# Recorded Future

> Recorded Future is an enterprise threat-intelligence company that converts signals from the open web, dark web, technical feeds and customer telemetry into risk scores, analyst research and automated defensive actions. After beginning with a broad idea about organizing the internet for analysis, the founders focused on cybersecurity, built a modular subscription platform used by more than 1,900 companies and government organizations, and sold the business to Mastercard for $2.65 billion in 2024.

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Christopher Ahlberg (Co-founder; former CEO; Head of Intelligence and Cyber Strategy), Staffan Truvé (Co-founder and former CTO), Erik Wistrand (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** More than 1,000 employees; supplied company data lists approximately 1,200
- **Products:** Recorded Future Intelligence Platform, Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability Intelligence, Brand and Identity Intelligence, Attack Surface and Third-Party Intelligence
- **Notable:** Built a customer base of more than 1,900 organizations across over 75 countries., Expanded to more than 100 integrations spanning over 70 technology vendors by 2022., Insight Partners acquired a controlling interest at a valuation above $780 million in 2019, then Mastercard acquired the company for $2.65 billion in 2024.

## Products & services

- **Recorded Future Intelligence Platform** — The subscription platform that links open-web, dark-web, technical and customer data through the Intelligence Graph and delivers contextual intelligence through applications, APIs and integrations.
- **Threat Intelligence** — Profiles threat actors, infrastructure, indicators, malware and targeting patterns so teams can investigate and prioritize relevant threats.
- **Vulnerability Intelligence** — Adds evidence of exploitation, attacker interest and organizational context to help teams prioritize which vulnerabilities to patch first.
- **Brand and Identity Intelligence** — Monitors impersonation, phishing, leaked credentials and underground activity that can harm customers, employees or a company's name.
- **Attack Surface and Third-Party Intelligence** — Maps exposed internet assets and continuously watches suppliers for cyber risk and compromise signals.
- **Payment Fraud Intelligence** — Identifies compromised payment data, infected merchants and criminal infrastructure earlier in the fraud lifecycle.
- **Geopolitical Intelligence** — Helps organizations assess physical, political and operational threats to people, facilities and supply chains.
- **Recorded Future AI** — A generative interface and automated assessment layer grounded in the Intelligence Graph and Insikt Group research.
- **Autonomous Threat Operations** — Runs continuous threat hunts, correlates multiple intelligence sources and drives defensive workflows across connected security tools.
- **Insikt Group** — The company's research arm, combining regional, language and technical expertise to publish assessments and recommended actions.

## Achievements

- Built a customer base of more than 1,900 organizations across over 75 countries.
- Expanded to more than 100 integrations spanning over 70 technology vendors by 2022.
- Insight Partners acquired a controlling interest at a valuation above $780 million in 2019, then Mastercard acquired the company for $2.65 billion in 2024.
- Launched Recorded Future AI in 2023 using the Intelligence Graph and more than 40,000 Insikt Group analyst notes.
- Named a Leader in the 2023 Forrester Wave for External Threat Intelligence Service Providers.
- Named a leader for innovation and growth in Frost & Sullivan's 2024 Cyber Threat Intelligence Frost Radar.
- Launched Autonomous Threat Operations in 2025 to move from intelligence delivery toward continuous defensive action.
- Created The Record in 2020 as an editorially independent cybersecurity news operation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Announced a strategic partnership with Wipro to deliver AI-powered threat intelligence at global enterprise scale.
- **2026-04** — Published new Core, Professional and Elite licensing packages spanning cyber operations, digital risk protection and third-party risk.
- **2026-02** — Expanded operational guidance for Autonomous Threat Operations in Splunk, including intelligence-driven hunts and detections.
- **2025-10** — Launched Autonomous Threat Operations in early access, adding continuous hunting and multi-source correlation.
- **2025-09** — Colin Mahony became CEO; Christopher Ahlberg shifted focus to products, intelligence and strategic relationships.
- **2024-12** — Mastercard completed its $2.65 billion acquisition of Recorded Future, which continued operating as a separate entity.

## Links

- Website: https://www.recordedfuture.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/recorded-future
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/RecordedFuture
- GitHub: https://github.com/recordedfuture
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RecordedFuture
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/recordedfuture

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Last updated: 2026-08-20