Ontic

Ontic is an Austin, Texas software company that provides a "Connected Intelligence Platform" for corporate and government physical security teams. The platform aggregates open-source intelligence and external threat signals together with internal data from systems such as HR, legal, IT and facilities, and presents it as a single operating picture across risk intelligence, incident management, investigations and case management. Ontic markets the platform as a way to replace siloed point tools with a unified system of record that supports proactive rather than reactive security operations.

The product line, as described on the company site, includes Risk Intelligence (continuous multi-source detection of digital and physical threats), Risk and Vulnerability Assessments, Integrated Research (identity resolution and research tooling), Behavioral Threat Assessments, and Incidents, Investigations and Case Management, plus data integrations and services. Ontic states the platform unifies more than 25 data sources and positions its use cases around executive protection, threat intelligence, incident management and corporate investigations, as well as workplace violence, insider threat and travel risk. The company describes itself as combining software with an in-house team of security experts and engineers.

Ontic was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, with a second office in Noida, India. Its stated customer base spans Fortune 500 and Fortune 50 enterprises across technology, financial services and consumer goods, as well as U.S. federal agencies; named or partially named clients cited on its site include Goodyear, Visa, Honeywell, United Natural Foods, Inc. and Meijer.

Founding story

Ontic was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas; Lukas Quanstrom is CEO and co-founder. The sources do not describe further founding circumstances.

Business model

Ontic sells enterprise security management software, presented as a platform that customers can adopt starting with one program (for example executive protection or investigations) and expand across other security programs. It also runs a Partner Program positioning third-party firms as advisors to their clients, and offers services alongside the software. Specific pricing terms are not disclosed in the sources.

Not stated in the sources beyond the sale of software (platform and product modules) and associated services to enterprise and government security teams.

Traction

The company states it is trusted by hundreds of global organizations and that its clients collectively generate nearly $30 billion in revenue and employ more than 14 million people. Reported customer outcomes include a major technology company reducing new staffing needs by 33% and halving investigation time, a national grocer centralizing incident response across more than 400 locations, and a global enterprise avoiding more than $4.5M in costs over three years. A Honeywell case study cites $2M in recovery and cost avoidance, growth of a security team from 4 to 16, and 200+ investigations in six months.

Latest developments

In August 2025 Ontic announced a $230 million Series C led by KKR (through its Next Generation Technology III Fund) to fund AI investment, international expansion and public-sector capabilities. Subsequent coverage cited on the company site reports Ontic receiving FedRAMP Moderate authorization for its threat intelligence platform (April–May 2026) and continued AI-focused product messaging.