Ontic has raised $230 million in Series C funding led by funds managed by KKR, with participation from JMI Equity, Silverton Partners, Ridge Ventures, and Ten Eleven Ventures. The Austin-based company builds software that helps corporate and public-sector security teams spot threats earlier and respond faster.
Ontic says the funding will speed up its work in artificial intelligence and automation, expand its international footprint, and deepen support for both large enterprises and the U.S. public sector.
Physical security is being flooded with data—from OSINT feeds and third-party signals to internal systems like HR, legal, IT, and facilities. Many organizations still manage this with fragmented tools. Ontic pitches a unified “connected security intelligence” platform spanning risk intelligence, incident response, investigations, and case management so teams can move from reactive tasks to proactive programs.
“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. “It’s a heavy lift. This investment is about backing them. It’s about giving them a unified platform—powered by AI and built for real-world complexity—that reduces noise, connects the dots, and helps them lead with clarity and confidence in moments that matter.”
Ontic plans to invest heavily in AI to deliver faster signal triage, smarter threat detection, and more automation across workflows. The company also intends to advance its platform for regulated and high-risk use cases, and to support public-sector requirements.
A portion of the capital will fund international growth and go-to-market expansion, alongside product work that aims to centralize risk data into a single system of record for security teams.
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Ontic provides a platform that aggregates open-source intelligence and external threat signals with internal data to give security teams a common operating picture across people, facilities, and events. Its customers include enterprises across technology, financial services, and consumer goods, including Fortune 50 companies.
Ontic says it helps protect organizations that collectively generate nearly $30 billion in revenue and employ over 14 million people. Reported outcomes include: reducing new staffing needs by 33% and cutting investigation time in half at a major tech company; centralizing incident response across more than 400 locations for a national grocer; and more than $4.5 million in cost avoidance over three years at a global enterprise.
Alongside lead investor KKR, the round includes JMI Equity, Silverton Partners, Ridge Ventures, and Ten Eleven Ventures. KKR is investing through its Next Generation Technology III Fund and notes a broader track record of roughly $24 billion in technology-focused investments since 2016.
“Ontic has shown a remarkable ability to support security teams across industries—from multinational enterprises to federal agencies—by addressing the increasingly complex and data-driven nature of security,” said Jake Heller, Partner and Head of Tech Growth Equity, Americas at KKR. “We believe Ontic is setting the standard for what modern security operations should look like. Their platform is built on a foundation of integrated intelligence rather than point solutions and positions them to be a leader in a market that is demanding consolidation, clarity, and scale.”
The Series C follows Ontic’s $40 million Series B from November 2021. Existing investors JMI Equity, Felicis Ventures, Silverton Partners, and Ridge Ventures continue to participate.
