Dragos, Inc.
Dragos sells cybersecurity software for industrial control systems and critical infrastructure, protecting operational technology networks from attacks. The company has raised $438M, including a Series D in September 2023, and employs 689 people.
The growth story
Dragos, Inc. grew from 329 to 689 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $438M along the way, most recently a Series D in September 2023.
About
Dragos makes software that monitors industrial control systems and critical infrastructure networks for cyber threats. Its platform identifies assets, manages vulnerabilities, and detects attacks in operational technology environments that traditional IT security tools cannot protect.
The company has raised $438M across four funding rounds, most recently a Series D in September 2023. Dragos employs 689 people, with engineering being its largest function at 142 staff.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Dragos' largest function with 142 staff, representing over 20% of the company. The leadership team includes experts from industrial cybersecurity backgrounds, with a median tenure of 2 years across employees.
The Dragos, Inc. org chart
Robert M. Lee (Chief Executive Officer and Founder) leads 60 mapped leaders with 17 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 169 (+23% YoY), Sales 98 (+23% YoY), Information Technology 86 (+26% YoY), Business Development 54 (+15% YoY), Operations 50 (+2% YoY), Entrepreneurship 24 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Dragos hires heavily from military and industrial cybersecurity backgrounds, with the U.S. Air Force being its top talent source. Alumni frequently move to other OT security firms like Nozomi Networks and CrowdStrike.
Most common previous employers of Dragos, Inc. staff: United States Air Force (24), Phosphorus Cybersecurity (22), Fortra's Tripwire (17), Rockwell Automation (13), Appian (12), CrowdStrike (11). Former Dragos, Inc. employees most often moved to Nozomi Networks (10), CrowdStrike (7), Cisco (6), Fortinet (5), Insane Cyber (5), Armis (4).
Alumni worth knowing
The Dragos, Inc. mafia
Dragos alumni have founded 16 companies, including Frenos (88 staff), CQR (33 staff), and Insane Cyber (14 staff). These startups focus on cybersecurity and operational technology.
16Harry Thomas, was Director of Research and Development (R&D), Division Lead until 2022Naser Aldossary, was Principal Industrial Incident Responder until 2022Dan Gunter, was Director, Research & Development until 2020Mazin Al Naamani, was Board Observer until 2021Jori VanAntwerp, was Director of Solution Architects & Sales Engineering until 2019Ashley Maguire, was Director of User Engineering until 2023
Matt W., was Senior Product Manager until 2020
Pasquale Stirparo, Ph.D., was Principal Threat Hunter II until 2023
Marty Edwards, was Technical Advisor until 2019
Mike Schuricht, was VP Product Management until 2025
Gabriel Authier, was Sr. Director of Product Management until 2026
Dana-Megan R., was Head of Global Incident Response Services until 2023
Tharinda Perera, was Senior Enterprise Account Executive until 2025
Nick Tsamis, was Principal Threat Analyst / Researcher until 2020
Duane I., was Senior OT Resident Engineer until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 22% direct, 47% search, 12% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Dragos, Inc.: Cybersecurity (226), Leadership (203), Management (176), Network Security (169), Project Management (164), Linux (152), Python (Programming Language) (151), Microsoft Office (146).
Where the team actually sits
Dragos, Inc. people are concentrated in Maryland, United States (37), United States (34), Texas, United States (23), Washington DC-Baltimore Area (19). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Dragos, Inc. attracts about 2,859 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $15K a month if bought through ads. It gained 732 ranking keywords and lost 474 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Dragos, Inc. has 689 employees as of September 2026.
Dragos, Inc. has raised $438M in total, most recently a Series D round in September 2023.
Dragos, Inc. was founded in 2016 by Robert M. Lee, Jon Lavender, Justin Cavinee.
Robert M. Lee (Chief Executive Officer and Founder) sits at the top of Dragos, Inc.'s reporting structure, with 17 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Dragos, Inc. staff are United States Air Force (24 people), Phosphorus Cybersecurity (22 people), Fortra's Tripwire (17 people).
Former Dragos, Inc. employees most often move to Nozomi Networks (10), CrowdStrike (7), Cisco (6).
At least 16 companies have a founder who previously worked at Dragos, Inc., including Frenos, CQR, Insane Cyber.
Dragos, Inc. attracts about 2,859 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $15K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Dragos, Inc. staff are Cybersecurity, Leadership, Management, Network Security, Project Management.
Dragos, Inc. staff are concentrated in Maryland, United States (37), United States (34), Texas, United States (23).
Dragos, Inc. has about 169 people in Engineering, up 23% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Dragos, Inc. has about 98 people in Sales, up 23% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 507 current and 555 former Dragos, Inc. profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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