SpecterOps
Adversary-focused security firm created by former DoD red team operators. Creators of BloodHound. CREST-accredited for penetration testing, red teaming, and purple team assessments.
- Categories
- Penetration testing, Security consulting and vCISO
- Based in
- Alexandria, United States
- Founded
- 2017
- Size
- 51-200 staff
- Ownership
- Private
About SpecterOps
Adversary-focused security firm created by former DoD red team operators. Creators of BloodHound. CREST-accredited for penetration testing, red teaming, and purple team assessments.
Ownership and deals
- Raised $30mReport on the SpecterOps funding round of November 2025 (opens in a new tab)
- Raised $75m in a Series B roundInvestor Insight PartnersReport on the SpecterOps funding round of March 2025 (opens in a new tab)
- Raised $8.5m in a Series A roundInvestor Ballistic VenturesReport on the SpecterOps funding round of July 2023 (opens in a new tab)
- Raised $25m in a Series A roundInvestor Decibel PartnersReport on the SpecterOps funding round of April 2023 (opens in a new tab)
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Amounts are in US dollars.