Monarx Closes $6.1M Funding

Managing Partner Ben Dahl of Signal Peak Ventures, who was the early lead investor in the cybersecurity company Cloudflare, led a $6.1M funding round.

SALT LAKE CITY — Monarx is the most effective security solution for web hosting, with proprietary AI-powered technology that automatically protects websites from attack, or transforms malicious activity into high-quality, targeted, timely leads that drive revenue for hosters.

Managing Partner Ben Dahl of Signal Peak Ventures, who was the early lead investor in the cybersecurity company Cloudflare, led the $6.1M funding round. Kickstart Fund, Pelion Venture Partners, and Crosscut Ventures also participated in the round. Monarx will use the money to help it further fuel partner growth.

“Monarx has created impressive new technology that actually protects websites effectively, while other tools don’t,” said Dahl. “We’ve seen how the right combination of tech and business model can open up huge new opportunities in cybersecurity, and we love how Monarx is doing that in web hosting.”

Monarx’s easiest-to-deploy solution enables hosting providers the choice to automatically protect against attacks on websites and/or monetize malware by detecting malicious activity and selling automatic protection to site owners. This flexibility allows them to fit the solution to their exact business model and replace less effective alternatives. The approach is significantly more effective, substantially less risky, and 17X less resource-intensive than the closest competitor. Moreover, Monarx’s unique AI-powered technology blocks more malware and has way fewer false positives than any other tool – 35% more and 69X fewer, respectively, than the closest competitors.

“I’m excited to have Ben joining our team, as he brings tremendous experience and credibilityin cybersecurity,” said Monarx CEO Jeremy Warren. “These are challenging times for a lot oftechnology companies, but I’m proud that we’ve been able to keep growing successfully byfocusing on solving core problems and driving concrete value for our hosting partners. Thanksto Ben and all of Signal Peak for recognizing what we’ve built and choosing to join us as wecontinue on our mission to secure the world’s websites.”

About Monarx

Monarx is the #1 most effective security solution for web hosting providers such as Hostinger, InMotion Hosting, and Axarnet (Your Online). Monarx’s revolutionary technology is consistently proven to detect & prevent more malicious activity than other tools – proactively, automatically and safely. Hosting providers around the world save more time & money with Monarx and drive extra revenue by reselling active protection to their customers.

About Signal Peak Ventures

Signal Peak Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm with more than $500 million of committed capital under management. The firm focuses on making equity investments in early-stage technology companies in emerging markets. Signal Peak is typically a SaaS investor targeting companies with differentiated and disruptive business models, exceptional management teams, and large addressable markets.