Company · Cybersecurity

authUSB

authusb.net ↗ ·Vigo ·Seed

authUSB is a Vigo-based cybersecurity company that develops SafeDoor, a hardware-and-software solution protecting networks and equipment from USB-borne attacks (malware, BadUSB/rubber ducky, and electrical threats), plus device management, auditing, and secure-erase tools. Founded in 2018, it serves defense, public administration, industry, and infrastructure clients, is listed on Spain's National Cryptological Center catalogue and NATO's BOA list, and has won multiple cybersecurity awards.

Founded

2018

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SectorsCybersecurity, Hardware Security, Endpoint Protection Start-up MapCybersecurity › Industrial & critical infrastructure security

Profile updated 30 Jul 2026

Founders

Estefanía Soto Azpitarte

Founding Partner & CEO

Jorge Vega

Co-founder & CTO

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María Cobas

Co-founder & CMO

Global models 5

OPSWAT

United States · www.opswat.com ↗

Critical infrastructure and endpoint cybersecurity vendor with a strong removable-media/USB threat protection (MetaDefender Kiosk) product line, closely matching authUSB's core use case.

$470MComparable

Honeywell Secure Media Exchange (via acquisition of vendors)

United States · www.honeywellforge.ai ↗

Excluded - not a standalone VC-funded comparable; retained only as context, not ranked.

$0Comparable

Forescout Technologies

United States · www.forescout.com ↗

Device visibility and control platform for OT/IT networks, including USB and removable-media threat detection, targeting similar critical-infrastructure and enterprise customers.

$328MComparable

Dispel

United States · dispel.io ↗

Provides secure remote access and removable-media protection for industrial/OT environments, a close analogue to authUSB's infrastructure-focused USB security model.

$40MComparable

Sepio Systems

United States/Israel · sepio.systems ↗

Specializes in physical/hardware asset and rogue-device (including malicious USB/BadUSB) detection for enterprise and critical infrastructure networks, a direct model match.

$35MComparable

Investors 3

Marine Instruments

www.marineinstruments.es ↗

Investor Spain

Funding rounds 1

Seed · €250K

AuthUSB is a Galician cybersecurity company that makes SafeDoor, a USB security solution. Its first round of €250K was led by Marine Instrum…

2020-07-22

News & media 3

Published	Article
2025-07-28	AuthUSB: "La ciberseguridad ya no es solo una cuestión técnica" ↗ Segurilatam
2024-02-22	AuthUSB expondrá sus soluciones de ciberseguridad en TECNOSEC 2024 ↗ TECNOSEC
2023-11-29	Entrevista a Estefanía Soto Azpitarte, CEO de AuthUSB ↗ Red Seguridad