Hilt raises $4.2M

Hilt announced a Seed round of $4.2M on 7 October 2026. The company operates in Cybersecurity and is based in United States. It was founded by William Cielen, CEO & Co-founder. Announced 6 days ago.

Raised
$4.2M
Stage
Seed
Industry
Cybersecurity
Country
United States

Founder

William Cielen
CEO & Co-founder, Hilt

Outreach angles

  • -Son of a magician and an acrobat who started a website design and development business at 15.
  • -Studied at Concordia University in Montreal and was an algorithmic trading intern at National Bank of Canada before turning to cybersecurity.
  • -Emerged from stealth with a $4.2M seed led by Array Ventures; co-founded with Zin Bitar and Alexandre Genest.

Signals

SeedB2BEnterpriseAI-NativeProduct Launch

Round details

Company: Hilt
Domain: hilt.ai
Amount: $4.2M
Stage: Seed
Industry: Cybersecurity
Country: United States
Announced: 7 October 2026
Source: announcement

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