Startup · United Kingdom
Sitehop
HQ Sheffield, United KingdomFounded 202111-50 employeesUpdated
Sitehop devices sit between network endpoints, encrypting and decrypting data in dedicated hardware.
Funding3 rounds · ~$17.5M
- Equity raised
- ~$17.5M
- Latest
- ~$10.0MSeries A · Oct 9, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2025 | Series A | ~$10.0M | — | Northern Gritstone | — | Reported |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Seed | ~$6.3M | — | Amadeus Capital Partners | — | Reported |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Seed | ~$1.2M | — | NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance | — | Reported |
- Series ALed by Northern Gritstone~$10.0MOct 9, 2025
- SeedLed by Amadeus Capital Partners~$6.3MFeb 28, 2024
- SeedLed by NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance~$1.2MFeb 8, 2023
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Systems3
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Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information management and cybersecurity | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Hardware network encryption for data centres and enterprise links, which is cyber technology but states no defense or government use. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Hardware network encryption for data centres and enterprise links, which is cyber technology but states no defense or government use.—Reported
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People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Melissa Chambers | CEO and Co-Founder |
Sources5
Profile2
- 1
Sitehop · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Sitehop devices sit between network endpoints, encrypting and decrypting data in dedicated hardware. This enables secure, real-time data transfer between sites, data centres and network environments without the latency, power and scalability trade-offs of software encryption.”
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "29ab1155-4d61-4e43-b66b-440a6d994d85", "name": "Sitehop"}”
Systems1
- 3
Sitehop · Supports System
“Encryption that fits in your pocket A compact, credit-card-sized device that delivers 1Gbps encryption and network-edge security, the SAFEcore Edge is part of the SAFE Series, a full-stack encryption solution for enterprise networks.”
Funding1
- 4DatabaseSitehop company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“funding round: Seed Round, 2023-02-08, GBP 1,000,000, lead: NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance”
People1
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daily.dev · Supports Role
“Melissa Chambers, CEO and Co-Founder of Sitehop, revolutionizes data protection with the SAFE Series, a hardware-based encryption solution.”
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