SpyCloud is a technology company.
SpyCloud has raised $169.0M across 5 funding rounds.
SpyCloud has raised $169.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
SpyCloud has raised $169.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
SpyCloud's investors include Capital Factory, Floodgate, Next Coast Ventures, Silverton Partners, Rajiv Bala, Composite Ventures, March Capital, Bee Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, KRM Interests LLC, Ponte Partners.
SpyCloud is a cybersecurity company headquartered in Austin, TX, specializing in identity threat protection by transforming recaptured darknet data from breaches, malware, and phishing into actionable insights.[1][2][4] It builds automated SaaS solutions like Cybercrime Analytics (C2A), IDLink identity analytics, and AI-powered Investigations to proactively prevent ransomware, account takeover (ATO), insider threats, and fraud, while enabling rapid cybercrime investigations.[1][2][3] Serving enterprises (including over half of the Fortune 10), mid-sized companies, government agencies, and federal contractors worldwide, SpyCloud solves the problem of hidden identity exposures that fuel cybercrimes, offering real-time risk scoring, effortless integrations via API, and zero false positives to safeguard employee and consumer identities without disrupting workflows.[1][2][4][5] With over 200 cybersecurity experts and a repository exceeding 350 billion assets, the company demonstrates strong growth through partnerships like NEXTGEN for ANZ/ASEAN distribution and integrations with tools like Maltego.[1][3]
SpyCloud emerged from real-world cybercrime disruptions, where early efforts provided network telemetry and intelligence to targeted companies, enabling preemptive mitigation and reducing attack effectiveness across multiple victims.[6] This hands-on experience in tracking criminal tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) sparked the company's focus on leveraging darknet data for broader defense, evolving into a platform that operationalizes stolen credentials, PII, session cookies, and more from underground sources.[1][6] Founded with a mission to make the internet safer, SpyCloud has grown to over 200 experts in Austin, TX, powering not just direct protections but also third-party dark web monitoring and identity theft services, with pivotal advancements like AI-enhanced investigations building on decades of recaptured data.[2][3][4]
SpyCloud rides the surging wave of identity-based attacks, where stolen credentials from darknet sources drive 80%+ of breaches, ransomware, and ATO amid rising AI-enabled threats like employment fraud and sophisticated phishing.[2][9] Its timing aligns perfectly with escalating cybercrime complexity—fueled by malware exfiltration and underground markets—positioning it as a leader in "holistic identity threat protection" that bridges gaps in traditional security stacks.[4][8] Market forces like regulatory demands for proactive risk management (e.g., in finance, retail, federal sectors) and the shift to automated, data-driven defenses favor SpyCloud's real-time, evidence-based approach, influencing the ecosystem by powering partner products, enabling threat intel sharing, and disrupting criminal operations at scale.[1][3][6][7]
SpyCloud is poised for expansion with AI enhancements accelerating investigations and predictions of 2026 identity disruptions like advanced ATO and insider threats, potentially deepening integrations and global partnerships.[2][9] Trends in zero-trust architectures, regulatory scrutiny on data exposures, and AI-cybercrime arms races will amplify demand for its darknet intelligence, evolving its role from protector to ecosystem enabler via richer data licensing and federal missions.[7][9] As cyber threats intensify, SpyCloud's data moat and remediation automation position it to redefine proactive defense, turning darknet shadows into enterprise shields and sustaining its trajectory among Fortune 10 stalwarts.[1][2]
SpyCloud has raised $169.0M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $110.0M Series D in August 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2023 | $110.0M Series D | Capital Factory, Floodgate, Next Coast Ventures, Silverton Partners, Rajiv Bala | |
| Aug 1, 2020 | $30.0M Series C | Capital Factory, Composite Ventures, Floodgate, March Capital, Next Coast Ventures, Silverton Partners, Rajiv Bala | |
| Feb 1, 2019 | $21.0M Series B | Bee Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Capital Factory, Composite Ventures, Floodgate, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, KRM Interests LLC, March Capital, Next Coast Ventures, Ponte Partners, Silverton Partners, Virta Ventures, Wealthing VC Club, Y Combinator, Immad Akhund, Jeremy Yap, Marty Weiss, Rajiv Bala | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $5.0M Series A | Capital Factory, Composite Ventures, Floodgate, March Capital, Next Coast Ventures, Silverton Partners, Rajiv Bala | |
| May 1, 2017 | $3.0M Seed | Capital Factory, Composite Ventures, Floodgate, March Capital, Next Coast Ventures, Silverton Partners, Rajiv Bala |