Cybersecurity Startup Octopus Raises $5.25M

June 27, 2017 | Awz HLS Fund, a Canadian venture capital firm focused on security and intelligence technologies, has invested $5.25 million in Israeli startup Octopus Systems. Founded in 2013 by Tal Bar Or and Baruch Tagori, Octopus has developed a cloud-based security platform that identifies, prevents, and neutralizes physical and cyber-attacks from within and outside an organization. The company integrates and analyzes data from an organization’s technology to provide real-time alerts and tools for immediate response. To date, Octopus has raised a total of $10.25 million.