Security Startup Blue Hexagon Secures $6 Million

Blue Hexagon announced it has secured $6 million in Series A financing from Benchmark Capital.

Founded by Nayeem Islam, Qualcomm’s former head of research and development, not much is currently known about the new AI company.  It appears that Blue Hexagon uses machine learning technologies to advance innovations in cyber security and to protect information systems, mobile devices, and the Internet. According to TechCrunch, other Blue Hexagon team members include former executives from Qualcomm and Amazon, where Islam worked during the late 1990s.