DefenseStorm
Information Security · RegTech, AML & Compliance
$47Mtotal raised · 6 rounds on record
2open roles
$5.6Mlatest round · Venture round · Apr 2024 · 2 yr ago
2backers · FINTOP, TTV Capital
Overview
DefenseStorm's AI-powered cyber risk management platform unifies MDR, risk, and governance for banks and credit unions with a 24×7 banking-focused SOC.
Key facts
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 2 open roles at DefenseStorm. DefenseStorm is headquartered in Seattle, United States. It was founded in 2014. It has raised $47M in 6 funding rounds. The latest round is Venture - Series Unknown of $5.6M, announced in 2024.
- Open roles
- 2Job postings Alion tracks, as of Nov 13, 2026
- Headquarters
- Seattle, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Founded
- 2014Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Employees
- 50+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $47MSum of 6 equity rounds Alion knows
- Latest round
- Venture - Series Unknown · $5.6M · Apr 16, 2024SEC Form D filing · sec.gov
- Technologies in its job postings
- 7Named in its job postings
Official records
Funding and backers
Total raised
$47M
6 rounds on record
Latest round
$5.6M
Venture round · Apr 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
79
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · -2% in a year
Hiring now
1
open roles
Backers
2
FINTOP, TTV Capital
The money's age
Long since its last round
30 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Apr 16, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $5.6M · SEC Form D
May 27, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $15M · SEC Form D
Nov 5, 2021
Raised a round Convertible Note $5M · SEC Form D
Aug 13, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $11.9M · SEC Form D
Sep 1, 2017
Raised a round Venture round $3.5M · SEC Form D
Jun 13, 2017
New executive DefenseStorm hires Steve Soukup as chief revenue officer · finextra.com
Jun 1, 2016
Raised a round Venture round $5.9M · SEC Form D
2014
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Hacker News stories
1
best: 2 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Apr 2024 | $5.6M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | May 2022 | $15M | — | SEC Form D |
| Convertible Note | Nov 2021 | $5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Aug 2020 | $11.9M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Sep 2017 | $3.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jun 2016 | $5.9M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | DefenseStorm, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Edgardo NazarioExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Douglas LindrothDirectorSEC Form D
Jeffrey LunsfordDirectorSEC Form D
Sean FeeneyExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Ken WilliamsExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Steve SoukupExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
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Jobs
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
31/100
Slowing
Open positions
2
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
13 days
faster than 71% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~7 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
50% ▲
Marketing
25% ▲
Sales
25% ▲
Financials
Total raised
$47M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
6
People
Edgardo Nazario
Executive Officer, Director
Douglas Lindroth
Director
Jeffrey Lunsford
Director
Sean Feeney
Executive Officer, Director
Ken Williams
Executive Officer
Steve Soukup
Executive Officer
Robert Edwards
Executive Officer
Stephen Soukup
Executive Officer, Director
Mike Shah
Executive Officer
Harold Brewer
Director
Neil Underwood
Director
Mark Johnson
Director
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at DefenseStorm over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
7
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
81/100AI adopter
Languages
SQL
Databases
ClickHouse
Cloud & platforms
Crowdstrike
SIEM
AI & ML
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Practices & domains
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Shared investors
TTV CapitalVia a fund
78 portfolio companies: Worth AI, Powering Enterprise Solutions For Our Inc, WelcomeTech Terms of Use and Privacy Agreements v3 and 75 more
FINTOPVia a fund
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Same group
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Shared investors
News
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There's No Guidance for AI in Banking… Yet.
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What we're seeing: Cyber threats targeting banks and credit unions in the first half of 2026
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What Bank Examiners Are Prioritizing in 2026: Cyber Edition
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What Credit Union Examiners Are Prioritizing in 2026: Cyber Edition
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When the Voice on the Phone Isn't Human: How Banks and Credit Unions Can Detect AI-Powered Social Engineering Before It Becomes a Wire Transfer
The post When the Voice on the Phone Isn't Human: How Banks and Credit Unions Can Detect AI-Powered Social Engineering Before It Becomes a Wire Transfer appeared first on DefenseStorm.
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Why Generic MDR Fails Community Bank Exams (and What to Look For Instead)
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Holiday Cybersecurity Tips: Staying Safe from Thanksgiving through Christmas
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The 3 Questions Every Bank Board Asks Their CISO and How MDR Built for Banking Answers Them
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Alpharetta
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1 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Backend
Seattle
United States
HQ
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Alion, "DefenseStorm: key facts", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/defensestorm
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