Funding record · 2026 / 07
Empirical Security raises $25M Series A for threat & vulnerability management
Announced 21 July 2026 · Recorded 8 September 2026 · Last verified 8 September 2026
Empirical Security, a threat & vulnerability management company based in Chicago, United States, raised $25M in a Series A announced on 21 July 2026, led by Brightmind Partners, Costanoa Ventures and Hyde Park Angels. Its disclosed equity funding is now $37M across 2 rounds.
- Amount
- $25M
- Round
- Series A
- Announced
- 21 July 2026
- Lead investors
- Brightmind Partners, Costanoa Ventures, Hyde Park Angels
- Sources on record
- 2einnews.com
From the source
Empirical Security Raises $25M Series A to Defend Against AI-Accelerated Exposures
Empirical Security announced $25 million in Series A funding led by Brightmind Partners. The round brings total funding to $37 million. The company builds predictive models for exposure management and vulnerability threat modeling, led by co-founders Ed Bellis (CEO), Michael Roytman, and Jay Jacobs (Chief Data Scientist and co-creator of EPSS).
einnews.com · 20 July 2026 ↗The Mandos read
What the record says about Empirical Security
- Momentum 45 / 100 · Coolinglocked →
pillars in the platform
- 24 employees · up 9% last monthlocked →
history and breakdowns in the platform
- Exit Readiness: Lowlocked →
Tested against 751 past exits in the Mandos record: 43% sat in Watch or Elevated 2 years before. Companies in Elevated exited at 3.1× the record's rate.
Funding history
Empirical Security funding on record
Empirical Security has raised $37M in priced equity. Its most recent round was a Series A in July 2026.
Latest round on record: Series A, Jul 2026.
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Questions people ask
- How much did Empirical Security raise in its Series A?
- Empirical Security raised $25M in a Series A announced on 21 July 2026.
- Who invested in Empirical Security's Series A?
- The round was led by Brightmind Partners, Costanoa Ventures, Hyde Park Angels.
- What does Empirical Security do?
- Empirical Security is a cybersecurity company specializing in Threat & Vulnerability Management, founded in 2024 and headquartered in Chicago, United States.
