Kevin Mandia’s new ‘agent swarm’ security startup Armadin raises $255.5M at $2.5B valuation
Kevin Mandia’s Armadin raised $255.5 million at a $2.5 billion valuation for always-on agentic security testing.
Kevin Mandia’s startup Armadin raised a $255.5 million Series B at a valuation above $2.5 billion, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel, with Bain Capital Ventures, Redpoint, 8VC, Ballistic Ventures, GV, In-Q-Tel, Kleiner Perkins, and Menlo Ventures participating. The round follows a $190 million Series A in March, bringing total funding above $445 million. Armadin sells always-on agentic swarms that chain vulnerabilities to test enterprise defenses continuously, rather than relying on traditional point-in-time penetration tests. Mandia previously founded Mandiant, which Google acquired for $5.4 billion in 2022.
- Series B of $255.5 million values Armadin above $2.5 billion.
- Andreessen Horowitz and Accel led; total funding now exceeds $445 million.
- Armadin runs always-on agent swarms that chain vulnerabilities, replacing periodic penetration tests.
- Founder Kevin Mandia previously sold Mandiant to Google for $5.4 billion in 2022.
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Kevin Mandia, best known as the founder of Mandiant, has a new startup that is using agent swarms to test and protect enterprises.
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