Startup · Australia

Internet 2.0

HQ Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaFounded 201911-50 employees

Internet 2.0 publishes cyber security research, threat intelligence, and product news covering Cloaking Firewall, Malcore, and 5th Column.

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An AI‑powered platform that detects bots and uncovers hidden influence operations on social media.

Maturity not rated

A firewall designed to conceal networks from internet scanning.

Maturity not rated

An automated analysis tool that scans files and programs to detect malware and assess risk.

Maturity not rated

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Funding rounds
Announced	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors	Other investors	Confidence
Sep 13, 2022	Seed	~5.0M AUD	—	Bondi Partners (1941 Fund), Ellerston Capital	—	Reported
Apr 27, 2021	Strategic	~500K AUD	—	—	Hubify	Reported

Seed
Led by Bondi Partners (1941 Fund), Ellerston Capital
~5.0M AUD
Sep 13, 2022
Strategic
With Hubify
~500K AUD
Apr 27, 2021

Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.

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CompanyInternet 2.0 | Cyber Security Research & Products
Internet 2.0 · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Internet 2.0 publishes cyber security research, threat intelligence, and product news covering Cloaking Firewall, Malcore, and 5th Column.”
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DatabaseInternet 2.0 - PitchBook company profile
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 17)”
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DatabaseSixth-Domain public startup directory
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Australia", "hq_iso2": "AU", "id": "079ba6a0-784e-4f52-ab5b-9bb92d634505"}”
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DatabaseInternet 2.0 - Crunchbase company profile
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
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DatabaseInternet 2.0 - LinkedIn company profile
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”

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Company5th Column
Internet 2.0 · Supports System
“5th Column is an AI-powered platform focused on detecting bots and uncovering hidden forces on social media”
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CompanyAustralian Banking Apps 2024
Internet 2.0 · Supports System
“Malcore, by Internet 2.0, will publish analysis results on Australian banking apps. Malcore is an automated analysis tool to scan files and programs to detect malware & assess risk.”
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CompanyCloaking Firewall
Internet 2.0 · Supports System
“Internet 2.0’s [**Cloaking Firewall**](/cloaking-firewall-2/) is designed to defeat 99% of cyber attacks by stopping internet scanning capabilities”

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NewsEllerston, Bondi’s 1941 Fund backs cyber group Internet 2.0
Australian Financial Review · Sep 13, 2022 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“a private funding round led by Ellerston Capital and Bondi Partners’ 1941 Fund”
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NewsHubify launches CyberHub after $500K Internet 2.0 investment
ARN · Apr 27, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“a strategic $500,000 investment in cyber security services provider Internet 2.0”

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