Arctic Wolf Networks
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cybersecurity |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founders | Brian NeSmith Kim Tremblay Sam McLane Matthew Thurston |
| Headquarters | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States |
Key people | Brian NeSmith, Co-founder & Executive Chairman Nick Schneider, President & CEO Duston Williams, CFO Dan Larson, CMO |
| Services | Security analytics, Vulnerability management Managed Detection and Response |
Number of employees | 2,000 |
| Website | arcticwolf |
| Footnotes [1] | |
Arctic Wolf Networks (commonly called Arctic Wolf) is a privately held American cybersecurity company headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The company operates a cloud-native security operations platform which ingests data from endpoints, networks, cloud infrastructure, and identity systems to detect and respond to cybersecurity threats.[2]
As of 2026, Arctic Wolf operates globally in more than 80 countries and provides its platform to over 10,000 organizations.[3]
History
Founded in 2012, Arctic Wolf focused on providing managed security services to small and mid-market organizations.[4]
Acquisitions
In December 2018, Arctic Wolf announced the acquisition of the company RootSecure, and subsequently turned the RootSecure product offering into a vulnerability management service.[5]
On February 1, 2022, Arctic Wolf acquired Tetra Defense.[6][7][8] In October 2023, Arctic Wolf acquired Revelstoke, a cybersecurity company.[9][10]
Cylance was acquired from Blackberry Limited by Arctic Wolf in December 2024.[11]
Funding
In March 2020, following a $60M D Round of funding, the company announced moving its headquarters from Sunnyvale, California to Eden Prairie, Minnesota in October 2020.[12] Also in 2020, Arctic Wolf announced a $200M E Round of funding at a valuation of 1.3B$.[13]
On July 19, 2021, Arctic Wolf secured $150M at Series F, tripling its valuation to $4.3B.[14][15]
References
- ↑ "Arctic Wolf Honored as a 'Best Place to Work' by The Business Journals" (Press release). Arctic Wolf. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ↑ "Arctic Wolf raises $150M for its security operations platform that blends software with human experts". Silicon Angle. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "SOC giant Arctic Wolf makes full-scale entry into the Japanese market with acquisition of Cylance". IT Business Today. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Arctic Wolf offers SIEM in cloud". NetworkWorld. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ Wong, Sera (15 January 2019). "Cybersecurity risk assessment company RootSecure acquired by Arctic Wolf Networks". BetaKit. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ Zurier, Steve (2022-02-03). "Arctic Wolf backs off IPO talk, looks to scale business with latest acquisition". SC Media. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ↑ Panettieri, Joe (2022-02-01). "Arctic Wolf Acquires Tetra Defense for Security Incident Response Capabilities -". MSSP Alert. Archived from the original on 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ↑ James Rundle (June 1, 2022). "ReliaQuest to Buy Digital Shadows for $160 Million". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Arctic Wolf acquires venture-backed cybersecurity provider Revelstoke". SiliconANGLE. 2023-10-10. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ↑ Wiggers, Kyle (2023-10-10). "Arctic Wolf acquires cybersecurity automation platform Revelstoke". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ↑ "Arctic Wolf and BlackBerry Announce Acquisition Agreement for Cylance". www.blackberry.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ↑ Wheatley, Mike (11 March 2020). "Security firm Arctic Wolf lands $60M in late-stage funding". Silicon Angle. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ "Arctic Wolf Secures $200M in Series E Funding at a Valuation of $1.3 Billion". www.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Jaymin (2022-07-15). "The following are 10 cool cybersecurity products and tools". can.com.
- ↑ "Cyber Risk Protection Company Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc". mg21.com. 2021-07-19. Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.