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NASDAQ: RPDBoston, US · Founded 2011 · Delaware corporation · 5 known investors
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Rapid7 develops and operates an AI-driven software platform and managed security services that enable security operations teams to detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats across cloud, on-premises, and endpoint environments. The company serves organizations across diverse industries by providing unified threat detection and response, vulnerability management, and exposure management capabilities delivered through a combination of software subscriptions, managed detection and response services, and professional security services.
Founders & leadership
Rapid7 was founded in 2011 by Alan Matthews.
Board
Investors · 5
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$58.4M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 1900–2015
▶$27.3MraisedOct 2015 · 11 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(c)
- Michael BerryDirector
- Christopher YoungDirector
- John SweeneyDirector
- Steven GatoffExecutive Officer
- Michael McKeeExecutive Officer
- Benjamin E. HolzmanDirector
- Timothy McAdamDirector
- Richard MoseleyExecutive Officer
- J. Benjamin NyeDirector
- Lee WeinerExecutive Officer
- Alan MatthewsDirector
- Corey ThomasExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $27.3M
- Amount sold
- $27.3M
- First sale
- Oct 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2011
- Federal exemptions
- 06c
▶$31MraisedDec 2014 · 17 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Ben HolzmanDirector
- Richard MoseleyExecutive Officer
- Tim McAdamDirector
- Michael McKeeExecutive Officer
- Chris YoungDirector
- Alan MatthewsDirector
- Michael BerryDirector
- Steven GatoffExecutive Officer
- Corey E. ThomasExecutive Officer, Director
- Ben NyeDirector
- Jack SweeneyDirector
- Lee WeinerExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $31.2M
- Amount sold
- $31M
- First sale
- Dec 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2011
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Valuation · disclosed
Disclosed eventsSource: SEC prospectus filings, and round valuations the company or its investors disclosed — follow each entry's link for the claim.
Acquisitions · 2
Early investors' stakes continue via these dealsMinerva Labs was an Israeli endpoint security company whose anti-evasion platform prevented malware by simulating hostile environments to deter evasive threats. Acquired by Rapid7 in 2023.
Noetic Cyber developed a cloud-based cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM) platform that unified data from IT and security tools into a graph model for asset visibility and gap remediation.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Rapid7 do?
- Rapid7 develops and operates an AI-driven software platform and managed security services that enable security operations teams to detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats across cloud, on-premises, and endpoint environments. The company serves organizations across diverse industries by providing unified threat detection and response, vulnerability management, and exposure management capabilities delivered through a combination of software subscriptions, managed detection and response services, and professional security services.
- Who founded Rapid7?
- Rapid7 was founded by Alan Matthews in 2011.
- Who are Rapid7's investors?
- Rapid7's investors include aVenture, Bright Pixel Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, TCV, Technology Crossover Ventures.
- How much funding has Rapid7 raised?
- Rapid7 has disclosed $58.4M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is Rapid7 headquartered?
- Rapid7 is headquartered in Boston, US.