SecurityAdvisor - About the company
SecurityAdvisor is an acquired company based in San Jose (United States), founded in 2018 by Sai Venkataraman, Rohan Puri and Santhosh Purathepparambil. It operates as a Platform for security awareness. SecurityAdvisor has raised $7.3M in funding from ClearSky and Cyber Mentor Fund. The company has 287 active competitors, including 42 funded and 30 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like KnowBe4, Cofense and SoSafe.
Company Details
SecurityAdvisor provides a platform for security awareness. The products offer security assessment, depth training, and contextual coaching. The features of the product include e-mail security, ransomware protection, safe access to social media, insider threat protection. It also provides an AI-based behaviour analysis platform to offer real-time security assistance.
- Website
- securityadvisor.io
- Email ID
- *****@securityadvisor.io
- Registered Address
- PANADAN HOUSE, C/O ABDUL NAZAR P A COCHIN UNIVERSITY PO, Ernakulam, KALAMASSERY, Kerala, India, 682022
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2018
Location
San Jose, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$7.3M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
29th among 287 active competitors
Employee Count
2 as on Aug 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by KnowBe4 (Oct 21, 2021)
Legal entities associated with SecurityAdvisor
SecurityAdvisor is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SAROSAI SECURITYADVISOR TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KL2019PTC060240 , India, Strike off | Nov 07, 2019 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2021) | - |
SecurityAdvisor's acquisition details
SecurityAdvisor got acquired by KnowBe4 on Oct 21, 2021.
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SecurityAdvisor's funding and investors
SecurityAdvisor has raised a total funding of $7.3M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 20, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Feb 02, 2021 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. SecurityAdvisor has 4 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of SecurityAdvisor:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 02, 2021 | 8804999 | Series A | 5009584 | 9259943 | 9309986 | 3010278 |
Feb 20, 2020 | 7608994 | Seed | 8520555 | 9845594 | 5989115 |
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SecurityAdvisor's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of SecurityAdvisor's key team members:
- Sai Venkataraman: Co-Founder of SecurityAdvisor and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Rohan Puri: Co-Founder of SecurityAdvisor. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Santhosh Purathepparambil: Co-Founder of SecurityAdvisor. Contact Info: 1 email address
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SecurityAdvisor's employee count trend
SecurityAdvisor has 2 employees as of Aug 26. Here is SecurityAdvisor's employee count trend over the years:
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SecurityAdvisor's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of SecurityAdvisor include KnowBe4, Cofense and SoSafe. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of SecurityAdvisor, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | KnowBe4 2010, Clearwater (United States), Acquired | Provider of platform for security awareness training and simulated phishing | $403M | 75/100 | |
2nd | Cofense 2008, Leesburg (United States), Acquired | Provider of an AI-powered platform for phishing detection and remediation | $58M | 69/100 | |
3rd | Cloud based platform offering cyber security training for employee awareness | $73M | 55/100 | ||
4th | Egress 2007, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of cloud email security software for preventing data breaches | $68.9M | 66/100 | |
5th | Jericho Security 2023, New York City (United States), Series A | Generative AI based cybersecurity training platform | $18M | 65/100 | |
6th | Adaptive 2025, Manhattan (United States), Series B | Provider of security training platform | $124M | 64/100 | |
7th | Material 2016, Redwood City (United States), Series C | Provider of security solutions for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 | $166M | 63/100 | |
8th | Fable Security 2024, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Provider of platform to assess and shape employee security behavior | $86.3M | 62/100 | |
9th | Tessian 2013, Boston (United States), Acquired | Provider of cybersecurity software for email collaboration and data protection | $182M | 62/100 | |
10th | Arcode 2008, Bethesda (United States), Acquired | E-mail security solutions provider | $31.6M | 61/100 | |
29th | SecurityAdvisor 2018, San Jose (United States), Acquired | Platform for security awareness | $7.3M | 45/100 |
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SecurityAdvisor's Investments and acquisitions
SecurityAdvisor has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to SecurityAdvisor
Here is the latest report on SecurityAdvisor's sector:
News related to SecurityAdvisor
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KnowBe4 Acquires CrowdStrike Security Awareness Training Partner SecurityAdvisorMSSP Alert•Oct 21, 2021•SecurityAdvisor
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KnowBe4 to Acquire SecurityAdvisor, Introduces a New Information Security Category “Human Detection and Response”GlobeNewswire•Oct 21, 2021•KnowBe4, SecurityAdvisor
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PwC Australia forms strategic alliance with SecurityAdvisor, ramping up human-centric and data-driven cyber capabilitiesiTWire•Jun 08, 2021•SecurityAdvisor, PwC
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SecurityAdvisor Joins Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR MarketplaceBusiness Wire•Apr 26, 2021•SecurityAdvisor, Palo Alto Networks
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SecurityAdvisor Raises $7.3M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Feb 02, 2021•SecurityAdvisor, ClearSky, Crosslink Capital, SixThirty and 1 other
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iValue and SecurityAdvisor Partner to Strengthen Last Mile SecurityNCNOnline•Nov 05, 2020•iValue InfoSolutions, SecurityAdvisor
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