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Cobalt

Cobalt

Private
San Francisco, CaliforniaCybersecurityhttps://www.cobalt.io/

Last Round

Series B

Aug 20, 2020

Total Funding Raised

$36.5M

Momentum

Top 10%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Cobalt is a cybersecurity company that offers a penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) platform that combines human-led testing with a data-driven vulnerability management engine to help organizations identify and remediate software vulnerabilities.

Sector

Cybersecurity

Verticals

Application Security, Vulnerability Management, Compliance & Risk, Cloud Security

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Usage-Based SaaS, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

penetration testing as a servicePTaaScontinuous exposure managementvulnerability managementsecurity testingbug bountyoffensive securityapplication securitysecurity crowdsourcingpentest platformvulnerability assessmentsecurity compliancedevsecopsai-powered securitysecurity marketplace

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Cobalt Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series BAug 20, 2020
Series AMay 2, 2018
SeedAug 17, 2016
SeedJul 28, 2014

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Chris Manton-Jones

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Christine Y. Wehrli

Executive Assistant To The CEO, EA To The CEO People Program Coordinator

Executive Team

Sonali Shah

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Gunter Ollmann

Chief Technology Officer

Executive Team

Cobalt Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Cobalt investors
InvestorRounds
Kima VenturesSeed
Plug and Play Tech CenterSeries A
500 GlobalSeed
DG IncubationSeries A
byFoundersSeries A
Draper AssociatesSeries A, Seed
eLab VenturesSeries A, Seed

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  • Apr 9, 2026

    Tony Spinelli, a cybersecurity pioneer, joins the board.

  • Mar 25, 2026

    Won two Market Disruptor awards at the Global InfoSec Awards 2026.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range593
Year Founded2013
Last FundingAug 20, 2020

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