Flare
Monitor your dark web exposure and external attack surface
About Flare
Flare continuously monitors thousands of dark web forums, paste sites, and threat actor channels for data breaches, leaked credentials, and mentions of your organization. Security teams get instant alerts when their data appears in places it should not.
Pitch deck breakdown
How Flare would pitch themselves.
Target customer
Software engineers + DevOps teams shipping production systems — from indie hackers to enterprise platform teams at scale.
Problem they solve
Flare continuously monitors thousands of dark web forums, paste sites, and threat actor channels for data breaches, leaked credentials, and mentions of your organization. Security teams get instant alerts when their dat… The category has historically been served by tools that miss the modern workflow this product is built around.
Key differentiator
Flare differentiates on monitor your dark web exposure and external attack surface. Backed by Base10 Partners, $30M raised — the company has resources + validation to compound this thesis. Founded by Mathieu Lavoie + team.
Go-to-market strategy
Growth-stage GTM — multi-channel revenue motion (direct enterprise sales, channel partnerships, marketplace listings). Vertical specialisation + verticalised AE teams targeting enterprise + mid-market.
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Company facts
- Category
- Dev Tools
- Funding stage
- Series B
- Total raised
- $30M
- Founded
- 2017
- Team size
- 50-200
- HQ
- Montreal
- Country
- Canada
- Website
- flare.io
Founders of Flare
- Mathieu Lavoie
- Yann Gélinas
Investors backing Flare
- Base10 Partners
Frequently asked questions
What does Flare do?
Flare continuously monitors thousands of dark web forums, paste sites, and threat actor channels for data breaches, leaked credentials, and mentions of your organization. Security teams get instant alerts when their data appears in places it should not.
Where is Flare based?
Flare is based in Montreal, Canada.
When was Flare founded?
Flare was founded in 2017.
How much has Flare raised?
Flare has raised $30M in their Series B round.
Who founded Flare?
Flare was founded by Mathieu Lavoie, Yann Gélinas.
Who has invested in Flare?
Flare is backed by Base10 Partners.