Cyphlens is a legitimate, venture-backed cybersecurity startup (raised $3.8M Seed in Dec 2025 from Salesforce Ventures and others) focusing on 'visual encryption' to secure data on-screen. Despite the high-quality underlying technology and strong backing, the submission itself was of very poor quality, containing hyperbolic claims ('most people have used my product') and inaccurate terminology ('marketcap' used for funding). The project scores highly on technical innovation and market timing due to the relevance of anti-screen-scraping tech in the AI era. Traction is solid for a seed-stage company (partnerships with XTRM and enterprise pilots), though the user's claim of 'everyone' is rejected.
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