# Merlin Group

> Merlin Group is a privately held cybersecurity platform that combines seed investing, government-cloud compliance infrastructure and public-sector go-to-market services. Its affiliates - Merlin Ventures, Constellation GovCloud and Merlin Cyber - help security startups become fundable, authorized and sellable to U.S. government and critical-infrastructure buyers, while giving those buyers a curated route to emerging technology.

- **Founded:** 1997
- **Headquarters:** Tysons, Virginia, United States
- **Founders:** David Phelps (Founder, Chairman and CEO)
- **Team size:** 51-200 employees on LinkedIn; supplied data reports approximately 220 employees
- **Products:** Merlin Ventures, Constellation GovCloud (CGC), Merlin Cyber, Merlin Engine
- **Notable:** Merlin Ventures closed an oversubscribed inaugural fund above its $75 million target in June 2025., Constellation GovCloud became FedRAMP Certified at the Moderate level on February 17, 2026, with one authorization listed., The venture portfolio includes acquired companies such as Wickr, Talon Cyber Security, Dig, Oxeye, Veriti and Infosec Global.

## Products & services

- **Merlin Ventures** — Seed-stage venture investing, typically $2 million to $6 million, in enterprise cybersecurity companies in the United States and allied nations, with a focus on Israel.
- **Constellation GovCloud (CGC)** — A managed public-cloud PaaS and compliance-acceleration environment that supports Merlin-operated SaaS applications pursuing FedRAMP and GovRAMP/StateRAMP readiness and authorization.
- **Merlin Cyber** — Public-sector go-to-market, sales, marketing, engineering, innovation-lab and government-affairs services, with solution practices including Zero Trust modernization.
- **Merlin Engine** — The group-wide support platform combining an expert network, labs, government access, curated events and business development for portfolio and partner companies.

## Achievements

- Merlin Ventures closed an oversubscribed inaugural fund above its $75 million target in June 2025.
- Constellation GovCloud became FedRAMP Certified at the Moderate level on February 17, 2026, with one authorization listed.
- The venture portfolio includes acquired companies such as Wickr, Talon Cyber Security, Dig, Oxeye, Veriti and Infosec Global.
- Merlin Group received Great Place to Work certification in 2024.
- The predecessor business ranked first on Washington Technology's 2005 Fast 50 after rapid federal revenue growth.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Former CISA CIO Robert Costello joined Merlin Group as Chief Digital & Information Officer to lead digital strategy, architecture and enterprise AI initiatives.
- **2026-02** — Constellation GovCloud received FedRAMP Certified status at Moderate, Class C, with an agency authorization path.
- **2025-11** — Merlin announced a hiring campaign across the group as it expanded cyber, AI, cloud infrastructure and public-sector technical practices.
- **2025-10** — Former CISA leader Matt Hartman joined as Chief Strategy Officer.
- **2025-06** — Merlin Ventures announced the close of its oversubscribed inaugural cybersecurity fund above $75 million.
- **2025-04** — Merlin Cyber and Rimini Street announced a public-sector enterprise software modernization partnership.

## Links

- Website: https://themerlingroup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerlingroup

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Last updated: 2026-08-17