Hardshell
Hardshell is a cybersecurity company specializing in AI Security, founded in 2025 and headquartered in Charlottesville, United States. It has raised $1.1M in equity across 1 priced round, plus $100K non-dilutive & grants, employs about 11 people, and is privately held.
updated Oct 10, 2026
Latest Hardshell news and company activity
What Hardshell did, dated — selected moves from the record, one per kind, newest first.
- Aug 2026RecognitionHardshell Wins $25,000 Grand Prize in VetsinTech Startup Pitch Contest
- Aug 2026RecognitionVetsinTech Announces Winners of Annual Tech Startup Pitch Contest
- Aug 2026RecognitionHardshell Featured in PitchBook Report on OpenAI's Hugging Face Breach
- Aug 2026RecognitionHardshell Named a DCA Live 2026 Red Hot Company
Hardshell Momentum score
57/ 100
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Hardshell funding
Hardshell has raised $1.1M in priced equity, plus $100K non-dilutive & grants. Its most recent round was a Grant in April 2026.
- Equity raised
- $1.1M1 priced round
- Last round
- GrantApr 2026
- Other instruments
- $100K non-dilutive
Hardshell employees and hiring
Hardshell competitors
Security professionals most often compare Hardshell against NeuralTrust on cybersectools.com. The full competitive set, with overlap scoring, is in the platform.
ranked by CybersecTools comparison demand, 90 days
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- Tech stackframeworks, clouds, security
