Founder, Circumvent

Michael Watts

Roles

Role	Organisation	Sources
Founder	Circumvent	SmartCompany, Startup Daily
Founder and CEO (former)	Cloud Conformity	SmartCompany, Startup Daily

Coverage

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4 deals

Two Aussie startups that raised $12.7 million this week

Roundup of two raises: a seed round for a cloud-security startup protecting enterprise infrastructure, and growth money for a cleantech firm converting nut shells into filter material.

SmartCompany 20 Jun 2025 Bygen Circumvent Cloud Conformity Alberts Trend Micro Breakthrough Victoria FMG Circular Investible Paladin Capital Group University of Adelaide Ben Morton Dr Lewis Dunnigan Michael Watts Thomas Bui

Also Startup Daily

2 deals

A cybersecurity founder who had a $100 million exit is back with a new idea and a $9.2 million Seed round from Paladin Capital

Michael Watts, who earlier sold Cloud Conformity to Trend Micro, has launched Circumvent, an AI cloud-protection startup, backed by Paladin Capital.

Startup Daily 16 Jun 2025 Circumvent Cloud Conformity Trend Micro Paladin Capital Group Michael Watts Thomas Bui

Also SmartCompany·Forbes Australia

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