployments in data centers. It is referenced as a service provider offering that enables carriers to route customer traffic securely using Absolute Encryption channels directly to enterprise cloud or physical data centers. It is listed as a distinct cloud service product in Privafy's product lineup.
Privafy Cloud Services
Privafy Cloud Services is the core cloud infrastructure component that enables carriers and ISPs to launch managed security services at high scale, deployable at the service provider's private data centers or any public cloud. Privafy deploys, maintains, and operates this service on behalf of the service provider, including frequent updates to security policies derived from continuous threat intelligence feeds. It also manages automatic key rotation, secure root-of-trust establishment for new IoT devices, and keeps security policies and software patches updated across all edges.
PrivafyCentral
PrivafyCentral is Privafy's central management dashboard that gives administrators and IoT vendors visibility and control over their security policies and network activity. It features an API-driven interface that allows integration with existing SIEM and SOAR systems for managing large networks. The dashboard enables policy application, threat hunting, endpoint activity management, and delivers endpoint detection alerts and mitigation to end customer devices.
Remote Access Security
Privafy's remote access solution secures data-in-motion from remote user devices to company workloads, protecting against man-in-the-middle attacks, DDoS attacks, phishing, and data theft across any device or environment. Using Privafy AppEdge, users connect to physical locations or cloud workloads over encrypted pathways established with Privafy's proprietary technology, replacing vulnerable traditional VPN solutions that add latency. The solution supports Apple, Android, and Windows devices, with segmented security policies to separate personal and business data treatment.
Secure SaaS Applications Access
This solution secures and controls access to critical SaaS applications such as Google Suite, Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce, and GitHub by ensuring all users are screened through Privafy security policies before being granted access, whether from physical offices or remote unsecured networks. It enforces data loss prevention (DLP) policies, provides traffic visibility and utilization insights, and allows organizations to meet compliance requirements through granular access segmentation and controls. Access is secured through Privafy CloudEdge as the secure endpoint.
XEdgeConnect
XEdgeConnect is a Privafy technology that allows carriers to seamlessly integrate Privafy security services with existing customer premises equipment (CPE) such as legacy routers, creating secure connections from customers' physical locations to the service provider's CarrierEdge. By leveraging existing capabilities on legacy CPE devices, customers can take advantage of enhanced policy enforcement and fine-grained access control without replacing their existing hardware. Users can also connect into the enterprise network via CarrierEdge and CPE using Privafy AppEdge.
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