Circadence
Founded 1995 · 77 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Circadence develops gamified, cloud-based cybersecurity training and awareness platforms for individuals, teams, and government agencies. The company creates high-fidelity virtual simulations and cyber ranges aligned with NIST/NICE frameworks for hands-on learning.
Founders & leadership
Circadence was founded in 1995 by Michael J. Moniz and Christopher T. Blisard.
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Michael J. MonizinCo-founder, President, and CEOMichael J. Moniz is co-founder, president, and CEO of Circadence, which provides gamified, cloud-based cybersecurity training platforms and cyber range automation tools for government agencies and private organizations. He has led development of the Netmapper Cyber Range Automation Framework and RangeGPT platform for mission rehearsal and threat simulation.
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Christopher T. BlisardinCo-founder and Chief Operating OfficerChristopher T. Blisard is co-founder and COO of Circadence, a cybersecurity training company serving the U.S. Department of Defense and allied agencies. He is also founder and managing director of Sage Canyon Advisors, a sell-side investment advisory firm.
Investors · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$16.4 disclosed across 1 round · 2026
- $16.4raisedMar 2026 · 4 sourcesSource ↗
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Cloud Range Cyber29 shared keywordsCloud Range provides a cloud-based cyber range platform that runs live-fire cyberattack simulations in realistic replica enterprise environments to test, train, and validate the readiness of security teams and agentic AI. It serves SOC analysts, incident responders, and security leaders with MITRE ATT&CK-aligned scenarios, hands-on labs, tabletop exercises, and measurable readiness reporting.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Circadence do?
- Circadence develops gamified, cloud-based cybersecurity training and awareness platforms for individuals, teams, and government agencies. The company creates high-fidelity virtual simulations and cyber ranges aligned with NIST/NICE frameworks for hands-on learning.
- Who founded Circadence?
- Circadence was founded by Michael J. Moniz, Christopher T. Blisard in 1995.
- Who are Circadence's investors?
- Circadence's investors include Runway Growth Capital, Vital Venture Capital.
- How much funding has Circadence raised?
- Circadence has disclosed $16.4 raised across 1 round.