Ontic, an Austin-based software platform for connected security intelligence, announced on August 21, 2025, a $230 million Series C funding round led by KKR, with participation from JMI Equity, Silverton Partners, Ridge Ventures, and Ten Eleven Ventures. The investment will accelerate Ontic’s AI-driven threat detection, expand its international presence, and enhance its platform to support global enterprises and the U.S. public sector.
Raised $230M in Series C funding, led by KKR, announced August 21, 2025.
Funds to enhance AI for faster threat detection and automation.
Supports Fortune 50 companies and federal agencies.
Reduces staffing needs by 33% and investigation time by 50% for a major tech firm.
Saves $4.5M over three years for a global enterprise.
Builds on $40M Series B from November 2021.
Founded in 2017, Ontic’s Connected Intelligence Platform unifies security operations, aggregating open-source intelligence (OSINT) and internal data from HR, legal, IT, and facilities to monitor and respond to physical threats. “Security leaders are being asked to do more than ever—track growing volumes of data, work with limited resources, and still show up as strategic partners to the business,” said Lukas Quanstrom, CEO and co-founder of Ontic. The platform shifts security teams from reactive to proactive, delivering insights for executive protection, workplace violence prevention, and insider threat management.
Ontic serves organizations generating $30 billion in revenue and employing over 14 million people. Key outcomes include:
33% reduction in staffing needs and halved investigation times at a major tech company.
Centralized incident response across 400+ locations for a national grocer.
$4.5M in cost savings over three years for a global enterprise.
KKR’s investment, drawn from its Next Generation Technology III Fund, leverages its $24 billion in technology investments since 2016 and a team of 28 growth equity experts. “Ontic is setting the standard for what modern security operations should look like,” said Jake Heller, Partner at KKR. “Their platform is built on a foundation of integrated intelligence rather than point solutions.”
Ontic provides software that helps corporate and government security teams identify threats, assess risk, and respond faster to keep people and organizations safe. Its Connected Intelligence Platform unifies security operations and data into a centralized system of record, enabling organizations to conduct risk assessments, protect against workplace violence, and manage threats and incidents more efficiently. Fortune 500 companies and federal agencies rely on Ontic to support security programs such as executive protection, threat intelligence, and corporate investigations.
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