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Insane Cyber funding, valuation and investors
Automated OT/ICS cybersecurity — monitoring, threat hunting, and incident response for critical infrastructure.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Seed
$4.2M · May 2024
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$4.2M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
seed · San Antonio, TX
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Paladin Capital Group
Other: Cyber Mentor Fund , Fortune 200 energy company (undisclosed)
Overview
Insane Cyber delivers automated cybersecurity for operational technology and industrial control systems. Flagship Valkyrie platform monitors host/network data for proactive and reactive protection; Cygnet provides portable incident-response tooling. Founded 2020 by Dan Gunter; HQ San Antonio. Closed $4.2M early-stage/seed financing May 1, 2024 led by Paladin Capital Group with a Fortune 200 energy company and Cyber Mentor Fund.
Why Insane Cyber is interesting
San Antonio industrial cyber seed story: $4.2M round (May 2024) led by Paladin Capital with a Fortune 200 energy strategic — fits JBSA/energy OT security thesis.
Product & use cases
Valkyrie automates OT monitoring, threat hunting, and response at high data volume; Cygnet kits support field incident response in hard-to-reach industrial sites.
- Energy and oil & gas OT network monitoring
- Critical infrastructure incident response
- Data center and government industrial cyber programs
Key facts
- Seed (May 2024): $4.2M led by Paladin Capital Group; Fortune 200 energy strategic + Cyber Mentor Fund
- HQ: San Antonio, TX (Dominion Dr)
- Products: Valkyrie Automated Security + Cygnet flyaway IR kit
- Focus: energy, data centers, government, oil & gas OT environments
Funding history (newest first)
Seed
2024-05 $4.2M- Paladin Capital Group (lead)
- Cyber Mentor Fund (participant)
- Fortune 200 energy company (undisclosed) (participant)
Source: https://insanecyber.com/insane-cyber-closes-4-2-million-funding-round/
Competitive landscape
Edge: OT-native automation for environments where IT SOC tools fail — with energy strategic validation in the seed syndicate.
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Dragos direct
Industrial cyber platform leader.
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Claroty direct
OT/IoT security.
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Traditional IT EDR in plants incumbent
IT tools poorly fitted to ICS protocols.
Notable stories
- Founder Dan Gunter positioned Insane Cyber around automation that reduces human error in OT incident response — seed included a strategic energy LP, not only financial VCs.
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