📋About Darktrace
Updated August 26, 2026Darktrace is a British cybersecurity company founded in 2013 by mathematicians from the University of Cambridge, specializing in self-learning AI for cyber defense. Thoma Bravo completed its acquisition of Darktrace for $5.3 billion in October 2024. Darktrace delisted from the London Stock Exchange in December 2024 and is now privately held.
The ActiveAI Platform uses unsupervised machine learning to build a "pattern of life" for every user, device, and network connection — detecting and autonomously responding to anomalies without predefined rules. Coverage spans network, email, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), endpoint, and industrial/OT environments. The Cyber AI Analyst automates investigation, mimicking a human analyst to triage alerts and produce reports.
Under new CEO Ed Jennings (appointed March 2026, replacing Jill Popelka), Darktrace protects approximately 10,000 organizations across 100+ countries with ~$782 million in FY2024 revenue (+51% YoY) and 106.6% net ARR retention.
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