HoxHunt - About the company
HoxHunt is a series B company based in Helsinki (Finland), founded in 2016 by Karri Kurunmaki, Pasi Salo, Mika Aalto and Pyry Avist. It operates as a Stealth Mode: Anti-phishing solution for security awareness. HoxHunt has raised $43.3M in funding from Dawn Capital and Level Equity. The company has 98 active competitors, including 20 funded and 8 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like KnowBe4, Immersive Labs and Hack The Box.
Company Details
HoxHunt is a stealth mode cybersecurity company developing a large scale security awareness platform for the protection of the critical assets of the enterprise and government. The solution is focused on social engineering to identify and report phishing emails in a continuous gamified simulation. As of Nov 2016, the company is in private beta and is planning to launch globally soon.
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- hoxhunt.com
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- Email ID
- *****@hoxhunt.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2016
Location
Helsinki, Finland
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$43.3M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
11th among 98 active competitors
Employee Count
272 as on Mar 31, 2026
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HoxHunt's funding and investors
HoxHunt has raised a total funding of $43.3M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 01, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on May 31, 2022 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. HoxHunt has 4 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of HoxHunt:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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May 31, 2022 | 5850452 | Series B | 3633975 | 6219729 | 8444431 | 1230220 |
Oct 16, 2018 | 1327096 | Series A | 2417786 | 1518487 | 7065073 | |
Jun 2018 | 7777984 | Seed | 7199925 | 1269592 | 1529525 |
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HoxHunt's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of HoxHunt's key team members:
- Karri Kurunmaki: Co-Founder of HoxHunt. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Pasi Salo: Co-Founder of HoxHunt. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Mika Aalto: Co-Founder & CEO of HoxHunt. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Pyry Avist: Co-Founder & CTO of HoxHunt.
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HoxHunt's employee count trend
HoxHunt has 272 employees as of Mar 26. Here is HoxHunt's employee count trend over the years:
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HoxHunt's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of HoxHunt include KnowBe4, Immersive Labs and Hack The Box. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of HoxHunt, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | KnowBe4 2010, Clearwater (United States), Acquired | Cloud based platform for security awareness training and simulated phishing | $403M | 74/100 | |
2nd | Immersive Labs 2017, Bristol (United Kingdom), Series C | Provider of cyber awareness and training solutions | $189M | 64/100 | |
3rd |  Hack The Box 2017, Folkestone (United Kingdom), Series B | Provider of a platform offering solutions for cyber security training | $70M | 55/100 | |
4th |  Jericho Security 2023, New York City (United States), Series A | Generative AI based cybersecurity training platform | $18M | 55/100 | |
5th | MetaCompliance 2003, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Cybersecurity awareness solutions for employees | - | 54/100 | |
6th | Cyber Guru 2017, Rome (Italy), Series B | Cybersecurity awareness training platform | $29.4M | 53/100 | |
7th | Cloud based platform offering cyber security training for employee awareness | $73M | 53/100 | ||
8th |  Living Security 2017, Austin (United States), Series B | Online cyber security awareness training | $20.7M | 49/100 | |
9th | Ataata 2016, Arlington (United States), Acquired | Enterprise security awareness platform for employees | $5.14M | 44/100 | |
10th |  SecurityAdvisor 2018, San Jose (United States), Acquired | Platform for security awareness | $7.3M | 42/100 | |
11th | Stealth Mode: Anti-phishing solution for security awareness | $43.3M | 60/100 |
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HoxHunt's Investments and acquisitions
HoxHunt has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to HoxHunt
Filter this listMedia has covered HoxHunt for 1 event in last 1 year.
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Five Hoxhunt Customers Win Prestigious CSO Awards for Innovation in Human Risk ManagementPR Newswire•Apr 21, 2026•HoxHunt
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Red Sift, Hoxhunt partner to improve cybersecurity resilience, reduce risk from phishing attacksSecurityInfoWatch•Aug 03, 2023•Redsift, HoxHunt
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Hoxhunt partners with Secon to empower UK organisations against cyber threatsHoxHunt•Jul 18, 2023•HoxHunt
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Hoxhunt raises $40M to solve the hardest part of cybersecurityGlobalsecuritymag•May 31, 2022•HoxHunt, Level Equity, Icebreaker
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