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Stairwell Funding Round
Stairwell, based in Palo Alto, secured $20 million from Accel Partners, Sequoia Capital and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
9/22/2021
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Accel Partners (Lead Investor) (Steve Loughlin)
Sequoia Capital (Lead Investor)
Proceeds Purpose
Stairwell's Series A funding will be used to further advance the Inception platform and to increase the startup's headcount; the Palo Alto-based firm currently has a modest headcount of 21.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Security
Mailing Address
500 University Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
USA
Palo Alto, CA 94301
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
Stairwell is building a new approach to cybersecurity around a vision that all security teams should be able to determine what's good, what's bad, and why. Stairwell is comprised of security industry leaders and engineers from Microsoft and Google and is backed by Accel Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Gradient Ventures and Allen & Company LLC.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Wiacek
Chief Operating Officer
Jan Kang
VP - Product Management
Paul Scott
VP - Sales
Michael Wayne
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