CIGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Ft Myers, FL · Founded 2018 · CIK 0001738559 · Cybersecurity · Private

Solid State Drive (SSD) with embedded cybersecurity firmware that logs data access, detects threats, and protects data at the storage device level

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Grants: $1.5M; 1 award; Sector median: 0
Raised: $2.7M; 2 Form D · Jul 2018; 98 months since last filing
Contracts: $50K; 1 award · Defense; #80 of 603 in cybersecurity
Patents: 15; 7 granted · 8 pending; Sector median: 0

Capital Timeline

Federal above the line · equity below · node area scaled to amount

Federal ↑Equity ↓

2017201820192020

Capital and federal award history
Date	Event	Source	Amount
26 Apr 2018	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$200,025
12 Jul 2018	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$2,502,593
12 Dec 2019	Federal contract	Department of Defense · Open Call For Innovative Defense-related Dual-purpose Technologies/solutions With A Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need	$50,000
04 Jun 2020	Federal grant	Department of Defense · Phase II · AF193-CSO1-P2 Cigent Technology Data Protection	$1,499,946

Federal grant · SBIR/STTRFederal contract · USAspendingForm D · SEC

Peer position

Cybersecurity · 603 companies · ranked on federal contract value

Cybersecurity companies ranked by federal contract value
#	Company	Contracts	Disclosed equity
77	CYLANCE INC.	$79K	$120M
78	Mentis Technologies, LLC	$75K	—
79	QUSECURE INC	$75K	—
80	CIGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.	$50K	$2.7M
81	Eclypsium, Inc.	$50K	$83M
82	CromTec Cyber Solutions, Inc.	$50K	—
83	Max Powers	$50K	—

Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.

Founders & Team

From Form D filings · 5 related persons

John BenkertDirector · Executive Officer
Tony FesselDirector · Executive Officer
Stephen NicolDirector · Executive Officer
Bradley RoweDirector · Executive Officer
Greg ScasnyDirector · Executive Officer

Patents

USPTO · 7 granted of 15

13 Feb 2025Method And System For Improved Data Control And Accessapplication
13 Feb 2025Method And System For Improved Data Control And Accessapplication
03 Dec 2024Method And System For Improved Data Control And Accessgranted
14 Feb 2023Method And System For Validating Erasure Status Of Data Blocksgranted
16 Aug 2022Method And System For Improved Data Control And Accessgranted
23 Nov 2021Method And System For Application-based Management Of User Data Storage Rightsgranted
16 Nov 2021Method And System For Fast, Secure, And Complete Certification Of Memory Statusgranted
31 Aug 2021Method And System For Improved Data Control And Accessgranted
08 Oct 2019Method And System For Improved Data Control And Accessgranted
—Method And System For Improved Data Control And Accessapplication
—Method And System For Improved Data Control And Accessapplication
—Method And System For Fast, Secure, And Complete Certification Of Memory Statusapplication