Company:Arctic Wolf Networks
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cybersecurity |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founders | Brian NeSmith Kim Tremblay Sam McLane Matthew Thurston |
| Headquarters | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States |
Key people | Brian NeSmith, Co-founder & Executive Chairman Nick Schneider, President & CEO Duston Williams, CFO Dan Larson, CMO |
| Services | Security analytics, Vulnerability management Managed Detection and Response |
Number of employees | 2,000 |
| Website | arcticwolf |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Arctic Wolf Networks (commonly called Arctic Wolf) is a privately held American cybersecurity company headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The company operates a cloud-native security operations platform which ingests data from endpoints, networks, cloud infrastructure, and identity systems to detect and respond to cybersecurity threats.[2]
As of 2026, Arctic Wolf operates globally in more than 80 countries and provides its platform to over 10,000 organizations.[3]
History
Founded in 2012, Arctic Wolf focused on providing managed security services to small and mid-market organizations.[4]
Acquisitions
In December 2018, Arctic Wolf announced the acquisition of the company RootSecure, and subsequently turned the RootSecure product offering into a vulnerability management service.[5]
On February 1, 2022, Arctic Wolf acquired Tetra Defense.[6][7][8] In October 2023, Arctic Wolf acquired Revelstoke, a cybersecurity company.[9][10]
Cylance was acquired from Blackberry Limited by Arctic Wolf in December 2024.[11]
Funding
In March 2020, following a $60M D Round of funding, the company announced moving its headquarters from Sunnyvale, California to Eden Prairie, Minnesota in October 2020.[12] Also in 2020, Arctic Wolf announced a $200M E Round of funding at a valuation of 1.3B$.[13]
On July 19, 2021, Arctic Wolf secured $150M at Series F, tripling its valuation to $4.3B.[14][15]
References
- ↑ "Arctic Wolf Honored as a 'Best Place to Work' by The Business Journals" (Press release). Arctic Wolf. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ↑ "Arctic Wolf raises $150M for its security operations platform that blends software with human experts". https://siliconangle.com/2021/07/13/arctic-wolf-raises-150m-security-operations-platform-blends-software-human-experts/.
- ↑ "SOC giant Arctic Wolf makes full-scale entry into the Japanese market with acquisition of Cylance". https://itbusinesstoday.com/tech/cybersecurity/soc-giant-arctic-wolf-makes-full-scale-entry-into-the-japanese-market-with-acquisition-of-cylance/.
- ↑ "Arctic Wolf offers SIEM in cloud". NetworkWorld. 17 February 2016. https://www.networkworld.com/article/3033945/arctic-wolf-offers-siem-in-cloud.html.
- ↑ Wong, Sera (15 January 2019). "Cybersecurity risk assessment company RootSecure acquired by Arctic Wolf Networks". https://betakit.com/cybersecurity-risk-assessment-company-rootsecure-acquired-by-arctic-wolf-networks//.
- ↑ Zurier, Steve (2022-02-03). "Arctic Wolf backs off IPO talk, looks to scale business with latest acquisition" (in en). https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/arctic-wolf-backs-off-ipo-talk-looks-to-scale-business.
- ↑ Panettieri, Joe (2022-02-01). "Arctic Wolf Acquires Tetra Defense for Security Incident Response Capabilities -" (in en). https://www.msspalert.com/news/arctic-wolf-buys-tetra-defense.
- ↑ James Rundle (June 1, 2022). "ReliaQuest to Buy Digital Shadows for $160 Million". https://www.wsj.com/articles/reliaquest-to-buy-digital-shadows-for-160-million-11654081200.
- ↑ "Arctic Wolf acquires venture-backed cybersecurity provider Revelstoke" (in en-US). 2023-10-10. https://siliconangle.com/2023/10/10/arctic-wolf-acquires-venture-backed-cybersecurity-provider-revelstoke/.
- ↑ Wiggers, Kyle (2023-10-10). "Arctic Wolf acquires cybersecurity automation platform Revelstoke" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/10/arctic-wolf-acquires-cybersecurity-automation-platform-revelstoke/.
- ↑ "Arctic Wolf and BlackBerry Announce Acquisition Agreement for Cylance". https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/company/newsroom/press-releases/2024/arctic-wolf-and-blackberry-announce-acquisition-agreement-for-cylance.
- ↑ Wheatley, Mike (11 March 2020). "Security firm Arctic Wolf lands $60M in late-stage funding". https://siliconangle.com/2020/03/11/security-firm-arctic-wolf-lands-60m-series-d-funding/.
- ↑ "Arctic Wolf Secures $200M in Series E Funding at a Valuation of $1.3 Billion" (in en-US). https://www.yahoo.com/now/arctic-wolf-secures-200m-series-100000123.html.
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Jaymin (2022-07-15). "The following are 10 cool cybersecurity products and tools". can.com. https://www.crn.com/news/security/the-10-coolest-cybersecurity-tools-and-products-in-2022-so-far-/1.
- ↑ "Cyber Risk Protection Company Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc.". mg21.com. 2021-07-19. https://www.mg21.com/arcticwolf.html.
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