Borneo
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Borneo, founded in Singapore in 2019 by data and security practitioners from Meta and Uber, built an AI-powered data security platform that helps companies prevent sensitive-data misuse, stop data leaks and drive privacy compliance. Its data security posture management product discovered, classified and remediated data and AI-governance risks at scale. The company raised $18 million in a Series A in September 2021 and was acquired by Atlassian in May 2025.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Company founded
Borneo is founded in Singapore by security practitioners from Meta and Uber.
- Peak funding round
The company raises an $18 million Series A in September 2021.
- Acquisition
Atlassian acquires Borneo in May 2025, integrating it into its security platform.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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