Thistle Technologies is building tools that help connected device manufacturers build security resiliency into devices. The company was founded by Window Snyder, who draws on two decades of experience working as a security leader at Apple, Microsoft, Intel, Square, Fastly and Mozilla. Thistle is backed by True Ventures.
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $2.5M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 25.08.2021 | Operator C... | operatorco... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 22.04.2021 | Seed | $2.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.03.2026 | Thistle Technologies Enables Production-Ready Secure Edge AI on IMDT Qualcomm QCS8550 SOMs | Thistle Technologies IMD Technologies Security must be integrated from the start. By working with Thistle Technologies, our customers can deploy secure and scalable Edge AI solutions faster and with significantly less complexity.” — Avi Shi... |
| 23.08.2023 | Window Snyder talks striking out on her own in cybersecurity at TechCrunch Disrupt | When Window Snyder started security infrastructure startup Thistle Technologies in 2020, she already had a decades-long career in cybersecurity under her belt. Snyder first made waves as a senior security strategist at Microsoft, where she ... |
| 04.08.2023 | Meet Window Snyder, the trailblazer who helped secure the internet and billions of devices | After the band played Miles Davis’ “Seven Steps to Heaven,” and an effusive introduction from the head of the school, Window Snyder stands in front of a hall filled with around 800 students at her old high school to receive an alumni award.... |
| 16.02.2023 | Thistle Technologies Launches Technology Platform That Allows Device Manufacturers to Quickly and Easily Secure Embedded Systems | Thistle Technologies, a provider of security infrastructure for embedded devices, announced Thistle Security Platform, a set of tools and services that bring software updates and other security functionality to the world of embedded devices... |
| 24.04.2021 | Thistle tackles IoT security by helping vendors update devices | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Thistle Technologies emerged this week to tackle ... |
| 24.04.2021 | Thistle tackles IoT security by helping vendors update devices | Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Thistle Technologies emerged this week to tackle the problem of delivering security updates to the internet of things (IoT). The IoT market — which includes printer... |
| 22.04.2021 | Window Snyder’s new startup Thistle Technologies raises $2.5M seed to secure IoT devices | The Internet of Things has a security problem. The past decade has seen wave after wave of new internet-connected devices, from sensors through to webcams and smart home tech, often manufactured in bulk but with little — if any — considerat... |