Serving as a notary is a lesser-known, but potentially lucrative, side gig — one that can pull in $2,400 a month for some workers. Notaries oversee signatures on mortgage documents, marriage licenses, deeds, and more to verify that they’re authentic. Notaries also need liability insurance, in case a client disputes errors that cause a financial loss. Lawson charges $75 for a seller’s package (meaning several pages that require signatures) and $150 for a buyer’s package. So at $75 apiece plus tra

An illustration of Awake’s threat-detection sequenceAwake’s machine learning system helps cybersecurity experts analyze threats at a much faster pace, increasing security-team efficiency and improving visibility. Top investors include Greylock Partners and Bain Capital Ventures.

Aporeto provides “zero trust cloud security,” which protects enterprises by requiring strict verification for every person and device trying to access their resources. The founding team brings experience from all corners of big tech, including Cisco and VMWare, and CEO Jason Schmitt is a former vice president of enterprise security products at Hewlett Packard. Disclosure: Comcast Ventures, a division of CNBC parent company Comcast, is an investor in Aporeto.

Pictured above (from left to right): Kevin Gosschalk, Matthew FordArkose Labs’ AI-driven cybersecurity helps enterprises identify and stop a variety of malicious online activity, including account takeover, content scraping and fake reviews. Video game makers, like Electronic Arts and IMVU, are key customers that use Arkose to stop fake users and spammers from infiltrating games and harassing real players.

Pictured above (from left to right): Avidor Bartov, Dean Sysman, Ofri ShurAxonius is a cybersecurity asset management company that offers subscription-based software to help enterprises manage and secure their increasing number of bring-your-own devices, IoT sensors and cloud-based applications. The founding trio are alumni of Unit 8200, the Israel Defense Forces’ elite signal intelligence and code decryption unit.

Blue Hexagon provides a real-time threat-detection platform powered by deep learning. Founder and CEO Nayeem Islam is the former head of R&D for Qualcomm in Silicon Valley and, before that, was part of the team at IBM that programmed Deep Blue, the computer that defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov. Top investors in Blue Hexagon include Benchmark and Altimeter Capital.

Pictured above (from left to right): Jake King, Milun TesovicCmd is a cybersecurity start-up focused on protecting cloud-based servers and data centers using the Linux operating system. Top investors include GV, Norwest Venture Partners and Amplify Partners.

CHEQ is a cybersecurity company focused on restoring trust in digital media by detecting and removing violent video, malicious accounts spreading fake news, and cyberbullying in real time. It also utilizes military-grade machine learning to protect advertisers from negative content association and digital ad fraud.

Cylus is a software-based solution designed to help mainline and urban railway companies avoid safety incidents and service disruptions caused by cyberattacks. The company is led by veterans of the Israel Defense Forces’ Intelligence Corps and top executives from the railway industry.

DUST Identity is the creator of the Diamond Unclonable Security Tag (DUST), which is the only uncompromisable security tracking solution for hardware authentication. DUST is an inexpensive, invisible and easy-to-apply coating of tiny diamonds that ensures that trusted data and verifiable products are used and traced across their full life cycle. Key investors include Kleiner Perkins, Lockheed Martin Ventures and Airbus Ventures.

Polyverse is the developer of a cybersecurity platform that uses unique and diverse software to thwart modern hacking strategies. Leveraging moving-target defense technology, the company’s platform protects an organization’s systems through both incremental and comprehensive turnkey practices. Key investors include Springrock Capital and Kittyhawk Ventures.

Silverfort enables multifactor authentication and identity-theft prevention for large enterprises. The founding team are graduates of the famous Unit 8200, the Israel Defense Forces’ elite cyberteam. Top investors include Israeli VC firms TLV Partners, PLUS Ventures and StageOne Ventures.

Trusona protects enterprises by eliminating passwords from the user experience, replacing them with a two-factor authentication system. The company claims more than 200 customers, including large financial services and health-care companies. Top investors include Kleiner Perkins and the corporate VC arm of Microsoft.

Xage Security is a cybersecurity start-up using blockchain to protect Internet of Things applications in large industries, including energy, utilities, manufacturing and transportation. CEO Duncan Greatwood is a serial entrepreneur who has led start-ups to acquisitions by Cisco and Apple. Top investors in Xage Security include GE and the venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco.

CodeSignal developed an automated skills-based platform that recruiters and employers use to assess the abilities of job applicants. The platform generates a “Coding Score,” which recruiters can use to predict a developer’s coding and problem-solving ability. Key customers include Uber, Robinhood and Procter & Gamble.

Dispatch streamlines local deliveries by connecting suppliers, businesses and technicians via nearby couriers who provide same-day service. They own and operate their own fleet of vehicles and manage a network of drivers in real-time through the Dispatch mobile app. The B2B delivery start-up is backed by several funds and investors, including Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund.

Coord’s platform provides “curbside data” to government agencies, construction firms and logistics companies in need of real-time, street-level data in large urban areas. Key investors include Nissan/Renault’s Alliance Ventures and Alphabet’s urban innovation accelerator Sidewalk Labs.

Eclypsium is an enterprise firmware and supply chain protection platform that protects organizations from firmware threats where traditional security is ineffective. The platform manages risk at the foundation of an enterprise’s IT infrastructure, protecting its hardware from the most advanced and persistent threats. Top investors include Andreessen Horowitz and Intel Capital.

Common Networks is building an all-wireless internet network using local connections and open 5G technology. The service costs $34.99/month and is available in five cities (and a sixth coming soon) in the San Francisco Bay Area. Top investors include General Catalyst, Eclipse Ventures and Lux Capital.

Deep Genomics uses AI and machine learning to develop lifesaving genetic therapies. Its platform directs geneticists, biologists, chemists, toxicologists, clinicians and drug developers to individuals with rare genetic disorders that would be the best candidates for drug treatment. Top investors include Khosla Ventures and True Ventures.