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Scanner is a security data layer that makes all security data instantly searchable without moving or duplicating it. It connects to data where it lives—cloud object storage, SaaS tools, and streaming feeds like Kafka—and builds an in-place index so you can search across connected data without ingestion. Unlike systems that require central data warehouses or ETL pipelines, it indexes data in place to reduce infrastructure and SIEM costs while speeding searches. Its goal is to help security teams quickly search, detect, and investigate across all data sources to improve threat hunting.
About Scanner
Industries
Data & Analytics
Cybersecurity
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$22M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2022
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What believers are saying
- Sequoia led Scanner's $22 million Series A on March 10, 2026.
- SVCI invested after CISOs tested Scanner on real workloads.
- Notion, Ramp, Benchling, Confluent, Lemonade, and BeyondTrust already use Scanner.
What critics are saying
- Datadog, Splunk, CrowdStrike, Elastic, and Microsoft Sentinel crowd Scanner's budget.
- Scanner had 31 employees in June 2026, straining enterprise support.
- Microsoft or Databricks bundling log search crushes Scanner's standalone pricing by 2027.
What makes Scanner unique
- Scanner indexed 1.4 PiB and 689 billion events in 80 hours.
- Its inverted index maps S3 file regions directly to query slices.
- AI agents generate 80% of queries, fitting agentic SOC workflows.
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↓ -17%2 year growth
↓ -17%Scanner Inc. has secured investment from Silicon Valley CISO Investments (SVCI), an angel syndicate comprised of chief information security officers from major organisations. The funding comes as AI agents now generate over 80% of query volume on Scanner's platform, which provides fast search and threat detection for log data. SVCI members had been testing Scanner against real workloads before investing, providing feedback that shaped the product's development. The company's technology enables security teams to search years of logs instantly and run continuous detections across data streams. Scanner's platform is designed to support agentic security operations centres, allowing both human analysts and AI agents to query petabytes of data in seconds. The investment will help Scanner focus on developing infrastructure for AI-driven security operations.
Today we're announcing our $22 million Series A, led by Sequoia, with participation from CRV and Mantis VC, to bring this capability to every security team.
On March 10, 2026, Scanner, the security data layer for the agentic AI era, announced it has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati…
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About Scanner
Industries
Data & Analytics
Cybersecurity
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$22M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2022
Scanner is Hiring for 10 Jobs on Simplify!
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