Armadin
Armadin is an AI cybersecurity company that simulates hyperattacks to help customers identify vulnerabilities. The Palo Alto-based startup raised $189M in a Series A round in January 2026 and employs 137 people, mostly engineers and red team specialists. Armadin sells a platform that uses AI agents to continuously test attack surfaces and uncover exploitable risks. Its customers are organizations seeking to proactively identify and eliminate cybersecurity vulnerabilities before real attackers exploit them. The company has scaled rapidly since its 2025 founding, raising significant venture capital from top investors including 8VC, Accel, and Google Ventures. Its team draws heavily from Google and Mandiant, with nearly 40 hires from each.
About
Armadin is an AI-native cybersecurity company focused on building the ultimate attacker. With AI-powered hyperattacks looming on the horizon, Armadin’s customers leverage our platform to proactively find and eliminate exploitable risk. Armadin’s swarm of AI agents operate relentlessly across the entire attack surface, uncovering real kill chains that require immediate action. Armadin is led by CEO Kevin Mandia and founders Travis Lanham, Evan Peña, and David Slater. Together, they lead an elite collective of red team specialists and AI systems engineers dedicated to protecting democracy by winning the cybersecurity arms race.
Founders and leadership
Armadin is led by CEO Kevin Mandia and founders Travis Lanham, Evan Peña, and David Slater. Engineering is the largest function, making up 16% of the workforce, followed by red team specialists and AI systems engineers.
The Armadin org chart
Kevin Mandia (Chief Executive Officer) leads 45 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Talent flow
Nearly 40% of Armadin's team comes from Google and Mandiant, with additional hires from FireEye, McAfee, and Palo Alto Networks. 20 employees studied at Stanford University, more than at any other school.
Most common previous employers of Armadin staff: Google (39), Mandiant (part of Google Cloud) (38), FireEye (12), Google Cloud Security (8), McAfee (6), Palo Alto Networks (6).
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Armadin: Python (Programming Language) (57), Cybersecurity (51), Network Security (38), Leadership (38), Penetration Testing (36), Linux (36), Information Security (36), Java (34).
Where the team actually sits
Armadin people are concentrated in California, United States (31), San Francisco Bay Area (18), United States (16), Texas, United States (7).
Search footprint
Armadin attracts about 1 organic search visits a month. It gained 0 ranking keywords and lost 0 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Armadin has 137 employees as of September 2026.
Armadin has raised $189M in total, most recently a Series A round in January 2026.
Armadin was founded in 2025 by Evan Pena, David Slater.
Kevin Mandia (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Armadin's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Armadin staff are Google (39 people), Mandiant (part of Google Cloud) (38 people), FireEye (12 people).
Armadin attracts about 1 organic search visits a month.
The most common skills among Armadin staff are Python (Programming Language), Cybersecurity, Network Security, Leadership, Penetration Testing.
Armadin staff are concentrated in California, United States (31), San Francisco Bay Area (18), United States (16).
Computed from 116 current and 1 former Armadin profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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