# Coalfire: Information Technology & Services, Chicago, United States

> Coalfire: Coalfire provides risk assessments, testing and implementation security solutions for technology-related businesses. Based in Chicago, United States.

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

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# Coalfire

Coalfire provides risk assessments, testing and implementation security solutions for technology-related businesses.

Funding reported Last round: Private equity

Information Technology & Services Chicago, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2001 25 years old
- **Team:** 1,001 1,000+ people
- **Funding reported:** $9.4M in dollars
- **Last round:** Private equity Sept 2015

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Coalfire has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Coalfire raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$9.4M** in dollars

Rounds **4**

Last round **Private equity**

Last round date **Sept 2015**

Investors listed **3**

## Founders and team

From Coalfire's own website: 10 on the team.

- **Bill Malone** President, Coalfire Federal
- **Brad Little** CEO
- **Camie Shelmire** Chief People Officer
- **Colby Thames** Chief Information Officer
- **Daniel Massarsky** Chief AI & Data Officer
- **David Lewerke** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Laura Langdon** Chief Marketing Officer
- **Merri Chandler** Chief Financial Officer
- **Vineet Seth** Chief Product & Technology Officer
- **Close Dialog** Board Advisors and Directors

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [Escalate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/escalate-capital)

Each firm lists Coalfire on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## How it ended, so far

Exit

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired [The Carlyle Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-carlyle-group) undisclosed Sept 2015

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