Revolutionizing Enterprise Network Security
Xiid exists to challenge the status quo and redefine what security should be. Not reactive. Not an illusion. Not complex.
We're giving the industry a fundamentally new approach to securing networks—one that's built to stop attacks before they start.
Xiid was founded in 2018 on a single conviction: detection-based security was structurally broken, and the only real fix was to build something fundamentally different. That meant starting from first principles. Instead of just improving existing tools, we focused on rearchitecting how networks protect themselves.
Founders and early engineers developed the core architecture and intellectual property before evolving into what is now the Terniion platform. Series Seed financing closed in September 2021, marking the shift from foundational development to commercialization.
What followed was accelerated: platform maturation; enterprise deployments; DoD Authority to Operate achieved; further validation by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, and expansion of use cases leveraging our patented technology.
In 2025, we expanded to enterprise environments and strategic partnerships.
The timeline reflects a deliberate choice: build the right foundation before scaling the business."
2018: Founding and concept formation.
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2019–2020: Architecture development, early platform built
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2021: Series Seed financing closes
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2022–2024: Platform maturation | DoD ATO.
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2025–2026 — Commercial expansion | AI security initiatives launched.
2018: Founding and concept formation. 〰️ 2019–2020: Architecture development, early platform built 〰️ 2021: Series Seed financing closes 〰️ 2022–2024: Platform maturation | DoD ATO. 〰️ 2025–2026 — Commercial expansion | AI security initiatives launched.
Visionary Leadership.
Revolutionary Ideas.
Xiid is led by a team of top Silicon Valley experts and leading European network security engineers who are driven by a passion for security and industry-leading innovation.
Steve Visconti, CEO
A serial entrepreneur who launched seven successful startups and has over 30 years of experience in top technology organizations, including Cisco Systems, Airespace, Proxim, Ascend, Chipcom, and Banyan Systems.
Federico Simonetti, CTO
A former professor of operating systems security at the University of Milan and highly experienced software designer and developer who created advanced anti-terrorism systems for Italy’s law enforcement.
Guido Pellizzer, Chief Engineer
A highly accomplished software engineer and mobile app developer who is fluent in more than ten programming languages. Responsible for the only real-time lawful interception and decoding software used by a number of Europe’s police forces, he is an expert in security, reverse engineering, encryption, database architecture, and cloud computing.
Kathryn Dougherty, CFO
A broadly experienced finance leader with over 15 years in finance and innovation, primarily in the technology & healthcare industries. Kathryn has worked across multiple verticals, organizational functions, and company stages from pre-seed startups, to Fortune 50 at Johnson & Johnson.
Xiid’s Board of Advisors
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Bertrand Alexis
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Jolyon Barker
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Jérôme Desbonnet
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Serge Dujardin
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Michel Emelianoff
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Rachel Higham
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Albert Hitchcock
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Andy Macleod
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Kathryn Mihalich
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Anna Vikstrom Persson
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Al-Noor Ramji
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William Touche
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Linda Zecher
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