Acquired Level Effect, adding security operations and managed detection capabilities; terms were not identified in the reviewed sources.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 28, 2026
Huntress is a privately held, channel-first cybersecurity company founded by former NSA cyber operators. It makes enterprise-grade protection accessible to small and midsize businesses through a fully managed platform combining software, threat hunting, and a 24/7 AI-assisted/human-led Security Operations Center (SOC). As of 2026-07-30, Huntress reported protecting 270,000+ businesses across 100+ countries.
Primary product
Huntress Agentic Security Platform: Managed EDR, Managed ITDR, Managed SIEM, Security Awareness Training (SAT), Managed ISPM, and Managed ESPM, backed by a 24/7 SOC.
Founded
2015
Headquarters
6996 Columbia Gateway Drive, Ste. 101, Columbia, Maryland 21046, United States
Team size
800+ employees (company-reported, 2026-07-30)
Work style
Remote
Industry
Computer and network security
38 jobs at Huntress
Sub-industry
Managed detection and response (MDR), endpoint and identity security, SIEM, security awareness, and security posture management
Offices
Business model
Stage
Late-stage venture-backed private company / unicorn
Total raised
$309.8M
Latest round
Series D · Jun 2024
Latest amount
$150M
Jun 2024 · Kleiner Perkins
May 2023 · Sapphire Ventures
Sep 2022 · CIBC Innovation Banking
May 2021 · JMI Equity
Feb 2020 · ForgePoint Capital
Jan 2017
Jan 2015 · Mach37
Leadership
CEO & Cofounder
Chief Technology Officer & Cofounder
Cofounder
Kristin Dean
Chief People and Administration Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Brenda Jeppesen
Chief of Staff
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Product Officer / President
President, Go to Market
Eric Stride
Chief Security Officer
Daniel Westendorf
Chief Innovation Officer
The company emphasizes purpose, transparency, collaboration, community, and making cybersecurity accessible to the 99%. Its stated values are Own It, Elevate It, and Send It; its careers material describes a fully remote, global, partner- and customer-centered culture.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public signals include stock options for full-time teammates, region-specific retirement/pension contributions, remote-work reimbursements, and benefits. Specific salary bands were not established from the reviewed public sources; visa sponsorship is not stated.
Benefits
Pricing
Transparent per-unit pricing with 24/7 SOC included and no separate response fee. Public examples include Managed EDR at $8.99 per endpoint/month, ITDR at $4.80 per identity/month, SIEM at $4.00 per data source/month, and SAT at $2.08 per learner/month; partner/MSP pricing is available and may differ.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$250M+ annual recurring revenue (company-reported as of 2026-07-30); older third-party estimates of revenue are materially lower and should be treated as stale.
Acquired Level Effect, adding security operations and managed detection capabilities; terms were not identified in the reviewed sources.
SourceAcquired Curricula, a security-awareness training platform; terms were not disclosed in the reviewed sources.
SourceAcquired London-based Inside Agent to expand identity security posture management; deal terms were not disclosed.
SourceHuntress · Jul 2026
Huntress reported surpassing $250M ARR, 65% year-over-year growth, 270,000 businesses, 14M identities, 5.5M endpoints, 130% net revenue retention, and more than 800 employees.
Huntress · Jun 2026
Managed Identity Security Posture Management became generally available, building on the Inside Agent acquisition and adding managed hardening and policy controls across Microsoft 365.
Huntress · May 2026
Huntress and Acrisure launched a cyber insurance program with no deductible for eligible applicants, tied to Huntress Managed EDR and ITDR.
CRN · Nov 2025
Huntress acquired Inside Agent to add identity security posture management capabilities; terms were undisclosed.
GlobeNewswire · Nov 2025
Huntress acquired Inside Agent, a London-based company focused on hardening Microsoft 365 environments, to accelerate its identity security posture management offering.