Iru is a technology company.
Iru has raised $288.0M across 6 funding rounds.
Iru has raised $288.0M in total across 6 funding rounds.
Iru has raised $288.0M in total across 6 funding rounds.
Iru's investors include General Catalyst, Ayman AlAbdallah, Accel, Accomplice VC, AgFunder, AlleyCorp, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Ascension Ventures, Balderton Capital, B Capital Group, BoxGroup.
Iru is an AI-powered IT and security platform that unifies identity, endpoint management, and compliance tools into a single system, enabling IT and security teams to secure users, apps, and devices while reducing tool fragmentation.[1][2] It serves fast-growing companies, replacing disparate point solutions with an integrated platform that automates workflows, provides passwordless access, endpoint protection across Apple, Windows, and Android, and AI-driven compliance reporting—trusted by over 5,000 teams including Hunters, Varo Bank, and Rackspace Technology.[1][2][3] Iru solves the problem of bloated tool stacks that multiply IT workload, obscure visibility, and hinder security by collapsing them into one AI-orchestrated system powered by the Iru Context Model, giving teams time back for strategic work.[1][2]
Evolved from Kandji, a leading Apple endpoint solution founded in 2018, Iru has raised $288.69M in funding through Series D, with its latest $100M round about a year ago, signaling strong growth momentum in the enterprise security space.[4]
Iru emerged from Kandji, founded in 2018 in San Francisco as a specialized Apple device management platform that abstracted complexity and leveraged automation for Mac, iPad, iOS, and tvOS endpoints.[1][4][5] The company identified a broader pain point: IT and security teams bogged down by fragmented stacks for securing users, apps, and devices, which amplified manual work and blocked holistic visibility.[1][2] Pivoting for the AI era, Iru was built by expanding Kandji's approach—unifying identity (passwordless SSO), endpoint (management, detection, response, vulnerability), and compliance (AI-tailored controls and trust centers)—into one platform.[1][2]
This evolution reflects the founders' focus on force-multiplying automation, starting with Apple excellence and scaling to multi-OS support, backed by top-tier investors who endorse the vision of stack consolidation.[1][4]
Iru rides the AI-driven consolidation wave in enterprise IT security, where exploding tool stacks (often 10+ per team) clash with AI-era demands for speed, context-aware automation, and zero-trust architectures amid rising threats.[1][2] Timing is ideal post-2024 funding surge, as remote/hybrid work, multi-OS fleets, and compliance pressures (e.g., audits, deals) favor unified platforms over point solutions—market forces like cybersecurity talent shortages and AI agent proliferation amplify this.[2][4] Iru influences the ecosystem by rewriting IT operations for 5,000+ companies, enabling focus on business innovation while setting a standard for AI-orchestrated security that competitors like NinjaOne or Scalefusion must match.[2][4]
Iru is poised to dominate as the go-to stack collapser for mid-to-large enterprises, with expansion into deeper AI agents, broader OS/ecosystem integrations (e.g., more ML/IoT via AWS), and global compliance suites fueling 2026 hypergrowth.[1][2][5] Trends like generative AI threats, regulatory tightening, and workforce mobility will propel demand, evolving Iru's influence from Apple niche to full-spectrum security leader—potentially unicorn valuation unlock via IPO or acquisition. This positions Iru to keep delivering on its promise: freeing IT from tickets to transform businesses, just as it started with one stellar endpoint tool.[1][4]
Iru has raised $288.0M across 6 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $100.0M Series D in July 2024.