Huntress

Endpoint SecurityDetection ResponseSecurity OperationsIdentity Access also known as Huntress Labs

Market readinessHow well the company can compete in its security market, scored across eight dimensions against public evidence. Established: Market readiness of 25 to 30, the typical band where most analyzed companies land.
DefensibilityHow well the company holds its position if competitors catch up on features, scored across seven dimensions against public evidence. Contested: Defensibility of 13 to 14, the typical band, where a moat exists but is under pressure.
Founded 2015
Funding $268M
Last updated 2026-07-11

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Executive Summary

Huntress prices around-the-clock human security work like software: 8.99 dollars per endpoint and 4.80 per identity monthly. Its analysts watch customers' computers, Microsoft 365 tenants, and cloud email accounts, then investigate and fix what they find, a job those buyers cannot staff. With public per-unit prices, the managed service providers Huntress sells through resell the service at a predictable margin. Huntress reports protecting more than 250,000 organizations, investors more than doubled its valuation past 1.5 billion dollars in 2024, and new distributors signed on in 2026. The core detection products come with the analyst service. Huntress says it is building its products to act more autonomously, which would cut the analyst hours each customer needs.

Sourced Details

Description Huntress sells a fully managed security platform for small and mid-sized businesses and the service providers that support them, pairing endpoint, identity, SIEM, and security awareness products with a 24/7 human-led security operations center. [f1]
Founded 2015 [f2]
HQ Columbia, Maryland, US [f3]
Funding $268M total [f4]
Latest funding Series D, $150 million at a $1.55 billion valuation (June 2024) [f5]

Products

Product What it does
Huntress Managed EDR Endpoint detection and response with a managed antivirus layer, where the Huntress SOC handles 24/7 threat detection, investigation, and active remediation. Priced per endpoint.
Huntress Managed ITDR Identity threat detection and response for Microsoft 365 and Google identities, monitoring for account takeover, privilege escalation, and suspicious policy changes. Priced per identity.
Huntress Managed SIEM Security information and event management with log collection and extended retention, positioned to bring SIEM economics within reach of smaller organizations.
Huntress Security Awareness Training Managed security awareness training and phishing simulation that delivers education to employees who fall for simulated lures.

Matrix Coverage

Cyber Defense Matrix

IdentifyProtectDetectRespondRecover
Devices Workstations, servers, phones, tablets, storage, network devices, IoT infrastructure, and similar hardware.
Applications Software, interactions, and application flows on the devices.
Networks Connections and traffic flowing among devices and apps, plus communication paths.
Data Content at rest, in transit, or in use across devices, apps, and networks.
Users The people using the devices, apps, networks, and data.

Huntress uses AI inside its endpoint, identity, SIEM, and awareness products to defend conventional endpoints, identities, SaaS apps, and log data, so the cross-map litmus places every line in the Cyber Defense Matrix. [f1]

Market Readiness

How well the company can compete in its security market, scored across eight dimensions against public evidence.

Established 29 /40 Established: Market readiness of 25 to 30, the typical band where most analyzed companies land.
Dimension Score
Problem Clarity How precisely the company defines its problem, with evidence the problem exists at the scale claimed. 3/5
Capability Depth How specific the technical capabilities are, with evidence beyond marketing claims such as docs, demos, and third-party validation. 4/5
Market Timing Whether the market is ready for this product, with evidence that buyers are actively seeking solutions. 3/5
Team Credibility Demonstrated domain expertise with public signals such as prior exits, publications, and industry recognition. 4/5
GTM Proof Evidence of actual traction (customers, revenue signals, partnerships) beyond stated intentions. 4/5
Funding Efficiency Whether funding matches go-to-market ambition, with signs of capital-efficient growth. 4/5
Category Clarity Whether the company creates or fits a recognizable category that buyers can quickly place in their stack. 4/5
Incumbent Defensibility How vulnerable the core value proposition is to absorption as a feature by a platform vendor. 3/5

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Business Risks
Problem & Market
Product Capabilities
Competitive Positioning
Go-to-Market & Traction
Team & Credibility
Trust Readiness
Competitors

Strategy Deep Dive

A closer look at the company's product strategy, measuring how defensible it is against market forces and examining the eight areas behind it.

