Tidal Cyber
Tidal Cyber sells cybersecurity software that helps organizations assess their defenses against specific threats. The Washington, DC-based company has 59 employees and raised $19M in Series A funding.
The growth story
Tidal Cyber grew from 3 to 59 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $19M along the way, most recently a Series A in September 2025.
About
Tidal Cyber develops threat detection software that maps security strategies to known adversary behaviors using the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Its tools aim to help security teams move beyond basic vulnerability counts to assess their readiness against specific attack techniques.
The company was founded in 2022 by former MITRE ATT&CK experts and has grown to 59 employees. It raised $19M in Series A funding in September 2025 from investors including Capital One Ventures and Blu Venture Investors.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 9 employees, reflecting the company's technical focus on threat detection software. Leadership includes former MITRE ATT&CK experts and the co-founder of MITRE's Center.
The Tidal Cyber org chart
Rick Gordon (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 30 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Business Development 12 (+50% YoY), Engineering 9 (-18% YoY), Sales 7 (+75% YoY), Information Technology 6 (+50% YoY), Customer Success and Support 5 (+400% YoY), Product Management 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Most employees come from cybersecurity backgrounds, with MITRE being the top source (11 hires). Other common sources include Celerium and SnapAttack, now part of Cisco. Alumni have moved to roles at security firms like Mitiga and ADVISORIE.
Most common previous employers of Tidal Cyber staff: MITRE (11), Celerium (3), SnapAttack is now part of Cisco (2), memoryBlue (2), 3Pillar (2), CEB, now Gartner (2). Former Tidal Cyber employees most often moved to ADVISORIE (1), Mitiga (1), Group 1001 (1), Squadra Ventures (1), Summit Business Technologies (1), Startup (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Tidal Cyber: Cybersecurity (27), Leadership (21), Security (17), Network Security (16), Python (Programming Language) (15), Business Development (14), Information Security (14), Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) (14).
Where the team actually sits
Tidal Cyber people are concentrated in Washington DC-Baltimore Area (4), Colorado, United States (3), New York, United States (3), United States (3).
Search footprint
Tidal Cyber attracts about 1,388 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $9K a month if bought through ads. It gained 365 ranking keywords and lost 303 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 5.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 5.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 5.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Tidal Cyber has 59 employees as of September 2026.
Tidal Cyber has raised $19M in total, most recently a Series A round in September 2025.
Tidal Cyber was founded in 2022 by Rick Gordon.
Rick Gordon (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Tidal Cyber's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Tidal Cyber staff are MITRE (11 people), Celerium (3 people), SnapAttack is now part of Cisco (2 people).
Former Tidal Cyber employees most often move to ADVISORIE (1), Mitiga (1), Group 1001 (1).
Tidal Cyber attracts about 1,388 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $9K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Tidal Cyber staff are Cybersecurity, Leadership, Security, Network Security, Python (Programming Language).
Tidal Cyber staff are concentrated in Washington DC-Baltimore Area (4), Colorado, United States (3), New York, United States (3).
Tidal Cyber has about 12 people in Business Development, up 50% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Tidal Cyber has about 9 people in Engineering, down 18% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 42 current and 18 former Tidal Cyber profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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