When was Dispel founded?

Dispel was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Dispel located?

Dispel is headquartered in Austin, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Dispel?

Ethan Schmertzler of Dispel. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Dispel have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Dispel is 120.

Is Dispel a funded company?

Dispel is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Dec 11, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Dispel?

Dispel's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Dec 11, 2015, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Dispel rank among its competitors?

Dispel ranks 63rd amongst 1235 active competitors, of which 76 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was SpecterOps, which secured $30M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Dispel?

Dispel's top competitors include eSentire, SpiderOak and Spike. Among them, SpecterOps secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Dispel - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of zero trust access platform for operational technology and industrial control systems. Products offer instant access to human-to-machine access, data streaming, and identity access management. Solutions included are identity and access management, network encryption and tunneling, moving target defense, network segmentation, endpoint isolation, monitoring and analytics, asset management, and integrations for security operations centers.

Website: dispel.com
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Email ID: *****@dispel.io
Phone Number: +1 **********

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Austin, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$3M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Dec 11, 2015, $*****

Investors

Plug and Play Tech Center

Ranked

63^rd among 1235 active competitors

Employee Count

120 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

SpiderOak & 77 more

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Dispel has raised a total funding of $3M over 1 round. Dispel has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Dispel:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 11, 2015	9301306	Seed	1430329	4576426	1952565	8411500

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The founders of Dispel is Ethan Schmertzler. Ethan Schmertzler is the CEO of Dispel.

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

Ethan Schmertzler: Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Dispel and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses

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Dispel's employee count trend

Dispel has 120 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Dispel's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Dispel include eSentire, SpiderOak and Spike. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Dispel, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	eSentire 2001, Waterloo (Canada), Acquired	Provider of managed IT security services	$453M	Georgian, Edison Partners & 9 others	67/100
2nd	SpiderOak 2007, Northbrook (United States), Series C	Provider of zero-trust security solutions for data protection and access control	$35M	Empyrean Software, OCA Ventures & 9 others	67/100
3rd	Spike 2014, Herzliya (Israel), Series A	Provider of enterprise cybersecurity solutions	$13M	NFX, Insight Partners & 6 others	65/100
4th	Interface Security Systems 1995, Plano (United States), Series C	Managed network security over cloud based managed broadband connection	$204M	SunTx Capital Partners, Prudential & 5 others	62/100
5th	Devolutions 2004, Lavaltrie (Canada), Unfunded	PIAM, password manager, and remote desktop software	-	-	61/100
6th	Cyolo 2019, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series B	Provider of connectivity management solutions for IoT applications	$85.2M	National Grid Partners, Glilot Capital Partners ... & 5 others	61/100
7th	Blackpoint 2007, Ellicott City (United States), Series C	Threat detection & mitigation solution for enterprise network	$214M	Bain Capital, Telcom Ventures & 7 others	57/100
8th	SpecterOps 2017, Alexandria (United States), Series B	Provider of IT security services	$139M	Insight Partners, Decibel & 7 others	57/100
9th	Quorum Cyber 2015, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Series A	Cybersecurity services & consulting firm	$3.4M	Livingbridge, Maven Capital Partners & 4 others	55/100
10th	Twingate 2019, Redwood City (United States), Series B	Cloud-based network zero trust remote access solutions provider	$67M	Bond Capital, WndrCo & 8 others	55/100
63rd	Dispel 2014, Austin (United States), Seed	Provider of zero trust access platform for operational technology and industrial control systems	$3M	Plug and Play Tech Center	39/100