# Dreadnode funding: rounds and investors

> Dreadnode has raised $14M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include In-Q-Tel, Sands Capital Ventures and Next Frontier Capital. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/dreadnode (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Dreadnode*

One round we have observed, with the 3 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$14M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A, $14M Feb 2025
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Feb 2025** Series A **$14M** [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) [Sands Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sands-capital-ventures) [Next Frontier Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-frontier-capital) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Dreadnode's own website: 2 founders, 13 on the team.

**Nick Landers** Co-Founder & CTO

**Will Pearce** Co-Founder

- **Brad Palm** CEO
- **Brian Greunke** Head of Engineering
- **Daniel Vaughn** Head of UX/UI
- **Daria Bahrami** Head of Policy
- **Kate Dunn** Head of Customer Success
- **Tori Norris** Head of Communications
- **Martin Wendiggensen** AI Research Scientist
- **Max Harley** Principal Security Researcher
- **Michael Kouremetis** Principal AI Research Engineer
- **Nick Conflitti** Principal Product Designer
- **Shane Caldwell** Principal Research Engineer
- **Thomas Brady** Principal Software Engineer
- **Vincent Abruzzo** Principal Research Engineer

## Everyone who backed them

[In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) Accelerator **1** round

[Sands Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sands-capital-ventures) Private equity **1** round

[Next Frontier Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-frontier-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Dreadnode as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Decibel Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/decibel-partners) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Dreadnode

### Who invested in Dreadnode?

Dreadnode's investors include In-Q-Tel, Sands Capital Ventures and Next Frontier Capital.

### How much has Dreadnode raised?

Dreadnode has raised $14M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Dreadnode last raise?

Dreadnode's most recent round was a Series A of $14M in Feb 2025.

### What was Dreadnode's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $14M in Feb 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Dreadnode first?

Dreadnode's first round on record, in Feb 2025, was backed by In-Q-Tel, Sands Capital Ventures and Next Frontier Capital.

### What stage is Dreadnode at?

Dreadnode's latest named round is a Series A, in Feb 2025.

### Where is Dreadnode based?

Dreadnode is based in the United States.

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