About MACH37
MACH37, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2013, is based in Tysons, United States. With a presence in 5 countries, it has supported around 56 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure. As of Sep 2026, MACH37 has 1 unicorn under its belt and has witnessed 8 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include Huntress, ThreatLocker and RunSafe Security. The program is backed by a team of 6 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Seed round in Cervais on Aug 26, 2020.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2013
Location
Tysons, United States
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed & Unattributed
Locations of Investment
Unicorn in Portfolio
MACH37's List of Top Investments
MACH37 has a portfolio of 56 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Quirk and Atomicorp.Their portfolio spans across United States, Germany, Malta and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Unattributed stages. Here is the list of top investments by MACH37:1. Huntress
Provider of managed security platform solutions for threat detection and response. The platform offers managed endpoint detection and response, identity threat detection, and managed security information and event management. It delivers continuous protection, threat disruption, and remediation. The platform provides security awareness training to reduce human risk and build a security culture.
Key facts about Huntress
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Ellicott City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $298M
- Employee Count: 994 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Sapphire Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 07, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. ThreatLocker
Application whitelisting based virus, malware and ransomware protection solution. It provides application execution control solutions for the endpoint devices in the organization. Product ThreatLocker Control is an application whitelisting solution that is deployed as a client agent on PC and server. Features include cloud interface to create, manage and enforce policies to permit or deny an application execution, auditing and reporting and one time request creation and approval workflow.
Key facts about ThreatLocker
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Maitland (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $489M
- Employee Count: 756 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: General Atlantic, StepStone Group and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, May 20, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of embedded software cybersecurity solutions for automotive, medical, and aerospace. The company provides tools for software bill of materials generation, vulnerability identification, and runtime code protection. It offers solutions for teams including product leaders, developers, engineers, and product security teams. The company supports industries such as industrial automation, high-tech manufacturing, energy, and railway.
Key facts about RunSafe Security
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Mclean (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $27.3M
- Employee Count: 41 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Working Lab Capital, FIRST IN and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 10, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Adlumin
Cloud based user and entity behavior analytics platform. It detects and confirms intruders and compromised user accounts in the organizations. The platform is a serverless SaaS based UEBA solution that leverages artificial intelligence technologies to detect and confirm identity theft via activity monitoring. Claims to utilize only transactional metadata to extract context of the user behavior and measures bait and trap adversaries to track and geo locate advanced threats.
Key facts about Adlumin
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Washington, DC (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $101M
- Employee Count: 56 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: FIRST IN, Washington Harbour Partners and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 24, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Ardent
Ardent Privacy is a data privacy management solutions provider. The product offers data inventory, data identification, and mapping, data life cycle management. The features of the product include data risk management, compliance automation, data minimization, privacy, and security assessment, supply chain security, privacy compliance automation, etc.
Key facts about Ardent
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Catonsville (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $200K
- Employee Count: 26 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: TEDCO and MACH37
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 20, 2020, $*****
MACH37's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
MACH37 has invested in 56 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Cervais and most recent follow-on round was in PierceMatrix.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
MACH37's Investments by Stage
MACH37 has made 28 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $85.4K and 1 investment in Unattributed stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 28 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
MACH37's Investments by Sector
MACH37 has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 48 Tech companies, 44 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 43 Software companies and at least 25 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Infrastructure | 25 |
Enterprise Applications | 24 |
High Tech | 6 |
FinTech | 5 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 2 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
MACH37's Investments by Geography
MACH37 has made most investments in United States (27), followed by Germany where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 27 |
Germany | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
MACH37's recent investments
MACH37 has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by MACH37:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 26, 2020 | United States | Seed | 8504 | - | |
Apr 07, 2020 | United States | Seed | 1653 | - | |
Dec 12, 2019 | United States | Seed | 8819 | - | |
May 08, 2019 | United States | Seed | 1097 | ||
Apr 19, 2019 | United States | Seed | 8536 | - |
Unicorns in MACH37's Portfolio
MACH37 has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Huntress. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Huntress which became a unicorn in 2024, 2 years before MACH37 first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in MACH37's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | Provider of managed security platform solutions for threat detection and response | 2015 | Ellicott City | Series D | cuelmku |
Acquired companies in MACH37's Portfolio
8 companies from MACH37's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Adlumin in Nov 2024 by N-able for $*****.Here are MACH37's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 20, 2024 | Apr 07, 2020 | Seed | 9569 | |
Feb 01, 2021 | - | - | 1550 | |
Apr 16, 2020 | Sep 01, 2014 | Seed | 5535 | |
Oct 02, 2019 | Sep 13, 2014 | Unattributed | 3745 | |
Dec 19, 2017 | - | - | 6200 |
Team profile of MACH37
MACH37 has a team of 6 members including 1 Partner and 2 Principals located in United States. MACH37's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in MACH37:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Mclean | - | ||
Principal | Durham | - | - | |
Principal | United States | - | - |
Co-investors of MACH37
Over the past 13 years, 48 investors have co-invested in MACH37's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before MACH37: Association for Financial Technology has invested before MACH37.
- Top Co-investors of MACH37: 5 investors entered a company along with MACH37. These include investors like Center for Innovative Technology (1 company).
- Invested after MACH37: A total of 42 investors have invested in MACH37's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Leawood Venture Capital (2 companies) and Blu Venture Investors (2 companies).
Recent News related to MACH37
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CIT Announces MACH37 Investment in Cervais for Improved Endpoint SecurityGlobeNewswire•Aug 26, 2020•Center for Innovative Technology, Cervais, MACH37
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Atomicorp Adds Former Mach37 Managing Partner Rick Gordon to Board of DirectorsAtomicorp•Aug 15, 2017•Atomicorp, MACH37
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DC-Based Accelerator MACH37 Begins Second Class of Cybersecurity StartupsTech Cocktail•Mar 25, 2014•CardKill, MACH37
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