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Internet 2.0

HQ Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaFounded 201911-50 employeesUpdated

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

StartupInformation management and cybersecurity
Website
Total raised
~$3.7M
2 rounds
Last round
~$3.3M
Seed · Sep 13, 2022
Systems
3
Capabilities
1

Funding2 rounds · ~$3.7M

Equity raised
~$3.7M
Latest
~$3.3MSeed · Sep 13, 2022
Cumulative raised$3.7M
Apr 27, 2021Sep 13, 2022

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems3

  • 5th ColumnAn AI‑powered platform that detects bots and uncovers hidden influence operations on social media.
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  • Cloaking FirewallA firewall designed to conceal networks from internet scanning.
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  • MalcoreAn automated analysis tool that scans files and programs to detect malware and assess risk.
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Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.

Capabilities1

  • Information management and cybersecurity
    Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Publishes cyber security research and sells cybersecurity products; cyber is in the defense sector, but no defense or government customer is stated.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People2

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People
PersonRole
David RobinsonFounder
Robert PotterFounder

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Sources10

Profile4

  1. 1
    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.”
  2. 2
    DatabaseInternet 2.0 - PitchBook company profile

    PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · x url

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 17)”
  3. 3
    DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "Australia", "hq_iso2": "AU", "id": "079ba6a0-784e-4f52-ab5b-9bb92d634505"}”
  4. 4
    DatabaseInternet 2.0 - LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”

Systems3

  1. 5
    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”
  2. 6
    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.”
  3. 7
    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”

Funding2

  1. 8
    NewsEllerston, Bondi’s 1941 Fund backs cyber group Internet 2.0

    Australian Financial Review · Sep 13, 2022 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership

    “a private funding round led by Ellerston Capital and Bondi Partners’ 1941 Fund”
  2. 9
    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”

People1

  1. 10
    DatabaseInternet 2.0 - Crunchbase company profile

    Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · x url, Role

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”

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