Arctic Wolf co-founder

Kim Tremblay: co-founder of Arctic Wolf

She co-founded the managed detection and response company with Brian NeSmith.

Kim Tremblay co-founded Arctic Wolf in 2012 with Brian NeSmith. The company is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Arctic Wolf launched its managed detection and response service in 2016. Analysts monitor customer systems around the clock.

In October 2020 it raised $200M at a $1.3B valuation, led by Viking Global. A $150M Series F at $4.3B followed in July 2021.

Nick Schneider became CEO in August 2021 and NeSmith moved to executive chairman. By 2026 the company served more than 10,000 customers in over 80 countries.

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What is Kim Tremblay's role at Arctic Wolf?

Kim Tremblay is a co-founder of Arctic Wolf. She started the company in 2012 with Brian NeSmith.

What does Arctic Wolf do?

It sells security monitoring as a service. A team of analysts watches a customer's systems around the clock, so mid-sized firms without a security staff can get protection.