CyCognito
Software platform for external exposure management and security validation.
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Startup · United States
Cycognito
HQ Palo AltoFounded 201751-200 employees
CyCognito is a cybersecurity company specializing in external attack surface management and continuous threat exposure management. Their platform autonomously discovers, tests, and prioritizes security risks across an organization’s entire digital footprint, including assets that are unknown, untracked, or inherited through subsidiaries and third parties. By leveraging advanced AI, graph data modeling, and automated security testing, CyCognito provides security teams with an attacker’s perspective, enabling them to identify critical vulnerabilities and exposures before malicious actors can exploit them. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing security and IT workflows, offering detailed remediation guidance and validation to ensure issues are resolved efficiently. CyCognito is trusted by leading global enterprises such as Colgate-Palmolive, Tesco, Panasonic, and Deloitte, and has been recognized as a market leader in attack surface management by industry analysts.
Funding4 rounds · $153M
- Equity raised
- $153M
- Latest
- $100MSeries C · Dec 1, 2021
- Last valuation
- $800M?Basis not stated · Series C · Dec 1, 2021
Nov 19, 2019Dec 1, 2021
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2021 | Series C | $100M | $800M? | The Westly Group | Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners | Reported |
| Jul 23, 2020 | Series B | $30.0M | — | Accel | Lightspeed Venture Partners | Reported |
| Nov 19, 2019 | Series A | $18.0M | — | Lightspeed Venture Partners | — | Reported |
| 2017 | Seed | $5.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
- $100MDec 1, 2021
- $30.0MJul 23, 2020
- Series ALed by Lightspeed Venture Partners$18.0MNov 19, 2019
- Seed$5.0M2017
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
People3
- Dima Potekhin · LinkedIn ↗
Co-Founder and CTO
- Rob Gurzeev · LinkedIn ↗
CEO & Co-Founder
- Sean Blenkhorn · LinkedIn ↗
Chief Customer Officer
Hiring Observations1 observed listings
Checked Oct 13, 2026
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Sources10
Profile3
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 103)”
- 2
Black Flag · Supports Organization
“This company provides an AI-powered platform that autonomously discovers, tests, and prioritizes security risks across an organization’s entire digital”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 51-200 employees)”
Systems1
- 4
Cycognito · Supports System
“CyCognito external exposure management platform delivers continuous visibility and active validation across your external footprint, so teams focus on exploitable risk and remediate efficiently.”
Funding4
- 5
Globes · Dec 1, 2021 · Supports Funding round, Organization · founded year
“completed a $100 million Series C financing round led by The Westly Group”
- 6
TechCrunch · Dec 1, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“announced a $100 million Series C today on an $800 million valuation”
- 7
M&A Critique · Nov 20, 2019 · Supports Funding round · amount
“raised $18 million in an early-stage funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners”
- 8
AiThority · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“Accel led the round with participation from previous investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sorenson Ventures and UpWest”
People1
- 9
Crunchbase via Bright Data · Supports Role
“Current employees: Sean Blenkhorn (Chief Customer Officer)”
Other1
- 10
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