Deepwatch
Deepwatch is a cybersecurity company that provides AI-powered threat detection and response services. The Palo Alto-based firm has raised $256M, including a Series C in February 2023, and employs 232 people.
The growth story
Deepwatch grew from 249 to 232 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $256M along the way, most recently a Series C in February 2023.
About
Deepwatch sells a managed detection and response (MDR) platform that uses AI to identify and prioritize security threats for enterprise customers. The system combines automated detection with human oversight to help organizations investigate and contain breaches faster.
The company has raised significant funding, with $256M total including a Series C round led by Goldman Sachs and Cisco Investments in early 2023. While headcount growth data isn't available, the firm maintains a strong engineering focus, with 62 employees in that function.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Deepwatch's largest department with 62 staff, reflecting the technical nature of its AI-driven security platform. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, a hub for cybersecurity innovation.
The Deepwatch org chart
Brian Dhatt (Chief Executive Officer) leads 60 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 69 (+5% YoY), Information Technology 48 (-44% YoY), Sales 16 (-24% YoY), Business Development 13 (-24% YoY), Operations 9 (+13% YoY), Marketing 9 (-36% YoY).
Talent flow
Deepwatch recruits heavily from other cybersecurity firms, with ReliaQuest being the top source of hires. Employees often move to competitors like Mitiga and GuidePoint Security. The workforce includes veterans from the US Air Force and Army.
Most common previous employers of Deepwatch staff: ReliaQuest (15), Dassana (8), Digital Hands (6), United States Air Force (5), US Army (5), FireEye (4). Former Deepwatch employees most often moved to Mitiga (7), GuidePoint Security (7), Horizon3.ai (6), Palo Alto Networks (5), Zscaler (4), Proofpoint (4).
Alumni worth knowing
The Deepwatch mafia
Deepwatch alumni have founded 13 companies, including Mitiga, a cloud incident response firm with 82 employees. Other startups launched by former staff include Sevii and Snowfire, both with teams under 25 people.
14John DiLullo, was Chief Executive Officer until 2026Charlie Thomas, was Chairman until 2025Curt Aubley, was Chief Product Officer and Chief Operating Officer until 2024Arnold Shimo, was Vice President MXDR Solution Architecture and Chief Architect until 2024Greg Genung, was VP, Business Intelligence until 2024Wes Mullins, was CTO until 2025
Jason Thatcher, was Director of Emerging Markets until 2022
David Stoicescu, was Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) until 2023
Jody Len, was Interim SVP, Partnerships and Alliances until 2022
Bobby Christian, was Board Advisor until 2025
David Weiss, was Senior Frontend Developer until 2024
Alex Van Eck, was Contract Technical Recruiter until 2024
Caleb Phillips, was Marketing Automation Specialist until 2022
Kayla McAllister, was People Operations Generalist until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 22% direct, 28% search, 22% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Deepwatch: Cybersecurity (73), Sales (68), Management (66), Microsoft Office (58), Security (56), Leadership (53), Customer Service (50), Network Security (49).
Where the team actually sits
Deepwatch people are concentrated in Florida, United States (31), Karnataka, India (22), Texas, United States (15), United States (12).
Search footprint
Deepwatch attracts about 2,728 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $38K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,008 ranking keywords and lost 515 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Deepwatch has 232 employees as of September 2026.
Deepwatch has raised $256M in total, most recently a Series C round in February 2023.
Brian Dhatt (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Deepwatch's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Deepwatch staff are ReliaQuest (15 people), Dassana (8 people), Digital Hands (6 people).
Former Deepwatch employees most often move to Mitiga (7), GuidePoint Security (7), Horizon3.ai (6).
At least 13 companies have a founder who previously worked at Deepwatch, including PagerDuty, Mitiga, Sevii.
Deepwatch attracts about 2,728 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $38K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Deepwatch staff are Cybersecurity, Sales, Management, Microsoft Office, Security.
Deepwatch staff are concentrated in Florida, United States (31), Karnataka, India (22), Texas, United States (15).
Deepwatch has about 69 people in Engineering, up 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Deepwatch has about 48 people in Information Technology, down 44% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 170 current and 288 former Deepwatch profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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