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Respond Software

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Mountain View, United States · Founded 2016 · $12.0M raised

Cybersecurity
Headquarters
Mountain View, California
Employees
11–50
Founded
2016
Business Model
B2B
Website
respond-software.com
Total Funding
$12.0M
Last Round
$12.0M Series AAug 2017
Rounds
1

About

Respond Software was a Mountain View, California-based cybersecurity company founded in 2016 that built an AI-powered security operations automation platform. Its flagship Respond Analyst product autonomously investigated and triaged security alerts, reducing the burden on SOC analysts by applying machine-speed decision-making to detect and respond to cyber threats. The company employed 43 people with deep expertise in data science, security operations, and SaaS software before being acquired by FireEye for $186 million in November 2020, after which the product was rebranded as Mandiant Automated Defense.

Summary

Respond Software is a Cybersecurity company based in Mountain View, United States, founded in 2016. It has raised $12.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $12.0M Series A round in Aug 2017. Investors include CRV (Charles River) and Foundation Capital.

Funding History

Series ASeries AAug 2017
$12.0M

Investors

CRV (Charles River)

Lead

1 round

Foundation Capital

1 round

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