Founder Pedigree + AI Timing = $2.5B in 7 Months

Kevin Mandia's Armadin raised $255.5M Series B at $2.5B+ valuation, 7 months from stealth.

What: AI agent swarms run continuous offensive security tests, chaining vulnerabilities like real attackers.

Why it matters:
• Mandia's Mandiant sold to Google for $5.4B
• Fortune 500 + gov customers already in production
• a16z + Accel co-led; all prior backers returned
• $445M total raised in under a year

The play: Founder credibility + category timing compressed the path to unicorn. Watch the revenue metrics—this is priced on track record, not unit economics yet.

Source: TechCrunch, Armadin press release

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