IronNet
Total Raised
$400M
Peak Valuation
$1.20B
Employees
—
Year Collapsed
2023
Business model
Network threat detection and collective defense platform for corporations and government agencies, using shared threat intelligence across client networks.
In brief
Founded by the former director of the NSA just after he departed the agency during the Edward Snowden leaks, IronNet built genuine credibility around government-grade threat intelligence and went public via SPAC at a $1.2 billion valuation. Investors later alleged in a securities…
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2014
- Closed
- 2023
- Headquarters
- McLean, USA
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Employees
- —
- Revenue
- Undisclosed
- Founders
- Keith Alexander
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Often compared with: CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks.