D.C.-based cybersecurity startup SightGain was named the winner of the DataTribe Challenge on Thursday, lining up the company for up to $2 million in seed funding.

Fulton, Maryland-based DataTribe’s challenge, now in its third year, brought together a trio of startups virtually who were picked from 400 nationwide applicants. Their founders pitched a panel of judges from prominent firms like CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, Under Armour, Shopify and Deloitte.

“From different points of view, all three companies are operating on the cutting edge of where this market wants to go,” said Bob Ackerman, a longtime cybersecurity investor with Allegis Capital and DataTribe cofounder who served as a judge.

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