When was Demisto founded?

Demisto was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Demisto located?

Demisto is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Is Demisto a funded company?

Demisto is a funded company, having raised a total of $69.8M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on May 25, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of Demisto?

Demisto's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Oct 10, 2018, with participation from 3 investors.

Where does Demisto rank among its competitors?

Demisto ranks 9th amongst 123 active competitors, of which 22 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Prophet Security, which secured an undisclosed amount in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Demisto?

Demisto's top competitors include Zafran, Prophet Security and BreachRx. Among them, Prophet Security secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

Demisto - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Demisto an acquired company?

Demisto got acquired by Palo Alto Networks on Feb 19, 2019.

Company Details

Demisto is a security startup which is developing an automated incident response forensics solutions. Currently offers a free service DBOT which analyses all communications for security risks on elements including File, URL and IP address on Slack. Uses services like IBM X-Force Exchange, VirusTotal ClamAV that continuously index malware as well as scan files for Trojans, viruses, and other malware. When DBOT recognizes a posting of a file in a Slack message, it checks the file and warns users if a known malware is detected. DBOT is a preview of one of the security automation capabilities which Demisto is building in its product. Co-Founders have previously worked at Intel Security & McAffe and served at IDF.

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Founded Year

2015

Location

Tel Aviv, Israel

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$69.8M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Oct 10, 2018, $*****

Investors

Greylock Partners & 9 more

Ranked

9^th among 123 active competitors

Similar Companies

Zafran & 153 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Palo Alto Networks (Feb 19, 2019)

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Demisto got acquired by Palo Alto Networks on Feb 19, 2019 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Demisto has raised a total funding of $69.8M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 25, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Oct 10, 2018 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Demisto has 10 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Demisto:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 10, 2018	3783204	Series C	7986056	5504321	2244777	8256158
Feb 09, 2017	8535487	Series B	9194525	4371738	3227010	Accel & 2 more
Jan 04, 2017	3779990	Series A	7123029	9039550	8364072	Slack

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The founders of Demisto are Rishi Bhargava and Guy Rinat.

Here are the details of Demisto's key team members:

Rishi Bhargava: Former Co-Founder of Demisto and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 5 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Guy Rinat: Former Co-Founder of Demisto. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Top competitors of Demisto include Zafran, Prophet Security and BreachRx. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Demisto, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Zafran 2022, New York City (United States), Series C	Security risk mitigation platform	$130M	Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts & 6 others	63/100
2nd	Prophet Security 2023, Atherton (United States), Series A	Provider of an AI SOC platform with agentic AI analyst	$41M	Accel, American Express Ventures & 2 others	63/100
3rd	BreachRx 2017, Washington, DC (United States), Series A	Incident response platform	$23M	SYN Ventures, Ballistic Ventures & 6 others	62/100
4th	incident.io 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Cloud based security and information management systems provider	$96.2M	Index Ventures, Insight Partners & 51 others	61/100
5th	Cado Security 2020, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Provider of cloud investigation and response automation platform for security teams	$31.5M	CyLon, Blossom Capital & 14 others	61/100
6th	Expel 2016, Herndon (United States), Series E	Managed detection and response provider	$289M	Paladin Capital, CapitalG & 12 others	59/100
7th	Rootly 2020, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of an AI-native platform for on-call and incident management	$15.2M	XYZ Venture Capital, Renegade Partners & 9 others	58/100
8th	Mandiant 2004, Milpitas (United States), Acquired	Provider of threat prioritization based cyber incident response	$70M	Kleiner Perkins, Cisco Investments & 1 others	57/100
9th	Demisto 2015, Tel Aviv (Israel), Acquired	Automated incident response & forensics platform solution	$69.8M	Wipro, Wipro Ventures & 8 others	56/100
10th	SOC Prime 2014, Wilmington (United States), Series A	Incident detection & response of cyber attacks & insider threat	$11.5M	DNX Ventures, u.ventures & 10 others	56/100