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§ Private Profile · New York City, NY, USA
Cybersecurity platform for asset management and SaaS management, providing attack surface visibility for enterprise Security, IT, and GRC teams.
Axonius has raised $595.0M across 7 funding rounds.
Key people at Axonius.
Axonius was founded in 2017 by Dean Sysman (Founder) and Ofri Shur (Founder) and Avidor Bartov (Founder).
Axonius has raised $595.0M in total across 7 funding rounds.
Axonius is a New York-based cybersecurity company that provides a SaaS asset management platform designed to aggregate data across devices, identities, and cloud infrastructure to map organizational attack surfaces. The enterprise software provider operates on a business-to-business subscription model, allowing security teams to identify vulnerabilities and automate policy enforcement. The firm generates over $100 million in annual recurring revenue with a workforce of more than 500 employees. The venture-backed business has reached a $2.6 billion valuation after raising approximately $700 million in total funding, which includes a recent $200 million Series E extension. Axonius serves corporate customers such as The New York Times and Schneider Electric, supported by lead investments from Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The technology company was founded in 2017 by Dean Sysman, Ofri Shur, and Avidor Bartov.
Key people at Axonius.
Axonius is a cybersecurity company founded in 2017 that builds the Axonius Asset Cloud, a unified platform providing comprehensive visibility and actionability across an organization's entire technology footprint, including cyber assets, SaaS applications, software, identities, exposures, vulnerabilities, and infrastructure[2][3][4][6]. It serves Security, IT, and GRC teams at large enterprises, Fortune 500 companies (e.g., The New York Times, Schneider Electric, AB InBev), and government agencies by solving the critical problem of asset blind spots—hard-to-spot exposures, misconfigurations, and operational challenges that hinder effective cyber risk management[2][3][4][5]. The platform creates a complete, accurate, always-up-to-date asset inventory through bidirectional integrations with hundreds of tools, enabling data-driven decisions to optimize risk, performance, and costs[3][4][6]. Axonius has achieved strong growth momentum, reaching $100 million ARR, launching innovative products like SaaS Management via its AxoniusX arm, and earning recognition as one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity startups from CNBC, Forbes, Fortune, and others, while managing millions of assets globally[1][4][5].
Axonius was co-founded in 2017 by Dean Sysman (CEO) and others in New York, with a vision to address the cybersecurity industry's lack of comprehensive asset visibility amid rising cyber threats[2][3][5]. The idea emerged from recognizing that organizations struggled to understand their full attack surface—devices, identities, apps, and infrastructure—making it impossible to protect adequately or build responsive strategies[1][2]. Early traction came quickly through its cybersecurity asset management platform, which integrates seamlessly with existing tools for immediate deployment and cyber hygiene improvements, covering millions of devices for major customers[5]. Pivotal moments include rapid team expansion (77% growth in H1 2021 with 90+ hires), global office growth (e.g., Tel Aviv), and in 2021 launching AxoniusX under CEO Amir Ofek to innovate new solutions like fast-growing SaaS Management, expanding beyond security to IT, Legal, and Finance teams[1][5].
Axonius rides the exploding cybersecurity market, driven by surging cybercrime, complex hybrid environments, and the need for proactive asset management in an era of agentic AI, identity threats, and sprawling SaaS/infrastructure[1][2][4]. Timing is ideal as enterprises demand "actionability" beyond visibility—Axonius fills this gap by consolidating fragmented data into a foundational platform, influencing the ecosystem as the go-to "system of record" used by security, IT, finance, and legal teams[1][4]. Market forces like regulatory pressures, board-level focus on risk/cost optimization, and the shift to unified platforms favor its growth, positioning it among top startups raising billions collectively; recent moves like acquiring Cynerio extend it into healthcare, amplifying ecosystem impact[4][8].
Axonius is poised to solidify as an enduring cybersecurity powerhouse, expanding its single-platform vision with more AxoniusX innovations to capture adjacent markets like SaaS governance and healthcare, potentially spawning standalone unicorns while deepening enterprise adoption[1][8]. Trends like AI-driven threats, zero-trust architectures, and cost pressures on GRC will propel demand for its asset intelligence, with influence evolving from visibility leader to full-stack action platform shaping how organizations preempt risks. As the "actionability era" unfolds, Axonius' data moat and momentum position it to drive measurable value for boards worldwide, building on its $100M ARR foundation toward category dominance[1][2][4].
Axonius has raised $595.0M across 7 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $200.0M Series E Extension in March 2024.
Axonius was founded in 2017 by Dean Sysman (Founder) and Ofri Shur (Founder) and Avidor Bartov (Founder).
Axonius has raised $595.0M in total across 7 funding rounds.
Axonius's investors include Matt Weigand, Arsham Memarzadeh, Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, General Atlantic, Incisive Ventures, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Viola Ventures.
