{"id":28364,"date":"2025-10-30T21:21:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T21:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/28364\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T21:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T21:21:13","slug":"with-u-s-hq-in-dallas-tel-aviv-cybersecurity-platform-conifers-ai-gets-investment-from-washington-harbour-partners-dallas-innovates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/28364\/","title":{"rendered":"With U.S. HQ in Dallas, Tel Aviv Cybersecurity Platform Conifers.ai Gets Investment from Washington Harbour Partners \u00bb Dallas Innovates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            <img width=\"970\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tom-Findling-co-founder-and-CEO-of-Conifers.ai-Photo-via-Conifers_970.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"featured-caption\">Tom Findling, co-founder and CEO of Conifers.ai  [Photo: Conifers.ai]<\/p>\n<p>Dallas and Tel Aviv-based agentic AI security operations center platform Conifers.ai announced a partnership with, and strategic investment from, Washington Harbour Partners to scale its CognitiveSOC platform and expand Conifers\u2019 work supporting U.S. government missions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to partner with Washington Harbour as we enter this next stage of our business,\u201d Conifers Co-Founder and CEO Tom Findling, said in a statement. \u201cThis investment supports our plan to advance CognitiveSOC and bring proven, AI-driven investigations to new mission environments, increasing SOC quality, accuracy, and efficiency. Together, we will deliver innovation and trusted expertise where it\u2019s needed most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Terms of the investment were not disclosed. In April, we wrote about how Conifers.ai <a href=\"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/conifers-ai-expands-u-s-headquarters-in-dallas-appoints-3-industry-veterans-to-board\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was growing fast<\/a> after emerging from stealth in January with a <a href=\"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/dallas-and-tel-aviv-based-cybersecurity-platform-launches-with-25m-harnesses-agentic-ai\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$25 million funding announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Aiming to accelerate product development<\/p>\n<p>Conifers said the partnership will accelerate product development and enhance service capabilities for government agencies, helping organizations adopt next-generation security technologies that proactively address emerging cyber threats while optimizing operational performance.<\/p>\n<p>Conifers said its CognitiveSOC platform applies agentic AI and contextual decision analysis to SOC investigations to help reduce risk and become a force multiplier for analyst productivity at scale. It goes beyond tackling basic Tier-1 problems to help security teams handle complex investigations and take action with speed and precision.<\/p>\n<p>The company said the platform\u2019s AI capabilities ensure resilience against always-evolving threats while streamlining operations and reducing costs for customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConifers is applying advanced AI to one of the most complex operating problems in cybersecurity. We are proud to support Conifers\u2019 next phase of expansion to create lasting impact across mission-critical sectors,\u201d Mina Faltas, founder and CIO of Washington Harbour, said in a statement. \u201cAI is reshaping cyber operations, but only a few platforms translate that promise into results. Our investment supports expanding CognitiveSOC to the environments where reliability is non-negotiable,\u201d added Daim Malik, Principal at Washington Harbour.<\/p>\n<p>Conifers recently partnered with federally focused service providers to make CognitiveSOC available to government customers, leveraging agentic AI to bring innovation into government agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss what\u2019s next. Subscribe\u00a0to\u00a0Dallas\u00a0Innovates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\">Track Dallas-Fort Worth\u2019s business and innovation landscape with our curated news in your inbox Tuesday-Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\tR E A D\u00a0\u00a0 N E X T\t<\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/ai-tinkerers-now-has-a-dallas-fort-worth-chapter-this-is-for-people-who-are-actually-using-ai\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AI-Tinkers-composite-illustration.jpg\" class=\"attachment-rp4wp-thumbnail-post size-rp4wp-thumbnail-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data scientist Anmolika Singh put Dallas on the global AI Tinkerers map. At the first meetup, more than 30 pros\u2014founders to Fortune 500 technologists\u2014showed up to trade ideas, projects, and solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/is-your-organization-ready-for-ai-key-considerations-to-assess-ai-readiness-6666\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Two-Roads_Sponsor-Content_Is-Your-Organization-Ready-for-AI-Key-Considerations-to-Assess-AI-Readines.png\" class=\"attachment-rp4wp-thumbnail-post size-rp4wp-thumbnail-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Avoid common pitfalls with practical insights from guiding Fortune 500 companies through AI adoption<\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/with-4m-pre-seed-funding-north-texas-humancore-launches-multiplayer-ai-advisor-platform\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Humancore-2up-970.jpg\" class=\"attachment-rp4wp-thumbnail-post size-rp4wp-thumbnail-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Plano-based Humancore describes its Multiplayer platform as an AI advisor that goes beyond traditional coaching and generic prompts by understanding not just the manager, but also their team.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/dallas-regional-chamber-offering-human-help-to-talk-to-machines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DRC-TalkToMachines-adobe1-970.jpg\" class=\"attachment-rp4wp-thumbnail-post size-rp4wp-thumbnail-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>AI seem overwhelming? Just go to office hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/the-last-word-dallas-ai-experts-author-new-executive-prompting-guide\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Babar-Bhatti-and-Masood-Khan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-rp4wp-thumbnail-post size-rp4wp-thumbnail-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most people are getting AI all wrong\u2014asking random questions and getting mediocre results, say Babar Bhatti and Masood Khan. Their new guide shows how to prompt like a pro and turn AI into your strategic team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tom Findling, co-founder and CEO of Conifers.ai [Photo: Conifers.ai] Dallas and Tel Aviv-based agentic AI security operations center&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[10929,19444,19445,102,104,103,19446,19447,4536,19448,19449,19450,19451],"class_list":{"0":"post-28364","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-agentic-ai","9":"tag-cognitivesoc-platform","10":"tag-conifers-ai","11":"tag-dallas","12":"tag-dallas-headlines","13":"tag-dallas-news","14":"tag-governmental-agencies","15":"tag-mina-faltas","16":"tag-partnership","17":"tag-platform","18":"tag-security-operations-centers","19":"tag-tom-findling","20":"tag-washington-harbour-partners"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}