Layoff
Jun 2023Expel announced a reduction of roughly 10% of its approximately 600-person workforce, or about 60 employees, citing market shifts. The reduction occurred roughly eight months after a $31 million Series E extension.
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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Overview
Expel is a privately held cybersecurity company providing managed detection and response (MDR). Its service combines 24/7 security monitoring, investigation, threat hunting, response, remediation guidance, and an AI-driven platform that works with customers’ existing security tools.
Primary product
Expel MDR, delivered through Expel Workbench and supported by security operations personnel and AI capabilities including Ruxie.
Founded
2016
Headquarters
12950 Worldgate Drive, Suite 200, Herndon, Virginia 20170, United States
Team size
201-500 employees
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Computer and Network Security
Sub-industry
Managed detection and response (MDR), managed security services, cybersecurity SaaS
Offices
Herndon, Virginia, United States
Business model
B2B subscription software and services
Managed security services
Channel and partner-led sales
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Security Officer
Chief Revenue Officer; announced March 2025, with current-status ambiguity in later public profile data
Work & culture
Expel publicly emphasizes practitioner-led security, transparency, customer outcomes, direct communication, and a human-in-the-loop approach to automation. Public employer-review data indicates relatively strong work-life balance and compensation scores, though the 2023 workforce reduction is a material counter-signal.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public job-market data surfaced by Exa lists approximate annual salary signals of $58,254 for a Sales Development Representative, $90,901 for a Customer Success Manager, and $108,768 for an Engineer. These are third-party estimates rather than an official company compensation framework.
Benefits
At least two months of severance for U.S. employees affected by the 2023 reduction
Paid healthcare coverage through the end of 2023 for employees affected by the 2023 reduction
Adjusted option exercise timelines and vesting cliffs for eligible departing employees
Weekly lunch is referenced in public company metadata
Public employer-review signals show approximately 3.9/5 overall, with compensation around 4.4/5
Product & market
Pricing
Enterprise and commercial subscription pricing; public evidence indicates flexible offerings and add-on services, but no standard public price list was found.
Differentiators
- —24/7 MDR combining human security practitioners with AI-driven automation
- —Broad coverage across endpoint, cloud, identity, email, SaaS, network, and on-premises environments
- —Works with customers’ existing security stack rather than requiring rip-and-replace
- —Emphasis on full transparency into detections, investigations, and actions
- —Expel Workbench provides a unified operational interface and reporting
- —Publicly cited 23-minute critical-alert mean time to resolution in 2024 materials
- —Expanding channel, MSSP, MSP, managed SIEM, and incident-response partner routes to market
Technology
Expel Workbench
Ruxie AI SOC manager
Python
Java
JavaScript
React
Angular
Django
Laravel
PostgreSQL
Kubernetes
TensorFlow
PyTorch
NumPy
MLflow
AWS-related infrastructure
GitHub
GitHub Actions
Linux
CrowdStrike integrations
Competitors
Arctic Wolf
eSentire
Alert Logic
Expel-like MDR and MSSP providers
Tracepoint
Minerva Engineering
IronNet Cybersecurity
SecureSky
Barracuda SKOUT Managed XDR
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Approximately $80 million-$90 million annually; Exa reported about $85 million.
Estimated monthly visits
56.4K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Signals & risks
Latest news
Expel · Jun 2026
Expel announced expanded Ruxie capabilities covering alert enrichment and triage, investigation, response actions, detection engineering, and documentation. The capabilities were described as being in production within existing MDR deployments.
IT Brief · Mar 2026
Expel launched managed SIEM services for customers using Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk Enterprise Security, initially as an add-on for Expel MDR customers.
Business Wire · Feb 2025
The company reported that Forrester named Expel a Leader in its Q1 2025 MDR services evaluation, with strengths cited in areas including detection surfaces, analyst experience, integrations, and metrics.
GovInfoSecurity · Jun 2023
Expel reduced its workforce by approximately 60 employees, or 10%, citing market shifts. The article also reported the company had raised nearly $290 million in total funding, including its $31 million Series E extension.
Jobs and careers at Expel
8 jobs at Expel
Senior Deal Desk Manager
Remote
Sales
Remote
2w ago
Remote
Full-time
Senior Security Solutions Engineer
Remote
Customer Success
Remote
3w ago
Remote
Full-time
Managed SIEM Detection Engineer
Remote
Security
Remote
1mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Systems Engineer
Remote
Information Technology
Herndon, Virginia; Remote
1mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Product Manager, Integrations
Remote
Product
Remote
1mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Enterprise Account Executive - New England
Remote
Sales
Remote
1mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Customer Success Manager, Scale
Remote
Customer Success
Remote
1mo ago
Remote
Full-time
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