Overview
San Francisco-based venture capital and advisory firm founded in 2012 by Dave DeWalt, former CEO of McAfee, FireEye, and Documentum. Focuses on growth and late-stage investments in the SecureTech ecosystem — cybersecurity, defense technologies, AI, quantum computing, and autonomous/dual-use systems. Closed a $750M growth fund (NightDragon Growth I) in July 2021 and operates the NightScale value-creation platform for portfolio companies.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
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Platform
Data & sources
Press releases
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Web sources
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NightDragon on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Dave DeWalt Founder, Managing Director & CEOSEC-verified
- Dorin Baniel Head of International (Tel Aviv)SEC-verified
- Admiral Mike Rogers Advisor (former NSA Director)SEC-verified
- General Sir Chris Deverell Advisor (former UK Strategic Command)SEC-verified
Founders (1)
- Dave DeWaltno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for NightDragon.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
NightDragon in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Partnerships (1)
- Saronic Series B (2024) with Saronic Technologies, Elad Gil, 8VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Caffeinated Capitalinvestment
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
- https://www.nightdragon.com/
- About NightDragon · https://www.nightdragon.com/company/
- NightDragon Closes $750M Growth Fund · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nightdragon-closes-750m-growth-fund-as-part-of-next-generation-cybersecurity-safety-security-and-privacy-platform-301340695.html
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
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High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
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- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for NightDragon.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning NightDragon from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
The AI vs. AI Era Arrived Faster Than Anyone Expected: Why We Led the Horizon3 $250M Series E
By: Dave DeWalt, Founder and CEO, NightDragon and Morgan Kyauk, Managing Director, NightDragon A little over a year ago, we explained why we invested in Horizon3 with a simple…
NightDragon at Black Hat 2026: Where to Find Our Portfolio
Black Hat 2026 returns to Mandalay Bay August 1–6, and NightDragon will have a strong presence on the ground supporting our portfolio and connecting with the broader cybersecurity…
Join the Team: Program & Platform Engagement Associate
NightDragon is a growth-stage investment and advisory firm focused on SecureTech, including cybersecurity, defense, public safety, and critical infrastructure. As we continue to…
NightVision Fireside Chat: GDIT President Amy Gilliland
In the latest installment of NightDragon’s NightVision series, Founder and CEO Dave DeWalt sat down with Amy Gilliland, President of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)…
Armada: $230 Million Series B Raised To Scale Modular AI Infrastructure And U.S. AI Manufacturing - Pulse 2.0
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Powering AI at the Edge: Why NightDragon Invested in Armada
By Morgan Kyauk and Hannah Huffman, NightDragon The next chapter of the AI economy won’t be defined only by how large the models get or how many GPUs we stack into hyperscale data…
GDIT Partners With NightDragon to Advance Government Adoption of Emerging Tech - ExecutiveBiz
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GDIT and NightDragon Announce Partnership to Accelerate Emerging Technology Adoption for U.S. Government
NightDragon and GDIT will deliver advanced solutions for national security, civilian and health missions. FALLS CHURCH, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a…
Celebrating the HawkEye 360 IPO
Five years ago, NightDragon announced that we were leading a $55 million Series C in HawkEye 360. In the blog that accompanied that investment, we wrote that “the…
NightDragon and Knox Systems Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Secure Cloud and FedRAMP Adoption
Partnership with Knox brings FedRAMP-authorized cloud compliance, security and AI-driven monitoring to support NightDragon portfolio companies serving mission-critical systems…
NightVision Fireside Chat: Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator Lt. Gen. Michelle McGuinness
In the latest installment of NightDragon’s NightVision 2026 series, Founder and CEO Dave DeWalt sat down with Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness, Australia’s National Cyber…
The New Frontier of Space Infrastructure: Why NightDragon Invested in Starfish Space
By Hannah Huffman, Partner, Aerospace and Defense The next chapter of the space economy won’t be defined only by how many assets we launch, but by how well we sustain, protect,…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/nightdragon.md
- RSS feed: /companies/nightdragon/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b5d0d813-b955-46f2-8643-bbeca302754d
- Revision history: /companies/nightdragon/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place NightDragon against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
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Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 18, 2026