Stijn Vande Casteele, Founder of Sweepatic: $4.4 Million Raised to Build the Future of External Attack Surface Management

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Stijn Vande Casteele, founder of Sweepatic, an external attack surface management company that’s raised $4.4 million in funding, about why an effective cybersecurity strategy depends on getting the right information to the people who need to make decisions, and how Sweepatic makes that happen in real time. Market leaders in threat discovery, Sweepatic’s name comes from the focus on continuously mapping, analyzing and monitoring all  internet facing assets or ‘sweeping,’ to provide their clients with critical information via a seamless interface.

We also speak about the challenges of getting a startup off the ground in Europe versus some other cybersecurity hubs, Stijn’s experience across an entire industry which inspired him to start Sweepatic, the appeal of cloud-based services for contemporary customers, and why Sweepatic’s approach might have found perfect market fit.

Topics Discussed:

• Stijn’s career in cybersecurity, and the lessons that led him to found Sweepatic
• Why discovery is probably the most important component of any cybersecurity infrastructure
• The different challenges facing cybersecurity startups in Europe compared to the US or Israel
• How a seamless, cloud-based solution has helped Sweepatic attract more customers
• Why keeping customers close and really focusing on their feedback has been critical to Sweepatic’s success
• The future of cybersecurity: more information, more visibility, more control