When was Expel founded?

Expel was founded in 2016 and became a unicorn in 2021.

Where is Expel located?

Expel is headquartered in Herndon, United States. It is registered at Herndon, Virginia.

Which legal entities is Expel associated with?

Expel is associated with Expel, Inc. and 1 other.

How many employees does Expel have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Expel is 477.

Is Expel a funded company?

Expel is a funded company, having raised a total of $289M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $7.5M Series A round, raised on Sep 12, 2016.

How much is Expel worth?

The latest valuation of Expel is $1B as of Nov 18, 2021.

When was the latest funding round of Expel?

Expel's latest funding was a $30M Series E round on Oct 03, 2022, with participation from 6 investors. Its primary sector is Cybersecurity. In United States, the Cybersecurity sector has seen $5.63B in funding in 2026 to date.

Is Expel a Cybersecurity company?

The primary sector of Expel is Cybersecurity.

Where does Expel rank among its competitors?

Expel ranks 5th amongst 94 active competitors, of which 20 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Zafran, which secured an undisclosed amount in Jul, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Expel?

Expel's top competitors include Zafran, incident.io and BreachRx. Among them, Zafran secured the most recent funding round in July, 2026.

Expel - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Managed detection and response provider. The services offered includes managed detection and response, phishing, threat hunting, vulnerability prioritization. It also provides AI and automation powered detection coverage, threat research and SIEM coverage. The platform addresses AWS security challenges and reduces risks through automated recommendations.

Website: expel.com
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Registered Address: Herndon, Virginia

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2016

Location

Herndon, United States

Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$289M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series E, Oct 03, 2022, $30M

Post Money Valuation

$1B as on Nov 18, 2021

Investors

Paladin Capital & 13 more

Ranked

5^th among 94 active competitors

Employee Count

477 as on Jun 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Zafran & 110 more

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Expel is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Expel, Inc. CIN: 20171038814 , United States, Active	Jan 17, 2017	-	419 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
EXPEL, INC. CIN: 813563342 , United States, Active	May 04, 2016	-	419 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Expel has raised a total funding of $289M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 12, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Oct 03, 2022 for $30M. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Expel has 14 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Expel:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 03, 2022	$30M	Series E	-	-	CapitalG, Paladin Capital	Scale Venture Partners, March Capital, Index Ventures, Battery Ventures
Nov 18, 2021	$141M	Series E	$1B	-	CapitalG, Paladin Capital	Scale Venture Partners, March Capital, Index Ventures, Cisco Investments, Greycroft, Burda Principal Investments
May 13, 2020	$50M	Series D	-	-	CapitalG	Battery Ventures, Greycroft, Index Ventures, Paladin Capital, Scale Venture Partners

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The founders of Expel is Yanek Korff.

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

Yanek Korff: Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of Expel. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address

Expel's Board of Directors

Expel's board has 10 active members. Shardul Shah, Yanek Korff, Ariel Tseitlin, Mourad Yesayan, Dave Merkel, Gene Frantz, David Merkel, Johanna Flower, Peter Katz and Justin Bajko are independent board members.

Here is the list of Expel's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Shardul Shah	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 0m
Yanek Korff	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 10m
Ariel Tseitlin	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 3m
Mourad Yesayan	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 10m
Dave Merkel	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 0m
Gene Frantz	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 2m
David Merkel	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 10m
Johanna Flower	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 5m
Peter Katz	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 2m
Justin Bajko	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 10m

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Expel's employee count trend

Expel has 477 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Expel's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Expel include Zafran, incident.io and BreachRx. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Expel, 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, Menlo Ventures & 8 others	63/100
2nd	incident.io 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Cloud based security and information management systems provider	$96.2M	Index Ventures, Point Nine & 51 others	61/100
3rd	BreachRx 2017, Washington, DC (United States), Series A	Incident response platform	$23M	Alchemist Accelerator, Ballistic Ventures ... & 6 others	61/100
4th	Cado Security 2020, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Provider of cloud investigation and response automation platform for security teams	$31.5M	CyLon, Ten Eleven Ventures & 14 others	61/100
5th	Expel 2016, Herndon (United States), Series E	Managed detection and response provider	$289M	New Enterprise Associates, Section Partners ... & 12 others	59/100
6th	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
7th	Mandiant 2004, Milpitas (United States), Acquired	Provider of threat prioritization based cyber incident response	$70M	Cisco Investments, Kleiner Perkins & 3 others	58/100
8th	Demisto 2015, Tel Aviv (Israel), Acquired	Automated incident response & forensics platform solution	$69.8M	ClearSky, Greylock Partners & 9 others	56/100
9th	Prophet Security 2023, Atherton (United States), Series A	Provider of an AI SOC platform with agentic AI analyst	$41M	Accel, Citi Ventures & 2 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