# Norman Menz

> Norman Menz is a New Jersey-based cybersecurity executive, the CEO of Montreal threat-intelligence company Flare, and a co-founder of third-party risk platform Prevalent. His career has followed one persistent problem: how organizations can recognize external risk before it becomes an internal crisis. After nearly 15 years as Prevalent's CTO and a stint as Delve Labs' COO, he joined Flare in 2021 and became CEO in 2022. Under his leadership, Flare raised a $30 million Series B in 2024, secured another $30 million in growth capital in 2025, expanded to customers in more than 50 countries, and ranked 38th in Deloitte Canada's 2025 Technology Fast 50 with 639% revenue growth from 2021 through 2024.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Flare
- **Organizations:** Flare, Prevalent, Delve Labs, Defendify
- **Education:** Business Management, Seton Hall University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Prevalent in 2004 and served as CTO through 2019, helping establish a platform focused on third-party risk., Contributed to the Shared Assessments Risk Assessment Body of Knowledge and holds the Certified Third Party Risk Professional credential., Led global operations at Delve Labs during its expansion into New York City and San Francisco.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2004** — Developed information-security and IT-risk programs before concentrating on risks created by third-party relationships.
- **2004** — Co-founded Prevalent and became its chief technology officer, building technology for third-party risk management.
- **2014** — Continued leading Prevalent's strategy and operations as the company accepted a $4 million growth-equity investment; later listed as chairman.
- **2019** — Joined Montreal-based Delve Labs as chief operating officer, responsible for growth and global operations.
- **2021** — Joined Flare.
- **2022** — Became chief executive officer of Flare in February.
- **2024** — Led Flare through a $30 million Series B as the company reported triple-digit year-over-year growth in both 2023 and 2024.
- **2025** — Flare secured another $30 million in growth capital and debt financing, bringing capital raised over the preceding year to $60 million.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Prevalent in 2004 and served as CTO through 2019, helping establish a platform focused on third-party risk.
- Contributed to the Shared Assessments Risk Assessment Body of Knowledge and holds the Certified Third Party Risk Professional credential.
- Led global operations at Delve Labs during its expansion into New York City and San Francisco.
- As Flare CEO, led the company through a $30 million Series B in 2024 and a further $30 million capital raise in 2025.
- Led Flare as it expanded to customers and partners in more than 50 countries by 2025.
- Flare ranked 38th in Deloitte Canada's 2025 Technology Fast 50 after recording 639% revenue growth from 2021 to 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Flare scheduled Menz to join Anthropic policy leader Rob Bair and security trainer Jason Haddix for a Hacker Week panel on how AI changes attacker and defender behavior.
- **2025-11** — Flare announced $30 million in new capital, including a $15 million Series B extension led by Inovia Capital's Growth Fund and $15 million in debt financing from BMO.
- **2025-10** — Flare ranked 38th in Deloitte Canada's Technology Fast 50, reporting 639% revenue growth from 2021 to 2024.
- **2024-12** — Flare raised a $30 million Series B led by Base10 Partners, with participation from Inovia Capital, White Star Capital, and Fonds de solidarité FTQ.

## Links

- Website: https://flare.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/norman-menz-92829014
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSxSGGygHg8

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Last updated: 2026-09-28