# Norse

> Norse Corporation was a venture-backed cybersecurity company that sold live IP and attack intelligence to enterprises, governments, and online businesses. Its public cyberattack map made the company famous, but product delays, missed sales targets, and cash pressure preceded a sharp 2016 collapse. The domain later became a consumer security review site; its relationship to the original operating company is not established.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** Foster City, United States
- **Founders:** Sam Glines (Co-founder and CEO), Tommy Stiansen (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** IPViking, nGate, Norse Darklist, Norse Intelligence Service, Norse Attack Map
- **Notable:** Released a public live attack map that drew wide media attention in 2015., Raised a $10 million Series A led by Oak Investment Partners in 2013., Signed a 2015 partnership with NEC and Infosec.

## Products & services

- **IPViking** — Cloud-delivered IP risk intelligence and scores for blocking or investigating suspicious traffic.
- **nGate** — Payment gateway that incorporated IPViking risk intelligence for fraud prevention.
- **Norse Darklist** — Feed of high-risk IP addresses for security controls.
- **Norse Intelligence Service** — Analyst-supported threat intelligence offering for enterprise security teams.
- **Norse Attack Map** — Public visualization of attack traffic observed by Norse sensors and honeypots.

## Achievements

- Released a public live attack map that drew wide media attention in 2015.
- Raised a $10 million Series A led by Oak Investment Partners in 2013.
- Signed a 2015 partnership with NEC and Infosec.
- Closed an $11.4 million Series A1 led by KPMG Capital in September 2015.

## Latest updates

- **2016-03** — Interim CEO Howard Bain said Norse was servicing customers while seeking a buyer for its technology and assets.
- **2020-01** — The norse-corp.com domain carried consumer antivirus and VPN review articles by 2020; continuity with the original corporation is unverified.

## Links

- Website: https://norse-corp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norse-corporation
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/norsecorp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/norsecorporation
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorseCorporation

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