Defensibility

Contested 14 /21 Contested: Defensibility of 13 to 14, the typical band, where a moat exists but is under pressure. reinforce or reposition

Dimension Score
Value Delivery Does the product sell software as the product, or judgment, trust, or accountability with software as the delivery mechanism. 3/3
Switching Cost How expensive leaving is for a customer: data portability, integrations, learned workflows, network effects, regulatory data residency. 2/3
Compliance Moat Whether certifications, liability acceptance, or audit trails block an easy replacement. 1/3
Problem Complexity Whether the product requires ML, optimization, real-time systems, or years of specialized expertise. 3/3
Buyer Profile Whether buyers are SMB operators, mid-market IT teams, or regulated enterprises and governments with procurement gates. 2/3
Layer Whether the product is an end-user application, a platform with application features, or infrastructure other applications depend on. 2/3
Proprietary Data, Content, or IP Whether the product accumulates datasets, content licenses, or IP that a rival cannot recreate from scratch. 1/3

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Strategic Market Segmentation
Product Capabilities & AI Advantages
Sales Engagement & Go-to-Market
Pricing Model
Product Delivery & Operations
Earning Customers' Trust
Platform Strategy & Ecosystem Positioning
Team & Execution Capability

Sources

Company Detail Sources (5)
Id Source Tier Accessed
f1 https://www.huntress.com/platform official 2026-06-20
f2 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/huntress-cybersecurity-valuation-jump-unicorn press 2026-06-20
f3 https://www.huntress.com/press-release/150m-boost-for-huntress-powers-new-products official 2026-06-20
f4 https://www.crn.com/news/security/2024/huntress-ceo-on-raising-150m-to-democratize-siem-data-protection-for-smbs press 2026-06-20
f5 https://news.crunchbase.com/cybersecurity/huntress-unicorn-wiz-startup-venture-funding/ press 2026-06-20
Profile Analysis Sources (15)
Id Source Tier Accessed
s1 Huntress platform page
“Huntress Agentic Security Platform. Built to deliver the next-level outcomes you need, Endpoint Integrity, Identity Resilience, Operational Readiness.”
official 2026-06-28
s2 Huntress pricing page
“Join the 227k+ businesses who sleep better at night knowing Huntress has their back. Huntress offers partner pricing to MSPs and Resellers through our partner program.”
official 2026-06-28
s3 Huntress Our Story page (10-year timeline)
“2024: Signed CISA Secure By Design pledge; Joined CISA JCDC; Secured $150M Series D funding; Launched Huntress Managed SIEM; Reached $100M ARR. 2025: Included in the Verizon 2025 DBIR Report; Announced our partnership with Microsoft; Achieved CMMC compliance.”
official 2026-06-28
s4 Huntress $150M Series D press release (June 18, 2024)
“over 70% year-over-year revenue growth for the past two years [...] voted the industry leader in endpoint detection and response for the 8th consecutive season and the industry leader in managed detection and response by customers in G2 rankings.”
official 2026-06-28
s5 Huntress Managed EDR page
“Get EDR technology and 24/7 threat detection and response by Huntress' elite SOC.”
official 2026-06-28
s6 CRN interview with CEO Kyle Hanslovan (June 2024)
“The new funding brings unicorn status to Huntress, more than doubling the company's valuation to surpass $1.5 billion [...] the pace that the threat actors in cybercrime have pivoted towards SMBs has not slowed.”
press 2026-06-28
s7 SiliconANGLE on the Huntress Series D, by Maria Deutscher (June 18, 2024)
“Huntress Chief Executive Officer Kyle Hanslovan (pictured, center, with co-founders Chris Bisnett and John Ferrell) [...] When a cyberattack is detected, Huntress' cybersecurity professionals investigate the incident and remediate it on behalf of the affected company.”
press 2026-06-28
s8 Crunchbase News on the Huntress Series D (June 18, 2024)
“Maryland-based Huntress became the newest cybersecurity unicorn after it raised a $150 million Series D at a $1.5 billion-plus valuation. The new round was led by Kleiner Perkins, Meritech Capital and existing investor Sapphire Ventures.”
press 2026-06-28
s9 PitchBook on the Huntress unicorn round, by Rosie Bradbury (June 18, 2024)
“Huntress is not currently profitable but is close to breakeven, Kurland said [...] Founded in 2015 by former cyber hackers for the US National Security Agency.”
press 2026-06-28
s10 The Register on Huntress ESXi research, by Carly Page (January 9, 2026)
“Huntress's findings suggest at least some skilled actors were already weaponizing those issues long before IT teams were even aware they existed [...] The toolkit supported a wide range of ESXi versions, spanning over 150 builds.”
press 2026-06-28
s11 ChannelE2E on Huntress distribution expansion, by Suparna Chawla Bhasin (May 5, 2026)
“Huntress has expanded its channel ecosystem through new distribution partnerships with Ingram Micro, Vertosoft, Liquid PC, and QBS Software [...] Huntress currently protects more than 250,000 organizations, 5 million endpoints, and 10 million identities worldwide, according to the company.”
press 2026-06-28
s12 NVD record for CVE-2025-11371 (source: Huntress)
