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Who invested in Corelight?
Corelight's investors include Accel, General Catalyst, Gaingels, Insight Partners and Cisco Investments, and 3 more on record.
2018201920202021202220232024
$9.2MSeries A$50MSeries C$150MSeries E
United States · Series E startup
Who invested in Corelight
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$209Mraised across 3 rounds since 2017, from 3 sources
$9.2MSeries A$50MSeries C$150MSeries E
- Latest round
- Series E, $150MApr 2024
- Step-upi
- 3×
- Investors
- 8
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $9.2M Jul 2017
- Biggest round
- $150M Series E · Apr 2024
- Usual gap between rounds
- 4.4 years the median of 2
The rounds
- Apr 2024Series E$150M4 new1 returning
Source recorded
- Oct 2019
- Jul 2017
Founders and team
From Corelight's own website: 2 founders, 15 on the team.
- Brian DyeChief Executive Officer
- Freddy DezeureChief Executive Officer Freddy Dezeure BV
- Ali IslamVice President, Corelight Labs
- Vijit NairSenior Vice President, Product
- Amanda BergerChief Customer Officer
- Bernard BrantleyChief Information Security Officer
- Jean SchafferFederal Chief Technology Officer
- Julie ParrishChief Marketing Officer
- Kevin WilliamsChief Revenue Officer
- Loree FarrarChief People Officer
- Rajiv TanejaChief Development Officer
- Russ KeefeChief Financial Officer
- Steve SmootChief Technology Officer
- Close ModalBoard of directors
- Rebecca HazardGeneral Counsel
AdvisersRobin SommerSeth Hall
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Series A2017Series C2019Series E2024
Accel
General Catalyst
Gaingels
Insight Partners
Cisco Investments
Insight PartnersAccel Partners/ Osage UniversitySteve McCanne
AccelGeneral CatalystGaingelsInsight PartnersCisco InvestmentsInsight PartnersAccel Partners/ Osage UniversitySteve McCanneEveryone who backed them
Accel Partners/ Osage Universityno record of our own yet1round
Steve McCanneno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 5 firms list Corelight as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Corelight
How much has Corelight raised?
Corelight has raised $209M across 3 rounds since 2017.
When did Corelight last raise?
Corelight's most recent round was a Series E of $150M in Apr 2024.
What was Corelight's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $150M in Apr 2024, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Corelight first?
Corelight's first round on record, in Jul 2017, was backed by Accel Partners/ Osage University and Steve McCanne.
What stage is Corelight at?
Corelight's latest named round is a Series E, in Apr 2024.
Where is Corelight based?
Corelight is based in the United States.
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