# iCOUNTER

> iCOUNTER is a Dallas cyber risk intelligence company whose managed CTOS platform maps enterprise dependencies, detects adversary targeting and compromise signals, and routes evidence into remediation workflows. It emerged publicly in July 2025 with a $30 million Series A led by SYN Ventures and released CTOS generally in March 2026.

- **Founded:** 2025
- **Headquarters:** Dallas, United States
- **Founders:** John Watters (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** CTOS - Counter Threat Operating System, CTOS-TPR, Fraud Intelligence
- **Notable:** Announced a $30 million Series A and public launch in July 2025., CTOS reached general availability on March 24, 2026., Acquired the ParseIntel team and technologies in April 2026.

## Products & services

- **CTOS - Counter Threat Operating System** — Managed intelligence platform for ecosystem mapping, risk determination and operational response routing.
- **CTOS-TPR** — Initial third-party risk module detecting reconnaissance, campaign staging and targeting of vendors and partners.
- **Fraud Intelligence** — Intelligence on reconnaissance and emerging fraud operations targeting customer controls and financial transactions.

## Achievements

- Announced a $30 million Series A and public launch in July 2025.
- CTOS reached general availability on March 24, 2026.
- Acquired the ParseIntel team and technologies in April 2026.
- Company announced a Best Third-Party Risk Management Platform award in the 2026 Cybersecurity Stars Awards.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published lessons from three third-party cyber incidents on September 16; updated public end-user terms in September.
- **2026-08** — Published a practical 90-day third-party risk rebuilding plan on August 14.
- **2026-07** — Announced Mike Taxay as Chief Legal Officer, Maggie McDaniel as Global Head of Intelligence, and Rick LaCoume and Jess Simon to lead the partner ecosystem.
- **2026-04** — Acquired ParseIntel’s team and technologies on April 9.
- **2026-03** — Announced CTOS general availability on March 24.

## Links

- Website: https://icounter.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icounter1/

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Last updated: 2026-10-03