Exabeam
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cybersecurity |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Nir Polak, Domingo Mihovilovic, Sylvain Gil |
| Headquarters | Foster City , United States |
Area served | International |
Key people | Pete Harteveld (CEO) |
| Products | Cybersecurity software solutions |
| Parent | Snowflake Inc. (since 2021) |
Exabeam is an international cybersecurity firm based in Foster City, California. In 2021, the company became part of the Snowflake Inc. data services ecosystem and attained unicorn status with a valuation surpassing $2 billion.
History
Established in 2013 by Nir Polak, Domingo Mihovilovic, and Sylvain Gil, Exabeam's software solutions were created by engineers formerly associated with Imperva, Sumo Logic, ArcSight, and Splunk. The company secured $10 million in funding in June 2014, followed by a $25 million Series B round led by Icon Ventures in September 2015. In June 2016, Exabeam introduced Analytics for Ransomware, a tool aimed at early detection of ransomware threats within enterprise networks.
Further financing rounds included $30 million raised in 2017, $50 million in 2018, and $75 million in 2019. In May 2019, Exabeam collaborated with Deakin University to establish a cybersecurity degree program and acquired the Israeli cloud security company SkyFormation in July of the same year. By January 2021, Exabeam had integrated into the Snowflake cybersecurity ecosystem and announced a $200 million Series F funding round that valued the company at $2.4 billion.
Exabeam was recognized in Forrester Research's 2020 Security Analytics Platforms report. In June 2021, Michael DeCesare, former CEO of Forescout, was appointed as Exabeam’s CEO. In May 2024, Exabeam revealed plans to merge with LogRhythm in a transaction valued at roughly $2.5 billion. The merger concluded in July 2024, with Christopher O'Malley, ex-CEO of LogRhythm, taking on the CEO role for the unified organization operating under the Exabeam brand.
In October 2025, Pete Harteveld succeeded Chris O’Malley as Chief Executive Officer following O’Malley’s retirement after leading the merged company for over three years and bringing more than three decades of executive leadership experience.