# Vectra AI

> Vectra AI is a San Jose-based cybersecurity company that uses artificial intelligence to detect, investigate, and stop active cyberattacks across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Its platform - built around what the company calls Attack Signal Intelligence - watches network, identity, public cloud, and SaaS behavior to surface real attacks in progress while filtering out the noise that overwhelms security teams. Founded in 2011 and led by CEO Hitesh Sheth, Vectra has raised roughly $425M, reached a $1.2B valuation, and was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, California, United States
- **Founders:** Mark Abene (Co-founder), James Harlacher (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~650-666 employees
- **Products:** Vectra AI Platform, Attack Signal Intelligence, Vectra NDR, Vectra AI Shield for Microsoft, Agentic AI agents
- **Notable:** Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response (second consecutive year), positioned highest in Ability to Execute., Raised ~$425M total funding and reached a $1.2B valuation., Holds a substantial portfolio of patents in security AI and behavioral attack detection.

## Products & services

- **Vectra AI Platform** — An AI-driven platform for hybrid attack detection, investigation, and response spanning network, identity, public cloud, and SaaS, unified by Attack Signal Intelligence.
- **Attack Signal Intelligence** — Behavioral AI that analyzes attacker behavior in real time, automatically triages and correlates detections, and prioritizes the security incidents that matter most.
- **Vectra NDR** — Network Detection and Response that finds hidden and unknown attacker behaviors across on-premise and cloud networks, including in encrypted traffic.
- **Vectra AI Shield for Microsoft** — A solution for channel partners and MSSPs delivering unified visibility across Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Copilot for M365, and Azure Cloud.
- **Agentic AI agents** — AI Triage, AI Stitching, AI Prioritization, and AI Analyst - agents that automate detection, correlation, escalation, and investigative reporting for MDR customers.
- **Vectra Fusion (Netography)** — Agentless, cloud-native network observability for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, added via the 2025 Netography acquisition.

## Achievements

- Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response (second consecutive year), positioned highest in Ability to Execute.
- Raised ~$425M total funding and reached a $1.2B valuation.
- Holds a substantial portfolio of patents in security AI and behavioral attack detection.
- Pioneered real-time Attack Signal Intelligence and an integrated hybrid attack detection and response platform.
- Acquired Netography in 2025 to add cloud-native network observability.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response, positioned highest in Ability to Execute.
- **2025-11** — Launched Vectra AI Shield for Microsoft, unifying security across Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Azure for partners and MSSPs.
- **2025-10** — Acquired Netography, adding agentless cloud-native network observability as Vectra Fusion.
- **2025** — Launched Vectra AI Analyst, a fourth agentic AI agent automating escalation workflows and investigative reporting for MDR customers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.vectra.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vectra_ai
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vectra_networks
- GitHub: https://github.com/vectra-ai
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VectraAI
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vectra-Networks-Inc/531850146935853

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Last updated: 2026-06-20