CI Security is a Seattle-based company focused on defending critical services from cyberattack through Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and information security consulting. The company combines purpose-built technology with security analysts to deliver full-cycle threat detection, investigation, response, and recovery. CI targets critical systems in healthcare, the public sector, and other industries and offers assessment and testing services alongside its MDR platform. CI reported record-breaking Q1 sales that doubled its prior quarterly sales record, indicating strong sales velocity and momentum. The company was named an American Hospital Association preferred provider for MDR and its Critical Insight Healthcare Security Program. CI plans to use new funds to continue developing its vertical-specific cybersecurity and MDR platform and to support sales and marketing efforts. CI Security pairs monitoring and detection software with analysts who review and investigate attacks, focusing on healthcare and government customers. The company employs about 85 people and has offices in Seattle, Bremerton, and Ellensburg, Wash. It competes with larger security and tech firms such as ADT and Cisco Systems. Founded in 2012, the company changed its name from Critical Informatics to CI Security earlier this year. CI Security says its work helps healthcare customers reduce the risk of high-impact breaches and improve patient-focused security. Total funding to date is $22.4 million following the latest raise. CI Security operates the Critical Insight Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, offering 24/7/365 monitoring and incident response for hospitals, clinics, cities, ports, and school districts. The company supports on-premises, AWS and Azure cloud, and Microsoft O365 environments, and its MDR is designed to spot attacks on IoT devices and defend operational technologies. CI Security emphasizes analyst-led investigations to reduce false positives and partner with customers during incidents, and it provides dedicated CI Success Engineers for each customer. It is expanding analyst capacity and capabilities through programs like PISCES and by sourcing talent from the military, technical colleges, and universities. The company operates two geographically diverse Security Operations Centers in Bremerton and Ellensburg, WA, has headquarters in Seattle, WA, and maintains offices across the United States. Financially, CI Security announced a $9.6 million Series B and has now raised over $16 million including a Series A in 2018. Critical Informatics provides Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services with specialized expertise in healthcare, financial services, and the public sector. Led by founder Michael Hamilton and CEO Garrett Silver, the company focuses on scaling MDR for large organizations. Its offerings include a core MDR service and a product called Continuous Vulnerability Investigation. The company plans to use recent capital to continue scaling MDR, accelerate product development, improve integrations with cloud services, and build customer-facing dashboards for both its core MDR service and Continuous Vulnerability Investigation. The raise completed an extension of the company’s original Series A and brought total funding to $6.35m. The company is based in Seattle, WA. Critical Informatics is a provider of managed cyber-security solutions based in Bremerton and Seattle, WA. The company delivers a managed cyber-security detection and response service to mid-sized organizations, particularly government agencies and healthcare and financial services companies. It closed a $3.25M Series A to support growth. The firm says it will use the funds to invest in product development, sales, and marketing. Leadership includes newly appointed CEO Garrett Silver, founder and Chief Information Security Officer Mike Hamilton, CTO Mike Simon, and Fred Langston, who heads consulting and professional services.

Total raised

$31M

Funding rounds

5

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Nov 2019