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Kevin Mandia’s Armadin Raises $255 Million at $2.5 Billion Valuation

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• Original Reporting: SecurityWeek
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Analyst Takeaway

"Armadin, the AI-native cybersecurity startup founded by Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia, has raised $255.5 million in Series B funding at a valuation topping $2.5 billion. The company has now raised a total of $445 million only seven months after its public launch. Mandia founded Mandiant in 2004 and sold the incident response and threat intelligence firm to FireEye in a $1 billion deal in 2014..."

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Curated & Verified by CyberNew Threat Intelligence Desk Standard Defense Framework (NIST / MITRE ATT&CK)

Armadin, the AI-native cybersecurity startup founded by Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia, has raised $255.5 million in Series B funding at a valuation topping $2.5 billion.

The company has now raised a total of $445 million only seven months after its public launch.

Mandia founded Mandiant in 2004 and sold the incident response and threat intelligence firm to FireEye in a $1 billion deal in 2014 before its later $5.4 billion acquisition by Google

Andreessen Horowitz and existing investor Accel co-led the round, with participation from new investors Bain Capital Ventures and Redpoint.

The new investment comes just months after Armadin formally launched with $189.9 million in funding in March 2026.

Armadin had previously surfaced quietly in late 2025 with an initial $24 million seed investment.

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The Palo Alto, California-based company will use the latest funding to expand its agentic security platform and scale its research, model training, and go-to-market operations.

Kevin Mandia, founder and CEO of Armadin
Kevin Mandia previously founded Mandiant, which was acquired by FireEye for $1 billion in 2014 and later by Google for $5.4 billion.

Written By Mike Lennon

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