SentinelOne

SentinelOne is an American cybersecurity startup based out of Mountain View, California.[1][2] The company was founded in 2013 by Tomer Weingarten and Almog Cohen.[3][4] Weingarten acts as the company's CEO.[1][2] Nicholas Warner is the company's COO.[5] Currently the company has approximately 700 employees and offices in Mountain View, Boston, Tokyo, and Tel Aviv.[2][6][7] The company uses machine learning for monitoring personal computers, IoT devices, and cloud workloads.[2][8] The company's platform utilizes a heuristic model, specifically its patented behavioral AI.[9] The company is AV-TEST certified.[10][11]

SentinelOne
Industry
  • Cybersecurity
Founded2013
FounderTomer Weingarten, Almog Cohen
Headquarters
Mountain View, California
,
United States
Key people
Tomer Weingarten (CEO)
Number of employees
700
Websitesentinelone.com

In June 2019, SentinelOne received $120 million in a Series D funding round led by Insight Partners.[9] The company received an addition $200 million in Series E funding in February 2020 in a round led by Insight Partners, along with Tiger Global Management, Qualcomm Ventures, and others.[12] The Series E round placed SentinelOne at a valuation of about $1.1 billion, making the company considered a "unicorn".[2][1]

In 2019, SentinelOne was included on Forbes AI50 at number 14.[3]

In March 2020, SentinelOne partnered with Hong Kong-based technology company Lenovo.[13]

Funding

Recently, SentinelOne closed a round for $267 million in funding, bringing their total valuation to $3.1 billion.[14] Major shareholders include Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Third Point Ventures, Insight Partners, Granite Hill Capital Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, and others.[15]

References
  1. "Israeli Cybersecurity Firm SentinelOne Raises $200 Million". Haaretz. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. "SentinelOne raises $200M at a $1.1B valuation to expand its AI-based endpoint security platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. D'Onfro, Jillian. "AI 50: America's Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Companies". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  4. Lunden, Ingrid. "SentinelOne raises $120M for its fully autonomous, AI-based endpoint security solution". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  5. "Nicholas Warner Profile, Bloomberg". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  6. "Silicon Valley CrowdStrike competitor hits unicorn status with $200M funding". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  7. "Insight Partners Backs SentinalOne in $200 Million Investment". CTech. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  8. "SentinelOne makes security platform free to support remote workers". Computer Weekly. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  9. "SentinelOne raises $120M for its fully autonomous, AI-based endpoint security solution". TechCrunch. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  10. "Netflix Is Dumping Anti-Virus, Presages Death Of An Industry". Forbes. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  11. "Endpoint security firm SentinelOne challenges traditional anti-virus software". Network World. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  12. "CNBC Disruptor 50". CNBC. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  13. "Lenovo partners with SentinelOne for AI powered endpoint security". CommsMEA. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  14. Johnson, Robert (20 November 2020). "SentinelOne, an AI-based endpoint security firm, confirms $267M raise on a $3.1B valuation". Crediblock.com. PreIPOSwap.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  15. Roos, Chris. "SentinelOne". Crunchbase. Crunchbase. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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