Detectify - About the company
Detectify is an acquired company based in Stockholm (Sweden), founded in 2013 by Johan Edholm, Fredrik Nordberg Almroth, Mathias Karlsson, Rickard Carlsson and David Hallenius. It operates as a Provider of attack surface management and dynamic application security testing solutions. Detectify has raised $42.1M in funding from investors like Insight Partners, Inventure and Balderton Capital. The company has 19 active competitors, including 1 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Indusface, TAC Security and iViZ Security.
Company Details
Provider of attack surface management and dynamic application security testing solutions. The business offers tools for attack surface discovery, classification, and scanning. Application and API scanning are available for vulnerability detection. Internal scanning capabilities cover internal applications and staging environments. Integrations with security workflows are also provided.
- Website
- detectify.com
- Email ID
- *****@detectify.com
- Phone Number
- +46 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2013
Location
Stockholm, Sweden
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$42.1M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
1st among 19 active competitors
Employee Count
94 as on May 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Insight Partners (Oct 28, 2024)
Detectify's acquisition details
Detectify got acquired by Insight Partners on Oct 28, 2024.
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Detectify's funding and investors
Detectify has raised a total funding of $42.1M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 04, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Sep 29, 2022 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Detectify has 6 institutional investors and 5 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Detectify:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 29, 2022 | 3549707 | Series C | 4341255 | 3463994 | 1251178 | 9132441 |
Nov 25, 2019 | 7316465 | Series B | 1260903 | 7013296 | 9374480 | |
Mar 16, 2018 | 4253179 | Series A | 5414961 | 3546723 |
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Detectify's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Detectify are Johan Edholm, Fredrik Nordberg Almroth, Mathias Karlsson, Rickard Carlsson and David Hallenius.
Here are the details of Detectify's key team members:
- Johan Edholm: Co-Founder of Detectify. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Fredrik Nordberg Almroth: Co-Founder of Detectify. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Mathias Karlsson: Application Engineer/Co-Founder of Detectify.
- Rickard Carlsson: Co-Founder & CEO of Detectify. Contact Info: 1 email address
- David Hallenius: Co-Founder of Detectify. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Detectify's employee count trend
Detectify has 94 employees as of May 26. Here is Detectify's employee count trend over the years:
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Detectify's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Detectify include Indusface, TAC Security and iViZ Security. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Detectify, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Provider of attack surface management and dynamic application security testing solutions | $42.1M | 64/100 | ||
2nd | Provider of AI-powered application security platform protecting web, mobile, and APIs | $5.05M | 61/100 | ||
3rd | TAC Security 2013, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of risk and vulnerability management platform and cybersecurity services | $65.6K | - | 59/100 |
4th | iViZ Security 2005, Bengaluru (India), Acqui-Hired | Cloud-based penetration testing and application security service provider | $5.76M | 43/100 | |
5th | Automated executable binary security analysis of application | $1.32M | 39/100 | ||
6th | Provider of application security, cloud management, and regulatory compliance solutions | - | - | 24/100 | |
7th | Vulners 2015, Wilmington (United States), Unfunded | Vulnerabilities & exploits database query & API and Burp extension | - | - | 23/100 |
8th | Cenzic 2000, Campbell (United States), Acqui-Hired | Software / SaaS products to protect Websites | $1M | 22/100 | |
9th | SecureNative 2017, San Francisco (United States), Funding Raised | Platform offering security testing solution | - | 22/100 | |
10th | VM2020 2013, Plantation (United States), Unfunded | Developer of cyber resilience software featuring thin digital twin technology | - | - | 21/100 |
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Detectify's Investments and acquisitions
Detectify has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Detectify
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News related to Detectify
Media has covered Detectify for a total of 4 events in the last 1 year, 4 of them have been about company updates.
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Detectify Launches MCP Server for Real-Time AI Vulnerability Detection and RemediationSiliconAngle•May 26, 2026•Detectify
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Detectify Launches IP Range Scanning to Uncover Hidden Infrastructure Before Attackers DoBusiness Wire•Mar 24, 2026•Detectify
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Detectify Expands AppSec Platform With New API Scanning CapabilitiesSiliconAngle•Sep 02, 2025•Detectify
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Detectify Launches Dynamic API Scanner with over 900 Quintillion PayloadsBusiness Wire•Sep 02, 2025•Detectify
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Detectify Revolutionizes Vulnerability Assessments with Fully Autonomous AI-Built Security TestsBusiness Wire•Mar 10, 2025•Detectify, AlfredApp, Insight Venture Partners, First Fellow Partners and 3 others
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Insight Partners’ Acquisition of a Majority Stake in DetectifyGlobal Legal Chronicle•Nov 25, 2024•Detectify, Insight Partners
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Detectify Receives Majority Investment from Insight PartnersFinSMEs•Oct 28, 2024•Detectify, Insight Partners
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Finland's Starcart raises €3.5M to put all your online shopping in one basketTech.eu•Aug 31, 2023•Starcart, Inventure, Businessfinland, Inventure Growth and 3 others
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Detectify IP Addresses view enables organizations to uncover unauthorized assetsHelp Net Security•Aug 11, 2023•Detectify
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