Startup · United Kingdom
RazorSecure
HQ Basingstoke, United KingdomFounded 201411-50 employeesUpdated
Independent rail cyber security specialists.
Funding6 rounds · ~$13.1M
- Equity raised
- ~$13.1M
- Latest
- ~$3.6MStrategic · Oct 21, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | Strategic | ~$3.6M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Undisclosed | ~$1.6M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jun 8, 2021 | Series A | ~$2.8M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jan 21, 2020 | Series A | ~$3.4M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Dec 7, 2017 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Sep 13, 2016 | Seed | ~$1.7M | — | — | — | Reported |
- Strategic~$3.6MOct 21, 2025
- Undisclosed~$1.6MApr 6, 2023
- Series A~$2.8MJun 8, 2021
- Series A~$3.4MJan 21, 2020
- SeedUndisclosedDec 7, 2017
- Seed~$1.7MSep 13, 2016
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.
Systems5
- DashboardA platform that aggregates data from RazorSecure products into one operational picture of fleet status and security.
- DeltaAn intrusion detection system that monitors host and network behaviour on rail vehicles and wayside equipment.
- Digital Maintenance GatewayA managed access solution that provides secure, audited local and remote maintenance sessions for on‑board and wayside systems.
- EchoNear‑real‑time monitoring of availability, status and configuration of on‑board and wayside assets across a fleet.
- Security GatewayA Layer 7 rail firewall that enforces network segregation and filters traffic between on‑board zones.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Alex Cowan | Founder |
| Colin Cragg | Co Founder and Board member |
| Lewis Oaten | Chief Technology Officer |
Sources9
Profile2
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "UK", "hq_iso2": "GB", "id": "072d071f-d625-4441-a96d-6eb378622b50"}”
- 2
RazorSecure · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Independent rail cyber security specialists. Proven in-service protection for rolling stock, signalling and infrastructure: 3,200+ vehicles protected worldwide.”
Systems5
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RazorSecure · Supports System
“Delta shows you your network topology and what runs on it, then alerts when behaviour deviates from the baseline. It combines host and network monitoring in one system. Delta runs on more than 3,200 rail vehicles worldwide.”
- 4
RazorSecure · Supports System
“Digital Maintenance Gateway (DMG) improves security and efficiency when updating on-board and wayside systems by eliminating the need for dedicated service laptops and USBs. It provides a secure, managed point of access for existing maintenance applications”
- 5
RazorSecure · Supports System
“Echo centralises monitoring of a fleet's entire collection of on-board systems, giving you an accurate view of status and availability: near-real-time when the vehicle is connected, store-and-forward when it is not”
- 6CompanyRail Cyber Security Products
RazorSecure · Supports System
“## Dashboard A platform that brings data from Security Gateway, Delta, Digital Maintenance Gateway and Echo into one operational picture of fleet status and security.”
- 7
RazorSecure · Supports System
“Security Gateway sits between key areas of the on-board network and enforces segregation, so train operators, builders and OEMs can manage secure zones and conduits without reliance on individual system suppliers. It is a Layer 7 firewall with rail protocol support: it filters and inspects traffic crossing zone boundaries”
Funding1
- 8DatabaseRazorSecure company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“funding round: Series A, 2020-01-21, GBP 2,600,000”
People1
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RazorSecure · Supports Role
“Alex Cowan founded RazorSecure in 2014 to protect the rail industry against cyber attack.”
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