
Archer
Archer is a cybersecurity company specializing in GRC, founded in 2001 and headquartered in Bedford, United States. It has raised $24M in equity across 1 priced round, employs about 880 people, and was acquired by Cinven in 2023.
updated Oct 11, 2026
Latest Archer news and company activity
What Archer did, dated — selected moves from the record, one per kind, newest first.
- Oct 2026RecognitionArcher Recognized as Leader in both the Gartner MQs for IT Risk Management and IT Vendor Risk Management
- Sep 2026Product launchArcher® Launches a Harnessed Digital Workforce for GRC, Grounded in 492 Purpose-Built Models: Archer Evolv™ Foundation and Archer Evolv™ Workplace
- Sep 2026Product launchArcher® Launches Archer Evolv™ AI Compliance, Bringing Runtime Guardrails to AI Governance
- Feb 2026Product launch
Archer funding
Archer has raised $24M in priced equity. Its most recent round was a Venture Round in May 2012.
- Equity raised
- $24M1 priced round
- Last round
- Venture RoundMay 2012
Archer employees and hiring
Archer has about 880 employees, up 1% over the last 30 days, with 7 open roles.
- Employees
- 880
- 30-day change
- +1%
- Open roles
- 7
Archer competitors
Security professionals most often compare Archer against Fiddler AI, Scytale, and SureCloud on cybersectools.com. 3 more are in the platform, with overlap scoring.
ranked by CybersecTools comparison demand, 90 days
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- Open jobs7 live postings, role mix
- Tech stackframeworks, clouds, security












