# Outtake

> Outtake is an AI cybersecurity company that deploys autonomous agents to detect, investigate, and dismantle digital threats - impersonation, phishing, fake domains, cloned apps, malicious ads, and deepfakes - across the open web, social platforms, app stores, and the dark web. Founded in 2023 by ex-Palantir engineer Alex Dhillon, the New York company turns threat detection-to-takedown into a single automated workflow, averaging takedowns in about 14 hours, and protects brands including OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Anthropic.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Alex Dhillon (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 44-73 employees (2026)
- **Products:** Brand Protection, Executive Protection, Location Protection, Product Security, Recon Agent
- **Notable:** Raised $40M Series B in January 2026 led by Iconiq, with angel checks from Satya Nadella, Nikesh Arora, Bill Ackman, Shyam Sankar, Trae Stephens, Bob McGrew, Guillermo Rauch, and John Donovan., Grew annual recurring revenue sixfold and customer base more than tenfold year-over-year., Scanned roughly 20 million potential cyberattacks in the prior year.

## Products & services

- **Brand Protection** — Identifies and removes fake domains, cloned applications, and malicious advertisements by exposing the underlying campaign infrastructure behind impersonation attacks.
- **Executive Protection** — Detects deepfakes, doxxing, and extortion threats targeting organizational leadership before they reach public exposure.
- **Location Protection** — Maps coordinated protests, venue targeting, and route exposure risks tied to physical locations and events.
- **Product Security** — Combats unauthorized resale, trial abuse, and token fraud targeting SaaS platforms and digital products.
- **Recon Agent** — An AI investigation agent that traces digital attacks and gathers threat intelligence early - often before an attack makes contact with its target.
- **Digital Trust Kill Chain** — A published framework that breaks AI-driven attacks into eight stages, giving defenders a shared model for understanding and disrupting them.

## Achievements

- Raised $40M Series B in January 2026 led by Iconiq, with angel checks from Satya Nadella, Nikesh Arora, Bill Ackman, Shyam Sankar, Trae Stephens, Bob McGrew, Guillermo Rauch, and John Donovan.
- Grew annual recurring revenue sixfold and customer base more than tenfold year-over-year.
- Scanned roughly 20 million potential cyberattacks in the prior year.
- Reports a 14.4-hour average takedown time, 99.4% takedown confirmation rate, and 100% network eradication capability.
- Published the Digital Trust Kill Chain framework and launched the Recon Agent investigation tool.
- Signed marquee customers including OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Anthropic.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Raised $40M Series B led by Iconiq Capital with a roster of high-profile angel investors.
- **2026-01** — Reported 6x ARR growth and 10x+ customer growth year-over-year.
- **2025-2026** — Launched Recon Agent for early threat investigation and published the Digital Trust Kill Chain framework via Outtake Labs.
- **2025-04** — Raised $16.5M Series A led by CRV.

## Links

- Website: https://www.outtake.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/outtakeai
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/outtake_ai

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Last updated: 2026-06-13