
KnowBe4
KnowBe4 is a cybersecurity company specializing in Human Risk, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Clearwater, United States. It has raised $393.54M in equity across 6 priced rounds, plus $1.46B debt & credit, employs about 2,638 people, and was acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2022.
updated Oct 20, 2026
Latest KnowBe4 news and company activity
What KnowBe4 did, dated — selected moves from the record, one per kind, newest first.
- Oct 2026Exec changeLeif Wennerstrom Joins KnowBe4 as VP, Global Talent Acquisition
- Oct 2026PartnershipLiquid C2 Partners with KnowBe4 to Strengthen Workforce Cybersecurity Across Africa
- Oct 2026Customer winVirginia Farm Bureau Family of Companies Reduces PhishER Plus Workload from 40 Hours to 2-3 Hours Weekly
- Oct 2026Feature launch
KnowBe4 funding
KnowBe4 has raised $393.54M in priced equity, plus $1.46B debt & credit. Its most recent round was a Debt Financing in June 2025.
- Equity raised
- $393.54M6 priced rounds
- Last round
- Debt FinancingJun 2025
- Other instruments
- $1.46B debt
KnowBe4 employees and hiring
KnowBe4 has about 2,638 employees, down 1% over the last 30 days, with 55 open roles.
- Employees
- 2,638
- 30-day change
- -1%
- Open roles
- 55
KnowBe4 competitors
Security professionals most often compare KnowBe4 against Adaptive Security, Abnormal Security, and Arctic Wolf Networks Inc. on cybersectools.com. 16 more are in the platform, with overlap scoring.
ranked by CybersecTools comparison demand, 90 days
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