Ordr has raised $123.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Ordr's investors include Aya, Battery Ventures, CapitalG, Cyberstarts VC, In-Q-Tel, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Neotribe Ventures, S Capital VC, Sequoia Capital, SNR, Tenaya Capital.
Ordr is a cybersecurity company that builds an AI-powered asset intelligence platform to discover, classify, secure, and manage every connected device across IT, IoT, IoMT, OT, cloud, and SaaS environments.[1][3][5] It serves enterprises in industries like healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, and critical infrastructure, solving the problem of invisible, unmanaged devices that expand attack surfaces and enable threats like ransomware and malware.[1][3][4] Ordr's platform provides real-time visibility, behavioral risk profiling, vulnerability prioritization, automated policy enforcement, and AI-driven orchestration (ORDR IQ) for proactive zero-trust security, reducing complexity without rip-and-replace integrations.[3][5] Formerly CloudPost Networks, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Ordr has gained momentum as a Challenger in OT security tools alongside leaders like Palo Alto Networks, with partnerships like WWT enhancing its enterprise reach.[1][4]
Ordr emerged from the need to tame the chaos of exploding connected devices beyond traditional IT. Founded in 2015 as CloudPost Networks in Santa Clara, California, it pivoted to its current focus on comprehensive asset security.[1][6] Key leaders include Chairman Dominic Orr, with a track record scaling Aruba Networks to IPO and acquisition by HPE; AI and marketing head Beth Ellis; CTO Senthil Arunachalam (20+ years in wired/wireless tech); CFO Raymond Lim (20+ years guiding VC-backed SaaS growth); and healthcare lead Wes Wright (former CTO/CIO at Seattle Children's).[6] Backed by security-focused investors like Alex Doll (Ten Eleven Ventures founder), Dharmesh Thakker (Battery Ventures), and Peter Wagner (Wing Venture Capital), early traction built on AI-driven device discovery amid rising IoT/OT threats.[6] Pivotal moments include developing ORDR IQ for orchestration and recognition in CB Insights' OT security ESP matrix.[1][3]
Ordr stands out in cybersecurity through purpose-built, AI-fueled capabilities for the connected device explosion:
These features position Ordr ahead of visibility-only tools, earning Challenger status in competitive landscapes.[1]
Ordr rides the convergence of IT/OT/IoT growth and escalating AI-augmented cyber threats, where unmanaged devices (billions in enterprises) create massive attack surfaces amid ransomware targeting critical infrastructure.[1][3] Timing is ideal: post-2020 supply chain attacks and OT vulnerabilities (e.g., malware in industrial systems) demand behavioral intelligence over static tools, aligning with zero-trust mandates and regulations in healthcare/finance.[1][3][4] Market forces like cloud/SaaS sprawl and AI attackers favoring speed play to Ordr's strengths in orchestration and enforcement.[3][5] It influences the ecosystem by partnering with integrators like WWT and investors shaping security startups, helping organizations shrink attack surfaces and pioneer "asset intelligence" as a defense foundation.[4][6]
Ordr is poised to dominate asset security as device proliferation hits trillions, with ORDR IQ evolving into full AI autonomy for predictive threat hunting and seamless multi-cloud/edge enforcement.[3][5] Trends like quantum-resistant encryption, generative AI defenses, and regulated OT convergence will amplify demand, especially in healthcare and manufacturing.[1][6] Its influence may grow via acquisitions or IPO, scaling from Challenger to Leader by embedding orchestration in enterprise stacks—humanizing chaos into secure, intelligent ecosystems, much like its origins tamed CloudPost's early vision.[1][6]
Ordr has raised $123.0M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $40.0M Series C in May 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2022 | $40.0M Series C | Aya, Battery Ventures, CapitalG, Cyberstarts VC, In-Q-Tel, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Neotribe Ventures, S Capital VC, Sequoia Capital, SNR, Tenaya Capital, Ten Eleven Ventures, WestWave Capital, Y Combinator, Kira Makagon, Len Findlay, Pankaj Patel | |
| Mar 1, 2020 | $34.0M Series B | GE Ventures, Insight Partners, Kaiser Permanente Ventures | |
| Dec 1, 2019 | $28.0M Series B | Battery Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Neotribe Ventures, Ten Eleven Ventures, WestWave Capital, Kira Makagon, Len Findlay | |
| Feb 1, 2019 | $17.0M Series A | In-Q-Tel, Ten Eleven Ventures, Len Findlay | |
| Jun 1, 2017 | $4.0M Series A | Battery Ventures, Cyberstarts VC, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, March Capital, Momenta Ventures, Ten Eleven Ventures, Pankaj Patel |
