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Comment: Way too much reliance on primary sources or regurgitation of press releases. Sulfurboy (talk) 23:06, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
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EchoMark is an American information security company that develops steganographic digital watermarking software intended to help organizations trace the source of leaked documents, images, emails, screens, and other content.[1][2] The company was co-founded in 2022 by Troy Batterberry, a former Microsoft Corporate Vice President.[1][2]
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information security / Digital watermarking |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Founder | Troy Batterberry |
| Headquarters | Bellevue, Washington , United States |
Key people | Troy Batterberry (CEO and co-founder) |
| Products | Forensic/invisible digital watermarking software |
| Website | www |
History
[edit]Founding and seed funding (2022–2023)
[edit]EchoMark was founded in 2022 in Kirkland, Washington, by Troy Batterberry. Before founding the company, Batterberry served as a missile systems engineer for the U.S. Navy, worked as an engineer on in-flight entertainment systems at Sony, and then spent about 25 years at Microsoft, where he worked on digital rights management technology for streamed media before becoming a Corporate Vice President overseeing Microsoft Teams.[1][2] The company emerged from stealth mode in September 2023, announcing a $10 million seed funding round led by Craft Ventures.[1] At the time, GeekWire reported the company had three customers, including auction house Christie's, and 12 employees.[1] The funding round was also discussed in an October 2023 interview on Bloomberg Television with Devang Thakkar, global head of Christie's Ventures, the venture capital arm of Christie's, which is also listed among EchoMark's investors.[3]
Product expansion (2024–2026)
[edit]In January 2024, EchoMark said a customer had used its software to identify the source of an email leak.[4] In June 2024, the company launched SecureView, a tool that applies forensic watermarking to shared documents and images to deter and trace unauthorized redistribution; the launch was covered by SiliconANGLE, which described the underlying method as a form of steganography.[5] EchoMark said it subsequently added watermarking support for images in October 2024 and an integration with Microsoft Purview in November 2024.[6][7] That same month, USA Today technology columnist Jennifer Jolly wrote a feature on the difficulty of preventing insider leaks, using EchoMark as a case study of one proposed solution.[8] In February 2025, EchoMark released an API intended to let its watermarking technology be integrated into third-party applications; Fast Company covered the release, reporting that the company's stated aim was to "watermark the world."[2] In October 2025, Help Net Security included EchoMark in a list of ten data security companies to watch in 2026.[9] In March 2026, Batterberry presented the company's technology at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, in a session on using steganography to prevent leaks of pre-release video game content; the talk was covered independently by Game File, PC Guide, and GameRant.[10][11][12] In July 2026, the company said it introduced EchoMark Screen, extending its watermarking to on-screen content.[13]
Technology
[edit]EchoMark's software embeds an individualized, imperceptible watermark into documents, images, email content, and screens, which the company says allows the source of a leak to be identified even if the content is copied, printed, screenshotted, or retyped.[1][5] According to GeekWire's reporting, one technique makes small adjustments to letter and line spacing that a computer-vision system can later detect and match to a specific recipient.[1] SiliconANGLE described the underlying approach as a form of steganography, the practice of concealing information within another file or signal.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Bek, Nate (September 27, 2023). "Microsoft vet lands $10M for new startup that watermarks documents to identify leakers". GeekWire. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Why this cybersecurity startup wants to watermark everything". Fast Company. February 5, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ^ Bloomberg Technology. Bloomberg Television. October 31, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ^ "EchoMark Customer Successfully Identifies Source of Sensitive Email Leak for First Time" (Press release). EchoMark. January 23, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ^ a b c "EchoMark says it has the definitive answer to data exfiltration". SiliconANGLE. June 20, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ^ "EchoMark Unveils Revolutionary Image Watermarking for Advanced Visual Content Security" (Press release). EchoMark. October 16, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ^ "EchoMark Announces Integration with Microsoft Purview to Address Information Theft from Insiders" (Press release). EchoMark. November 6, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ^ Jolly, Jennifer (October 9, 2024). "Apple's insider leaks reveal the potential for a new AI fix". USA Today. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ^ "10 data security companies to watch in 2026". Help Net Security. October 21, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ^ Totilo, Stephen (March 24, 2026). "A plan to stop video game industry leaks, with the help of AI". Game File. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ^ "AI tech designed to end video game leaks for good uses watermarks hidden "in plain sight"". PC Guide. March 25, 2026. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ^ "New AI Technology Aims to Kill Video Game Leaks". GameRant. March 24, 2026. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ^ "EchoMark Launches Screen Watermarking to Identify Sources of Information Leaks from Photos and Screen Captures" (Press release). EchoMark. July 1, 2026. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
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