--- title: "We Raised $4M to Reimagine Endpoint Security" description: "North Pole Security closes a $4M seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz to accelerate Workshop, our prevention-first endpoint platform for macOS." doc_version: "1" last_updated: "2026-06-05" canonical: "https://northpole.security/blog/north-pole-security-raises-4m-from-andreessen-horowitz" --- [Back](https://northpole.security/blog) Announcements • July 30, 2025 • By Pete Markowsky ![We Raised $4M to Reimagine Endpoint Security](https://northpole.security/images/blog/north-pole-security-raises-4m-from-andreessen-horowitz-hero.jpg) ![](https://northpole.security/images/home/divider-band-top.svg) We’re thrilled to share some exciting news: North Pole Security has closed a $4 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. This funding will help us accelerate the development of Workshop, our enterprise-grade endpoint protection platform, and bring proactive, prevention-first endpoint protection to more enterprises around the world. > We’ve worked hand-in-hand with Fortune 500 design partners to ensure Workshop is not only secure, but usable in the real world. Security teams are no longer forced to choose between strong protection and operational flexibility. > — Pete Markowsky, CEO ## **Why This Matters** macOS is quietly taking over the business endpoint world. One out of every five business machines in the U.S. are now running macOS, but the industry still lacks a real security playbook for it. Workshop enables teams to confidently lock down macOS endpoints at scale without compromising usability or introducing operational overhead. The challenge we’re solving is clear. Today’s threats are getting smarter, and attackers evade detection by exploiting legitimate tools, stealing credentials, and mimicking normal behavior, which lets them slip past traditional detection systems unnoticed. These challenges are exacerbated with the rise of agentic AI workflows and AI-generated code, making attackers faster and more evasive than ever, leaving reactive EDR solutions steps behind. ## **Our Approach: Prevention Over Detection** Workshop takes a fundamentally different approach. Instead of trying to detect threats after they’ve already landed on your system, our agent stops them before they can run. Workshop uses advanced allowlisting to block unknown applications by default, reimagining traditional allowlisting with automated safety guards and streamlined approval workflows that make this proven approach scalable and livable for modern enterprises. The platform is built on [Santa](https://github.com/northpolesec/santa), the widely adopted open source binary and file access authorization tool that we pioneered at Google and now maintain. While allowlisting is widely acknowledged as the gold standard in endpoint defense, it has traditionally been seen as too rigid for broad enterprise deployment. Workshop changes that by allowing teams to deploy allowlisting at scale without breaking workflows or risking outages. ## **What Workshop Delivers** Workshop provides everything security teams need in a single, performant platform: - **Prevention-first architecture** to stop threats before they run - **Real-time enforcement** to instantly reflect policy changes - **USB/SD media control** to prevent unapproved device use - **Approval workflows** that reduce administrator overhead and delight users - **Granular telemetry** for full visibility across endpoints ## **What’s Next** This funding enables us to do what we do best: build world-class security tools and support the growing community of organizations that recognize the power of prevention-first security. We’re grateful to Andreessen Horowitz for believing in our vision and to all of the customers and community members who have supported us along the way. Want to see Workshop in action? [Contact Us](https://northpole.typeform.com/to/SG9jCi0v) and let us show you how proactive endpoint protection can transform your security posture. Here’s to the next chapter of keeping the digital world safe. macOS security Endpoint Protection CyberSecurity Allowlisting Andreessen Horowitz Santa ## You may also like [ ![Introducing Package Rules](https://northpole.security/images/blog/introducing-package-rules-hero.jpg) Announcements • January 20, 2026 Introducing Package Rules Workshop's new Package Rules automate allowlist maintenance for Homebrew, npm, Cargo, and other package managers so developers never get blocked. ](https://northpole.security/blog/introducing-package-rules)[ ![A Private Sync Protocol for Workshop](https://northpole.security/images/blog/private-sync-protocol-for-workshop-hero.jpg) Announcements • October 30, 2025 A Private Sync Protocol for Workshop A new, private sync protocol has been introduced for Workshop customers that allows for faster feature delivery and iteration. ](https://northpole.security/blog/private-sync-protocol-for-workshop)[ ![One Year of North Pole Security](https://northpole.security/images/blog/one-year-of-north-pole-security-hero.jpg) Announcements • October 9, 2025 One Year of North Pole Security Join us as we reflect on North Pole Security's first year, highlighting our achievements, challenges, and the dedicated team behind our success. ](https://northpole.security/blog/one-year-of-north-pole-security) ## Sitemap - [Home](https://northpole.security/index.md) - [Workshop](https://northpole.security/workshop.md) - [Santa](https://northpole.security/santa.md) - [Features](https://northpole.security/features.md) - [Cookbook](https://northpole.security/cookbook.md) - [Docs](https://northpole.security/docs.md) - [Blog](https://northpole.security/blog.md) - [Glossary](https://northpole.security/glossary.md) - [About](https://northpole.security/about.md) - [Contact](https://northpole.security/contact.md)