Huntress was founded in 2015 by Kyle Hanslovan, Chris Bisnett and John Ferrell, former cyber operators at the National Security Agency. A prototype that hunted for the footholds attackers use to stay hidden flagged every compromised machine in a government hacking exercise. Instead of selling to small businesses one at a time, the founders sold through managed service providers. They stayed scrappy on $1.75 million for years, raised an $18 million Series A in 2020, became a unicorn with a $150 m
Huntress was founded in 2015 by Kyle Hanslovan, Chris Bisnett and John Ferrell, former cyber operators at the National Security Agency. A prototype that hunted for the footholds attackers use to stay hidden flagged every compromised machine in a government hacking exercise. Instead of selling to small businesses one at a time, the founders sold through managed service providers. They stayed scrappy on $1.75 million for years, raised an $18 million Series A in 2020, became a unicorn with a $150 million Series D in 2024, and in July 2026 announced more than $250 million in annual recurring revenue.
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