GroupSense is a digital risk protection and cyber threat intelligence firm based in Arlington, Virginia. The company combines automated reconnaissance with human analysts to monitor the deep, dark, and surface web for threats targeting customer brands, executives, and data. GroupSense delivers tailored intelligence to enterprises and state and local government agencies, and is notably known for ransomware negotiation services led by co-founder and CEO Kurtis Minder. The company was acquired by Israel-based Cognyte Software in May 2025.
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Founded
2014
Employees
25–50
Total Funding
$2.13M
1 rounds
Total raised $2.13M across 1 rounds
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Last updated 05-19-2026
Latest Round
Type
Seed
Date
December 2016
Amount
$1.2M
Valuation
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Kurtis Minder
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Adam Bregenzer
Chief Technology Officer
Debbie Pearce
Vice President, Business Operations
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