Vectra AI
San Jose, US · Founded 2011 · Delaware corporation · 4 known investors
Vectra AI provides behavioral threat detection and response platform for identifying and containing cyber attacks across hybrid networks, cloud environments, identity systems, and IoT/OT infrastructure using AI-driven analytics without requiring traffic decryption.
Also known as Vectra Networks
Founders & leadership
Vectra AI was founded in 2011 by Mark Abene.
Board
Investors · 4
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$180.4M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2011–2021
▶$106.2MraisedMay 2021 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Eric WolfordDirector
- James A. MessinaDirector
- Charles GiancarloDirector
- Kevin DillonDirector
- Shohet HowieExecutive Officer
- Bruce ArmstrongDirector
- Hitesh ShethExecutive Officer, Director
- Tim McAdamDirector
- Offering amount
- $130M
- Amount sold
- $106.2M
- First sale
- Apr 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$43.8MraisedMar 2016 · 21 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Charles GiancarloDirector
- Hitesh ShethExecutive Officer, Director
- Eric WolfordDirector
- James A. MessinaDirector
- Brad GillespieDirector
- Offering amount
- $43.8M
- Amount sold
- $43.8M
- First sale
- Sep 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2011
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$25MraisedAug 2014 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Eric WolfordDirector
- Hitesh ShethExecutive Officer, Director
- Brad GillespieDirector
- James A. MessinaDirector
- Charles GiancarloDirector
- Offering amount
- $25M
- Amount sold
- $25M
- First sale
- Jul 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2011
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$5.3MraisedJan 2012 · 3 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Brad GillespieDirector
- Shirish SathayeDirector
- Mark AbeneExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $5.3M
- Amount sold
- $5.3M
- First sale
- Dec 2011
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2011
- Federal exemptions
- 06
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Vectra AI offers an AI-native security and observability platform intended to give enterprise security teams a real-time view of activity across their environments and to detect and respond to attacks. The company frames its platform around four stages — observe, understand, signal and act — covering visibility across on-premises and multi-cloud environments, behavioral analysis of humans, machines and AI agents, attack signalling with context, and response workflows.
The platform is built around three stated core capabilities: on-premises and multi-cloud observability for identifying and reducing attack exposure risk; threat detection, investigation and response; and posture improvement, including tracking risk reduction, validating controls and producing audit-ready evidence. The company positions its offering for security operations centers, using the terms "Attack Signal Intelligence" and the "Agentic SOC" to describe its approach to prioritizing and acting on detections.
Traction
Public claims on the company site include customer testimonials from Blackstone (over 50 new threat detections added through a single integration completed in one day) and KPMG (clients achieving greater visibility and reduced incident response times within days), plus inclusion on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market
Market position
Vectra AI positions itself in the network detection and response (NDR) and identity threat detection and response markets. Cited recognitions include being named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response, an IDC designation as a 2024 global leader in network detection and response, Leader in the QKS Group 2024 SPARK Matrix for NDR (and the 2023 SPARK Matrix from Quadrant), Leader and Outperformer in the 2025 GigaOm Radar reports for identity threat detection and response and for NDR, inclusion in the Forbes AI 50, inclusion on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private US companies, CRN's 20 Coolest Network Security Companies of 2025 and its 2023 Security 100, the 2024 CybersecAsia Readers' Choice award for Best in AI-Based Cybersecurity, SC Awards Europe 2022 for Best Behavioral Analytics/Threat Detection, Microsoft's #1 Security Customer Champion in the 2023 Microsoft Security Excellence Awards, and Gartner Peer Insights Customer First distinctions.
Vectra AI differentiates on AI-native behavioral detection spanning on-premises and multi-cloud environments and covering human, machine and AI-agent behavior, combined with claimed high MITRE ATT&CK coverage, patent portfolio, high alert fidelity and reduced analyst workload.
Technology
Vectra AI's technology applies AI-driven behavioral analysis to enterprise activity, modeling the behavior of humans, machines and AI agents to surface attacks in real time. The company states it holds 39 AI threat detection patents, claims greater than 90% MITRE ATT&CK coverage, and says it is the most-referenced vendor in MITRE D3FEND. It also cites outcome claims of 90% fewer blind spots, over 80% alert fidelity, a 38x lighter analyst workload, and containment of identity attacks within 24 hours.
Go-to-market
The company markets directly through its website with demo scheduling and platform exploration calls to action, supports integrations with other security tooling, and works with service-provider and channel partners such as KPMG; it has been recognized in CRN's channel-focused security lists.
Enterprise security operations teams and CISOs. Referenced customers and partners include Blackstone, KPMG's CyberOps practice, and a higher-education information security organization.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 9
launches, deals, and filingsAlso recognized as a Leader and Outperformer in the GigaOm Radar Report for Identity Threat Detection and Response.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Vectra AIvectranetworks.com · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Vectra AI do?
- Vectra AI sells an AI-native security and observability platform for detecting, investigating and responding to enterprise cyber attacks.
- Who founded Vectra AI?
- Vectra AI was founded by Mark Abene in 2011.
- Who are Vectra AI's investors?
- Vectra AI's investors include Dag Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Accel, TCV.
- How much funding has Vectra AI raised?
- Vectra AI has disclosed $180.4M raised across 4 rounds.
- Where is Vectra AI headquartered?
- Vectra AI is headquartered in San Jose, US.