ThreatConnect

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ThreatConnect is a cyber-security firm based in Arlington, Virginia. They provide a Threat Intelligence Platform for companies to aggregate and act upon threat intelligence.

Company typeCorporation
IndustryNetwork Security
FoundedApril 28th, 2011
FounderAdam Vincent (Co-founder), Andrew Pendergast (Co-founder), Leigh Reichel (Co-founder), Balaji Yelemenchilli (Current CEO)
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ThreatConnect, Inc
Company typeCorporation
IndustryNetwork Security
FoundedApril 28th, 2011
FounderAdam Vincent (Co-founder), Andrew Pendergast (Co-founder), Leigh Reichel (Co-founder), Balaji Yelemenchilli (Current CEO)
Headquarters
Arlington, Virginia
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United States
ProductsThreat Intelligence Platform, Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response, Cyber Risk Quantification
Number of employees
129 (May 2019)[1]
Websitewww.threatconnect.com
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History

The firm was founded in 2011 as Cyber Squared Inc. by Adam Vincent, Richard Barger, Andrew Pendergast and Leigh Reichel.[2] They renamed to ThreatConnect after their series A funding of $4 million in 2014,[3][4] and in December 2015 obtained series B funding of $16 million.[5]

The company gained attention when it linked the Anthem medical data breach to Chinese government-sponsored entities.[6] According to cybercrime expert Brian Krebs, ThreatConnect identified domains used by the group that were intentionally similar to legitimate domains used by Anthem.[7]

They also linked Guccifer 2.0, responsible for the 2016 Democratic National Committee email leak, to the Russian-backed cyberespionage group Fancy Bear.[8][9] Further cyberattacks they attributed to Fancy Bear include against a group investigating the Malaysia Airlines 17 crash,[10] and the World Anti-Doping Agency who had recently issued a report about state-sponsored doping.[11]

In September 2020, ThreatConnect acquired Virginia-based software company Nehemiah Security.[12]

In October 2025, Dataminr announced plans to acquire ThreatConnect for $290 million in cash and equity.[13]

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