Expel

Expel is a cybersecurity company in Herndon, United States, founded in 2016. It has raised $257.8M across 6 rounds, most recently an Extension Round in October 2022.

Redefining security operations.

Headquarters
Herndon, Virginia
Employees
201–500
Founded
2016
Business Model
B2B
Website
expel.com
Total Funding
$257.8M
Last Round
Extension RoundOct 2022
Rounds
6

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About

Expel is a managed detection and response (MDR) provider founded in 2016 by industry veterans who built the service they wished they could buy. The company offers 24x7 security operations combining human analysts and AI to detect, investigate, and respond to threats across endpoint, cloud, SaaS, network, SIEM, email, identity, and Kubernetes environments. Expel's flagship product, Expel Workbench, provides customers with complete real-time transparency into every alert, investigation, and action taken on their behalf. The company achieved unicorn status in November 2021 and is recognized as a leading MDR provider by Gartner, with a reported mean time to respond of under 17 minutes for critical incidents. Expel serves some of the world's top brands and has approximately 484-500 employees globally.

Summary

It lists 201–500 employees. It has raised $257.8M in total across 6 rounds, most recently a Extension Round in Oct 2022. Investors include Scale Venture Partners, CapitalG and Paladin Capital Group.

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Funding History

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Extension RoundExtension RoundOct 2022

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Funding: Series A through Extension Round. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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