When was NetSPI founded?

NetSPI was founded in 2001 and raised its 1st funding round 16 years after it was founded.

Where is NetSPI located?

NetSPI is headquartered in Minneapolis, United States.

How many employees does NetSPI have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at NetSPI is 576.

Is NetSPI a funded company?

NetSPI is a funded company, having raised a total of $500M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Apr 18, 2017.

When was the latest funding round of NetSPI?

NetSPI's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Oct 05, 2022, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does NetSPI rank among its competitors?

NetSPI ranks 12th amongst 4862 active competitors, of which 148 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Cynomi, which secured $37M in Apr, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of NetSPI?

NetSPI's top competitors include Aujas, Optiv Security and Parsons. Among them, Cynomi secured the most recent funding round in April, 2025.

NetSPI - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of attack surface management, threat detection, and pentesting. Their products allow surface attack prevention through continuous pentesting and monitoring. They also provide penetration testing as a service for network, application, IoT, Blockchain etc.

Website: www.netspi.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2001

Location

Minneapolis, United States

Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$500M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Oct 05, 2022, $*****

Investors

KKR & 3 more

Ranked

12^th among 4862 active competitors

Employee Count

576 as on Mar 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Hubble & 2 more

Similar Companies

CyCognito & 21 more

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NetSPI has raised a total funding of $500M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 18, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Oct 05, 2022 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. NetSPI has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of NetSPI:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 05, 2022	5613451	Series C	8345464	2477248	1130334	8270997
May 12, 2021	4010598	Series B	7488463	5481295	7566804	Ten Eleven Ventures
Apr 18, 2017	5635604	Series A	9352766	4353480	Sunstone Partners	3962825

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The founders of NetSPI is Deke George. Aaron Shilts is the CEO of NetSPI.

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

Deke George: Founder & Chairman of NetSPI. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.

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NetSPI's employee count trend

NetSPI has 576 employees as of Mar 26. Here is NetSPI's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of NetSPI include Aujas, Optiv Security and Parsons. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of NetSPI, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Aujas 2008, Cupertino (United States), Acquired	Platform for security analytics and risk assessment	$18.9M	Chiratae Ventures, Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund ... & 6 others	67/100
2nd	Optiv Security 1999, Denver (United States), Acquired	Cybersecurity solutions provider securing business potential through risk management and technology	$4.05M	CFT Capital Partners, Glade Brook Capital ... & 8 others	67/100
3rd	Parsons 1944, Washington, DC (United States), Public	Provider of cyber security, infrastructure, and other services	-	Hudson Pacific Capital, National Science Foundation ... Read more	65/100
4th	CyCognito 2017, Palo Alto (United States), Series C	Cloud based external attack surface management solutions	$153M	Accel, The Westly Group & 15 others	62/100
5th	Kratikal 2013, Noida (India), Seed	Provider of vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and security compliance audit services	$1.93M	GILDA, Art Capital & 19 others	62/100
6th	Adesso 1997, Dortmund (Germany), Public	Provider of IT services including consulting, digital solutions, and managed services	-	Herald Investment Management, Eiffel Investment Group ... Read more	61/100
7th	Stroz Friedberg 2000, New York City (United States), Acquired	Security & technical consulting and services	$145M	New Mountain Capital, GCP Capital Partners	61/100
8th	Convergint 2001, Schaumburg (United States), Acquired	Physical security service provider	$100K	Ares Capital Corporation, Leonard Green and Partners ... & 7 others	61/100
9th	Cynomi 2019, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Provides a range of cyber security services	$60.5M	Insight Partners, Entree Capital & 10 others	59/100
10th	NSO Group 2009, Herzliya (Israel), Acquired	Internet security research and consulting	-	Credit Suisse, Jefferies & 1 others	59/100
12th	NetSPI 2001, Minneapolis (United States), Series C	Provider of attack surface management, threat detection, and pentesting services	$500M	Enter Ventures, Ten Eleven Ventures & 2 others	58/100

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NetSPI has acquired 3 companies including Hubble, nVisium and Silent Break Security. NetSPI has not made any investments as of now.

Here is the list of its acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jun 13, 2024	Acquisition	Hubble	2020	Reston (United States)
Jan 10, 2023	Acquisition	nVisium	2009	Falls Church (United States)
Dec 02, 2020	Acquisition	Silent Break Security	2011	Pleasant Grove (United States)