Cloaked
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer security Internet privacy |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Arjun Bhatnagar Abhijay Bhatnagar |
| Headquarters | New York City, NY, United States |
Key people | Arjun Bhatnagar (CEO) Abhijay Bhatnagar (CTO) |
| Products | Privacy and identity-protection software |
| Website | cloaked |
Cloaked is an American consumer privacy and security technology company. The company develops software that lets individuals generate disposable "identities", including masked email addresses, phone numbers, usernames, and passwords.[1][2][3] The company later expanded into related areas such as data broker removal, identity-theft insurance, dark-web monitoring, call screening, and a virtual private network.[4][5][6][7]
History
[edit]Cloaked was founded in 2020 by Arjun Bhatnagar and his brother Abhijay Bhatnagar.[1][8][9][10]
In March 2022, the company announced a $25 million Series A funding round co-led by Lux Capital and Human Capital.[1][11] The service generated unique identifiers for individual online accounts and functioned somewhat like a password manager, except that it replaced personal data rather than merely storing it.[3]
Cloaked exited beta and launched its app and web-based platform publicly in October 2023, making the product available through a web app, a Chrome extension, and iOS and Android apps.[12] At launch the service was priced at about $10 per month or $100 per year following a free trial.[12] At the same year, the company had raised more than $29 million from investors including Lux Capital, Human Capital, and General Catalyst.[4]
In 2024, the company's founders were included in Forbes' 30 Under 30 list for consumer technology,[13] and Cloaked was named among the honorees in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Awards in the small-company category.[14]
In 2025, the company introduced an enterprise offering that extends similar protections to employees and provides organizations with aggregated risk information.[15]
In March 2026, Cloaked announced it had raised $375 million through a combination of Series B funding and growth financing,[16][17][18][19] bringing its total capital raised to more than $400 million.[20][21][19]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Page, Carly (March 29, 2022). "Cloaked raises $25M Series A to generate privacy-friendly identities on the fly". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ Booth, Barbara (October 11, 2024). "What internet data brokers have on you — and how you can start to get it back". CNBC. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- 1 2 Rubenking, Neil J. (October 14, 2024). "Cloaked". PCMag. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 20, 2026 – via Yahoo Tech.
- 1 2 Mehta, Ivan (March 19, 2026). "Consumer-focused privacy company Cloaked raises $375M as it expands to enterprise". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Cloaked bags $375m to make data privacy the default". FinTech Global. March 20, 2026. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ Mehta, Ivan (July 22, 2025). "User privacy app Cloaked adds AI-powered caller screening". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ SC Staff (July 23, 2025). "Cloaked launches AI call and data leak protection". SC Media. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ Vlatkovic, Predrag. "Cloaked CEO Arjun Bhatnagar on Reclaiming Digital Privacy, One Identity at a Time". Website Planet. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ Glover, Ellen (January 18, 2022). "This New Boston Startup Just Got $4M to Give People Control of Their Data". Built In Boston. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ Bensimon, Olivia (November 20, 2024). "Startup aims to make users invisible online". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ SC Staff (March 30, 2022). "Funding round secures $25M for Cloaked". SC Media. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- 1 2 Mehta, Ivan (October 3, 2023). "Cloaked manages your logins with proxy emails, phone numbers and a built-in password manager". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Cloaked". Forbes. January 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "World Changing Ideas 2024: Small and mighty honorees". Fast Company. May 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ SC Staff (March 30, 2026). "Cloaked raises $375M Series B for enterprise push". SC Media. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ Mehta, Ivan (March 19, 2026). "Consumer-focused privacy company Cloaked raises $375M as it expands to enterprise". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ Prabhu, Abhinaya (March 20, 2026). "Cloaked: Built by brothers, this startup just raised $375M as AI-driven scams turn privacy into enterprise priority". Tech Funding News. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ Borak, Masha (March 23, 2026). "Identity security platform Cloaked raises $375M". Biometric Update. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- 1 2 York, Alexandra; Hasan, Zoya (April 10, 2026). "Cloaked Raised $375 Million To Poison Your Data—And The NFL Wants In". Forbes. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ SecurityWeek News (March 19, 2026). "Privacy Platform Cloaked Raises $375M to Expand Consumer Tools and Enterprise Reach". SecurityWeek. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ Ekemini (March 20, 2026). "Cloaked Raises $375M to Protect Privacy in AI Era". Ventureburn. Retrieved July 20, 2026.