
Interlock revolutionizes cybersecurity by building blockchain-based security products that combat legacy web2 security issues like phishing and social engineering. Their flagship product, ThreatSlayer, is a free browser extension that provides AI-powered, real-time threat detection to protect users from malicious websites and phishing attacks. Users are incentivized with $ILOCK tokens for sharing anonymized threat data, contributing to a crowdsourced security model. Complementing ThreatSlayer are Bouncer, a Discord bot that removes dangerous links, and Autocrat, an AI Threat Detection API. The company emphasizes a collaborative approach, leveraging AI and community power to create a safer internet.

Interlock revolutionizes cybersecurity by building blockchain-based security products that combat legacy web2 security issues like phishing and social engineering. Their flagship product, ThreatSlayer, is a free browser extension that provides AI-powered, real-time threat detection to protect users from malicious websites and phishing attacks. Users are incentivized with $ILOCK tokens for sharing anonymized threat data, contributing to a crowdsourced security model. Complementing ThreatSlayer are Bouncer, a Discord bot that removes dangerous links, and Autocrat, an AI Threat Detection API. The company emphasizes a collaborative approach, leveraging AI and community power to create a safer internet.
Core product: ThreatSlayer browser extension (AI-powered phishing and web threat detection)
Business model: Crowdsourced threat telemetry with $ILOCK token rewards and enterprise APIs
Team size: 7 employees (reported)
Reported funding: Seed / pre-seed with $100,000 reported (Sep 1, 2021)
Notable backers: Outlier Ventures and a cohort including 8186 Ventures, GAINS, Pluto Ventures, KON, MaxStealth, RBC, FishDAO, Damo Labs, Waterdrip Capital, Scorpio VC
Phishing, browser-based threats, social engineering, crowdsourced threat intelligence
2021
Cybersecurity / Web3
100000.00
Company materials and summaries list a seed/pre-seed close on Sep 1, 2021 and a cohort of backers
“Backed by Outlier Ventures and a cohort including 8186 Ventures, GAINS Associates, Pluto Ventures, KON, MaxStealth, RBC, FishDAO, Damo Labs, Waterdrip Capital, and Scorpio VC”