Huntress (company)
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cybersecurity |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Kyle Hanslovan, Chris Bisnett, John Ferrell |
| Headquarters | Columbia , United States |
Area served | Global |
| Products | Managed Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Managed Security Awareness Training, Managed Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), Managed Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) |
Huntress is a cybersecurity firm headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, United States.
History
Established in 2015 by ex-NSA cyber specialists Kyle Hanslovan, Chris Bisnett, and John Ferrell, Huntress initially created its foundational technology through their defense contracting company, StrategicIO, focusing on identifying malicious footholds and persistence techniques within computer networks.
Towards the end of 2015, Huntress became part of the Mach 37 cybersecurity accelerator located in Virginia, where it obtained $50,000 in initial seed funding.
In February 2020, Huntress secured $18 million in a Series A funding round led by ForgePoint Capital. This was succeeded by a $40 million Series B round in May 2021 from JMI Equity, and subsequently a $60 million Series C round in May 2023 backed by Sapphire Ventures, aimed at enhancing product innovation and expanding globally. By June 2024, the company completed a $150 million Series D financing round led by Kleiner Perkins and Meritech Capital Partners, which valued the business at more than $1.5 billion.
In 2022, Huntress expanded its portfolio by acquiring Curricula, a platform specializing in security awareness training, for $22 million.
Services
Huntress delivers continuous cybersecurity protection through a human-driven Security Operations Center (SOC) that provides real-time threat identification and mitigation. Its service suite includes Managed Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Managed Security Awareness Training, Managed Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), and Managed Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), all specifically designed to support MSPs and SMBs.