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Defiant

Defiant

Private
Seattle, WashingtonCybersecurityhttps://www.defiant.com/

Last Round

Seed

Jun 1, 2021

Total Funding Raised

$2.22M

Momentum

Top 10%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Defiant is a cybersecurity company that provides web application security solutions, including the Wordfence firewall and malware scanner for WordPress.

Sector

Cybersecurity

Verticals

Application Security, Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, Cloud Security

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Freemium, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

WordPress securityWordfenceWordPress firewallmalware scannerthreat intelligenceincident responseWP securityWordPress pluginwebsite securitymalware cleanupmanaged securityvulnerability datasecurity plugincybersecurityweb application firewallWAF

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Defiant Comparables

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Defiant comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
CompanySimilarityMarket Cap
SecuPress
86%
Shield Security
85%
Cerber Tech Inc.
85%

Defiant Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
SeedJun 1, 2021
Pre SeedApr 12, 2021

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Kerry Boyte

Co-Founder And CEO

Founding Team

Defiant Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Defiant investors
InvestorRounds
Youbi CapitalPre Seed
GBV CapitalPre Seed
Morningstar VenturesPre Seed
Krypital GroupPre Seed
IDEO CoLab VenturesPre Seed
Cluster CapitalPre Seed
Mechanism CapitalPre Seed

Market signals

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  • Apr 1, 2026

    Product now protects over 5 million websites.

  • Apr 1, 2026

    Company has achieved profitability.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSeattle, Washington
Employee Range31
Year Founded2007
Last FundingJun 1, 2021

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