Panther
Panther sells AI-powered security operations software that analyzes threats using a company's existing data lakes. The company has raised $141M, most recently a Series B in 2021, and employs 263 people.
The growth story
Panther grew from 122 to 263 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $141M along the way, most recently a Series B in December 2021.
About
Panther's software helps security teams detect threats by applying AI to their existing security data and organizational knowledge. Its system learns from each alert to improve future detection, targeting enterprises that want to automate parts of their security operations.
The company reached 263 employees since its 2018 founding, with backing from Coatue, Lightspeed and others. Its $141M total funding includes a 2021 Series B round led by ICONIQ Growth.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Panther's largest department with 12 employees. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 69 (+6% YoY), Engineering 28 (-28% YoY), Sales 22 (+16% YoY), Business Development 20 (-9% YoY), Information Technology 15 (-21% YoY), Administrative 12 (+71% YoY).
Talent flow
Panther hires from security firms like Tanium and AWS, with multiple alumni moving to Databricks. It recruits from Lighthouse Labs and the University of Michigan more than other schools.
Most common previous employers of Panther staff: Tanium (2), Salesforce (2), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2), Infosec (2), Sonatype (2), Clear Capital (2). Former Panther employees most often moved to Databricks (36), Baseten (4), Herd Security (4), Motive (4), Latacora (4), Sublime Security (4).
Alumni worth knowing
The Panther mafia
10 Panther alumni founded companies, including Herd Security (12 staff) and Musemind, a 107-person UX design agency.
11Nasir Uddin, was Senior Product Designer until 2022Nick Hibberd, was Principal Software Engineer until 2022Brandon Min, was Technical Product Marketing Manager until 2023Grant Joy, was Senior → Staff → Principal Backend Software Engineer until 2024Luke Richardson, was Director of Web and SEO until 2022Rubel Hasan, was Full Stack Engineer until 2019
David Oltean, was Senior Manager, Growth Marketing until 2023
Hannah S., was Senior Product Manager | Adoption until 2023
Richard Park, was VP of Product until 2024
Josh Clow, was Staff Software Engineer until 2024
Danyette Fuqua, was Enterprise Sales Development Representative until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 56% direct, 32% search, 5% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Panther: Java (32), JavaScript (30), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (27), Linux (25), Customer Service (24), Management (20), Communication (20), Cybersecurity (19).
Where the team actually sits
Panther people are concentrated in San Francisco Bay Area (4), United States (4), California, United States (3), New York, United States (2).
Search footprint
Panther attracts about 1,578 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $28K a month if bought through ads. It gained 620 ranking keywords and lost 398 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Panther has 263 employees as of September 2026.
Panther has raised $141M in total, most recently a Series B round in December 2021.
Panther was founded in 2018 by Shvet J..
The most common previous employers of current Panther staff are Tanium (2 people), Salesforce (2 people), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2 people).
Former Panther employees most often move to Databricks (36), Baseten (4), Herd Security (4).
At least 10 companies have a founder who previously worked at Panther, including Musemind - Global UX Design Agency, Renterra, Herd Security.
Panther attracts about 1,578 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $28K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Panther staff are Java, JavaScript, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Customer Service.
Panther staff are concentrated in San Francisco Bay Area (4), United States (4), California, United States (3).
Panther has about 69 people in Operations, up 6% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Panther has about 28 people in Engineering, down 28% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 40 current and 268 former Panther profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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