

Startup · Australia
Knocknoc
HQ Sydney, AustraliaFounded 202211-50 employeesUpdated
Close the door to brute force attacks and zero-day vulnerabilities across your network.
Funding1 round
- Equity raised
- Undisclosed
- Latest
- UndisclosedSeed · Mar 19, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2025 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | Decibel Partners | — | Confirmed |
- UndisclosedMar 19, 2025
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Systems1
- KnocknocA network allowlisting and identity‑aware gateway that hides services until users authenticate.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information management and cybersecurity | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Network cybersecurity product that blocks brute-force and zero-day attacks; no defense or government use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Network cybersecurity product that blocks brute-force and zero-day attacks; no defense or government use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Adam Pointon · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| Andrew Foster · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| David Kempe · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
Sources6
Profile3
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · x url
“founded_year: 2022”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Australia", "hq_iso2": "AU", "id": "9cd818e3-e557-48f3-873c-111191f09527"}”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Systems1
- 4
Knocknoc · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Close the door to brute force attacks and zero-day vulnerabilities across your network. Knocknoc removes attack surface - no client install, no VPN, no cloud.”
Funding1
- 5
GlobeNewswire · Mar 19, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Organization · ownership
“has raised a seed round from US-based venture capital firm Decibel Partners with support from CoAct and SomethingReal”
People1
- 6
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · x url, Role
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
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