When was Echosec founded?

Echosec was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round 6 years after it was founded.

Where is Echosec located?

Echosec is headquartered in Victoria, Canada.

How many employees does Echosec have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Echosec is 42.

Is Echosec a funded company?

Echosec is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Conventional Debt round, raised on Apr 25, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of Echosec?

Echosec's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Mar 10, 2022, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Echosec rank among its competitors?

Echosec ranks 83rd amongst 704 active competitors, of which 97 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Signal AI, which secured $165M in Sep, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Echosec?

Echosec's top competitors include Signal AI, Agorapulse and Synthesio. Among them, Signal AI secured the most recent funding round in September, 2025.

Echosec - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Echosec is an acquired company based in Victoria (Canada), founded in 2013 by Karl Swannie. It operates as a Location based media monitoring and threat intelligence platform. Echosec has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 704 active competitors, including 97 funded and 90 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Signal AI, Agorapulse and Synthesio.

Company Details

Echosec is a location based media monitoring platform. Clients can save more than one location, set up alerts for images, keywords, usernames, or specific regions, receive notifications to their phone, email, or wearable device. Clients can do universal search, username & keyword search and filtering.

Website: echosec.net
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Founded Year

2013

Location

Victoria, Canada

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Mar 10, 2022, $*****

Investors

Espresso Capital & 4 more

Ranked

83^rd among 704 active competitors

Employee Count

42 as on Jul 01, 2024

Similar Companies

Agorapulse & 451 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Flashpoint (Aug 04, 2022)

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Echosec got acquired by Flashpoint on Aug 04, 2022.

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Echosec has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 25, 2019. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Mar 10, 2022 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Echosec has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Echosec:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 10, 2022	5193472	Conventional Debt	8442813	3549480	3815651	3842475
Apr 25, 2019	3411574	Conventional Debt	5244209	2475781	1419335	Timia Capital

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The founders of Echosec is Karl Swannie.

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Karl Swannie: Founder and Investor of Echosec.

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Echosec's employee count trend

Echosec has 42 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Echosec's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Echosec include Signal AI, Agorapulse and Synthesio. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Echosec, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Signal AI 2013, London (United Kingdom), Series E	AI powered media monitoring solution	$268M	Redline Capital Management, Frontline Ventures ... & 32 others	71/100
2nd	Agorapulse 2010, Paris (France), Series B	Provider of a platform for managing social media content and engagement	$18.3M	Hi Inov, Cipio Partners & 2 others	64/100
3rd	Synthesio 2006, New York City (United States), Acquired	AI-powered social and search intelligence platform for actionable consumer insights	$24M	Idinvest Partners, Entrepreneur Venture & 4 others	63/100
4th	StatSocial 2012, New York City (United States), Series A	Platform offering software for social media analytics	$14.7M	ARC Angel Fund NYC, Red Badge Management & 5 others	63/100
5th	Metricool 2015, Madrid (Spain), Series A	Provider of a platform for social media management and analytics	$4.86M	Axon Partners Group, team.blue	62/100
6th	Brand24 2010, Daytona Beach (United States), Acquired	AI based social media monitoring tool for businesses	$485K	Inovo Venture Partners, Unfold.vc & 3 others	62/100
7th	Falcon.io 2010, Copenhagen (Denmark), Acquired	Social media marketing platform	$25.3M	Prime Ventures, Cipio Partners & 2 others	61/100
8th	Respondology 2008, Dallas (United States), Series A	Provider of social media monitoring platform	$28M	Iron Gate Capital, Zelkova Ventures & 5 others	60/100
9th	Gastrograph 2010, State College (United States), Acquired	Provider of AI-based flavor profiling analytics solutions for food manufacturers	$6M	Leawood Venture Capital, Global Brain & 10 others	60/100
10th	DarkOwl 2009, Denver (United States), Series A	Darknet monitoring-based threat intelligence solution	$20.3M	Five Elms Capital, Montague Street Private Partners ... & 1 others	60/100
83rd	Echosec 2013, Victoria (Canada), Acquired	Location based media monitoring and threat intelligence platform	-	Espresso Capital, Timia Capital & 3 others	39/100