Riskiq

Acquired

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence | Microsoft Security

Riskiq was founded in 2009, is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, lists 201–500 employees, and has $83.0M in recorded funding across 4 rounds.

Employees
201–500
Founded
2009
Business Model
B2B
Website
riskiq.com
Total Funding
$83.0M
Last Round
$15.0M Series DJun 2020
Rounds
4
Acquired by
MicrosoftJul 2021 · $500.0M

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About

RiskIQ was a San Francisco-based cybersecurity company founded in 2009 by Elias (Lou) Manousos, Chris Kiernan, and David Pon, providing cloud-based threat intelligence and attack surface management software that helped organizations detect phishing, malware, fraud, and other internet-facing threats. Microsoft acquired RiskIQ in July 2021 for more than $500 million, and its technology was absorbed into Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management within the Microsoft Defender security portfolio; RiskIQ no longer operates as an independent brand.

Summary

Riskiq is a Cybersecurity company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2009. It lists 201–500 employees. It has raised $83.0M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $15.0M Series D round in Jun 2020. Investors include Microsoft, National Grid Partners and Georgian.

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Funding & Exit History

AcquisitionJul 2021

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