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Xio

Colorado Springs, US · Founded 2018 · 2 known investors

axellio.com

Axellio builds software solutions for capturing, storing, analyzing, and distributing high-volume streaming data exceeding 100 Gbps, serving defense and intelligence agencies for cybersecurity monitoring and surveillance applications. Its platforms enable real-time threat detection and forensic analysis in infrastructure monitoring systems with a reduced hardware footprint.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDefense Tech

Founders & leadership

SAScott Aken
Scott AkenCEO

Investors · 2

Competitors · 6

by search overlap
Netezza19 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.
Check Point Software18 shared keywordsCheck Point Software Technologies is a cybersecurity company providing security products and solutions. This page is its investor relations section, containing annual reports, SEC filings, financial results, and corporate governance information.
Netwitness17 shared keywordsNetWitness builds a threat detection and response platform that combines network detection and response, SIEM, EDR, SOAR, and user behavior analytics with full packet capture, machine learning, and behavioral analysis. It serves security operations teams monitoring network, endpoint, and cloud environments in the cybersecurity industry.
Corelight16 shared keywordsCorelight provides network detection and response (NDR) software that uses agentic triage to automatically consolidate security alerts into entity-centric cases with evidence-backed investigation summaries. The platform combines network telemetry with AI-driven investigative workflows to help security teams reduce mean time to respond (MTTR) and close cases faster.
VividCortex16 shared keywordsSolarWinds offers an AI-powered IT operations platform for enterprise IT teams, providing monitoring, observability, incident response, IT service management, and database performance across hybrid IT environments. Its tools help organizations detect issues, reduce downtime, and meet service level agreements.
Sentinel One15 shared keywordsSentinelOne provides an AI-powered cybersecurity platform for enterprises that integrates endpoint protection, threat detection, and incident response capabilities. The company serves large enterprises, including many Fortune 500 organizations, to protect against cyber threats at scale.

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Non-dilutive funding · 2 SBIR/STTR awards

Federal grants — no equity taken
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase II2020$750K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2019$152.7K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

Frequently asked questions

What does Xio do?
Axellio builds software solutions for capturing, storing, analyzing, and distributing high-volume streaming data exceeding 100 Gbps, serving defense and intelligence agencies for cybersecurity monitoring and surveillance applications. Its platforms enable real-time threat detection and forensic analysis in infrastructure monitoring systems with a reduced hardware footprint.
Who are Xio's investors?
Xio's investors include FirstMile Ventures, Oak Investment Partners.
Where is Xio headquartered?
Xio is headquartered in Colorado Springs, US.