# Dreadnode

> Offensive AI security firm developing red-team tools and adversarial testing workflows for AI systems and autonomous agents.

## Why it is interesting

Dreadnode occupies the predeployment testing layer in AI agent security, complementing CrowdStrike's planned Fiddler observability acquisition. Its $14M February 2025 Series A was followed by a November 2026 announced CrowdStrike acquisition agreement that the WSJ valued at roughly $95M, although transaction consideration is undisclosed by the buyer and the deal had not closed.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series A — $14M (February 25, 2025)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $14M
- **Stage:** series-a
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** ai-ml, cybersecurity, developer-tools
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-11-05
- **Latest funding investors:** Decibel, Next Frontier Capital, In-Q-Tel, Sands Capital, Indie.vc

## Key facts

- Feb 25, 2025: $14M Series A led by Decibel, with Next Frontier, In-Q-Tel, Sands Capital and indie.vc.
- Nov 3, 2026: CrowdStrike agreement to acquire; WSJ reported ~$95M, not buyer-confirmed and not yet closed.
- Product focus: AI agent red teaming, adversarial security research and predeployment evaluations.
- No separate earlier priced financing with an independently verifiable date and amount was identified.

## Funding history

- Series A · $14M · February 25, 2025
  Source: https://www.dreadnode.io/company/newsroom/series-a/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/decibel
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/next-frontier-capital
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/in-q-tel
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/sands-capital
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/indie-vc
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/aviso-ventures

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**Last updated:** November 5, 2026

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