“CVE-2025-11371: In the default installation and configuration of Gladinet CentreStack and TrioFox, there is an unauthenticated Local File Inclusion Flaw [...] Exploitation of this vulnerability has been observed in the wild. [...] Source: Huntress.”
research 2026-06-28
s13 SEC EDGAR submissions for Huntress Labs Inc (CIK 0001805379)
“"name":"Huntress Labs Inc" [...] "stateOfIncorporation":"DE" [...] Form D filings dated 2020-03-04, 2021-05-17, 2023-05-23, and 2024-06-20.”
regulatory 2026-06-28
s14 IT Security Guru on the Huntress threat report (February 18, 2026)
“Huntress Report Reveals Rise of Scalable, Stealth-First Attacks [...] small and medium-sized enterprises are facing the same level of sophisticated cyberattacks as large corporations.”
press 2026-06-28
s15 Huntress pricing calculator listing the posture-management lines
“Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) [...] $4.00/identity [...] Endpoint Security Posture Management (ESPM) Coming Soon”
official 2026-06-28
Deep-Dive Sources (15)
Id Source Tier Accessed
s1 Huntress platform page
“Huntress Agentic Security Platform. Built to deliver the next-level outcomes you need, Endpoint Integrity, Identity Resilience, Operational Readiness.”
official 2026-06-28
s2 Huntress pricing page
“Managed EDR [...] $8.99/month Per endpoint [...] Managed ITDR [...] $4.80/month Per licensed identity [...] Huntress offers partner pricing to MSPs and Resellers through our partner program.”
official 2026-06-28
s3 Huntress Managed EDR page
“Get EDR technology and 24/7 threat detection and response by Huntress' elite SOC.”
official 2026-06-28
s4 Huntress Managed ITDR page
“Prevent account takeover and defend your Microsoft 365 and Google identities and environments. 24/7 human-lead SOC monitoring. Detection for suspicious policy changes including privilege escalation, login events, mail flow manipulation.”
official 2026-06-28
s5 Huntress Our Story page (10-year timeline)
“2024: Signed CISA Secure By Design pledge; Joined CISA JCDC; Secured $150M Series D funding; Launched Huntress Managed SIEM; Reached $100M ARR. 2025: Included in the Verizon 2025 DBIR Report; Achieved CMMC compliance.”
official 2026-06-28
s6 Huntress $150M Series D press release (June 18, 2024)
“over 70% year-over-year revenue growth for the past two years [...] voted the industry leader in endpoint detection and response for the 8th consecutive season and the industry leader in managed detection and response by customers in G2 rankings.”
official 2026-06-28
s7 CRN interview with CEO Kyle Hanslovan (June 2024)
“Huntress announced [...] it has raised $150 million [...] as part of a drive to spur growth for partners and better secure their SMB customers [...] more than doubling the company's valuation to surpass $1.5 billion.”
press 2026-06-28
s8 SiliconANGLE on the Huntress Series D, by Maria Deutscher (June 18, 2024)
“When a cyberattack is detected, Huntress' cybersecurity professionals investigate the incident and remediate it on behalf of the affected company [...] Kyle Hanslovan (pictured, center, with co-founders Chris Bisnett and John Ferrell).”
press 2026-06-28
s9 PitchBook on the Huntress unicorn round, by Rosie Bradbury (June 18, 2024)
“Huntress is not currently profitable but is close to breakeven, Kurland said [...] Founded in 2015 by former cyber hackers for the US National Security Agency [...] I think the north star is an IPO in the next couple of years.”
press 2026-06-28
s10 The Register on Huntress ESXi research, by Carly Page (January 9, 2026)
“Huntress's findings suggest at least some skilled actors were already weaponizing those issues long before IT teams were even aware they existed [...] The toolkit supported a wide range of ESXi versions, spanning over 150 builds.”
press 2026-06-28
s11 ChannelE2E on Huntress distribution expansion, by Suparna Chawla Bhasin (May 5, 2026)
“Huntress has expanded its channel ecosystem through new distribution partnerships with Ingram Micro, Vertosoft, Liquid PC, and QBS Software [...] Huntress currently protects more than 250,000 organizations, 5 million endpoints, and 10 million identities worldwide, according to the company.”
press 2026-06-28
s12 NVD record for CVE-2025-11371 (source: Huntress)
“CVE-2025-11371: In the default installation and configuration of Gladinet CentreStack and TrioFox, there is an unauthenticated Local File Inclusion Flaw [...] Exploitation of this vulnerability has been observed in the wild. [...] Source: Huntress.”
research 2026-06-28
s13 SEC EDGAR submissions for Huntress Labs Inc (CIK 0001805379)
“"name":"Huntress Labs Inc" [...] "stateOfIncorporation":"DE" [...] Form D filings dated 2020-03-04, 2021-05-17, 2023-05-23, and 2024-06-20.”
regulatory 2026-06-28
s14 Crunchbase News on the Huntress Series D (June 18, 2024)
“Maryland-based Huntress became the newest cybersecurity unicorn after it raised a $150 million Series D at a $1.5 billion-plus valuation. The new round was led by Kleiner Perkins, Meritech Capital and existing investor Sapphire Ventures.”
press 2026-06-28
s15 Huntress pricing calculator listing the posture-management lines
“Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) [...] $4.00/identity [...] Endpoint Security Posture Management (ESPM) Coming Soon”
official 2026-06-28

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