5thColumn

Cybersecurity · Chicago, United States · Founded 2012

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Valuation $0–100M

Headcount <100

Total funding $10–50M

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Company overview

5thColumn company information

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Status: Operational
Founded: 2012
Headquarters: Chicago, United States
Employees: 11
Open positions: None listed
Dealroom signal: 66.9

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client focusb2bbusiness modelSaaSindustrySecurity

Valuation & funding

5thColumn funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal type	Date	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
LATE VC✓Equity / VC	Oct 2020	$14M	$56M	Valor Equity Partners	—

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Financials

Workforce over time

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Year	Employees
2026	11
2025	12
2024	12
2023	9
2022	9

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Growth signals

5thColumn team growth

5thColumn's team declined 8.3% over the past year.

1-year team growth-8.3%

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Comparisons

5thColumn compared with similar companies

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VLVone LabsCybersecurity solutions empowering businesses with risk-centered strategies and vCISO services for digital asset protection	—	Operational	—	—	—
SYSyndoreCybersecurity	—	Operational
STStarkNEXOffensive security services strengthening organizational defenses	Adelaide, Australia	Operational
IOIoToakIoToak delivers AI + IoT dual-use solutions that optimize daily operations and ensure resilience in critical and crisis scenarios	Łódź, Poland	Operational
MOMondooProvides cloud-native security and vulnerability risk management	San Francisco, United States	Operational
SOSollensysImmutable data archiving for ransomware recovery using blockchain.	Palm Bay, United States	Operational
CSCybershell SolutionsSaaS Platform that detects software vulnerabilities and trains engineers to avoid them	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Operational
BRBrainboardBrainboard is an AI-driven platform for collaborative, visual design and management of cloud infrastructure	San Francisco, United States	Operational

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Talent graph

5thColumn's talent

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Team profiled 6 named & role-tagged

Founders /100 quality score

Key operators 1 quality /100

Potential founders likely future founders

Startup mafia alumni-founded startups

Talent movements in · out past 12 months

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Investors

2 investors on 5thColumn's cap table

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Series B+ 1 investor entered at this stage

Valor Equity Partners

Other known 1 additional known investor

Litani Ventures

Global footprint

Where 5thColumn has talent and traffic

Workforce by country

1 countries with
team presence

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about 5thColumn

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