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Swimlane
Swimlane, co-founded by Cody Cornell in 2015, is an agentic AI security automation platform processing 25M daily actions for SOCs and compliance.
Swimlane
Cody Cornell, a former Coast Guard member with stints at DISA, DHS, American Express, and IBM, co-founded Swimlane in 2015 with Brian Kafenbaum. The company sells an agentic AI hyperautomation platform, Turbine, aimed at unifying security functions beyond the SOC, including vulnerability response and compliance audits. Wealth is not a factor—Swimlane is a venture-backed cybersecurity vendor, not a family office. The platform uses what Swimlane calls Hero AI to let analysts execute automated responses via natural-language prompts. Asset-class mix here is product-oriented: the company delivers low-code playbooks, AI agents, and a marketplace of integrations. Confirmed deployments include the US federal government (per firm website, citing $40M saved at one agency), Toshiba, and NTT DATA as a global partner. Its geographic footprint spans North America, Europe (London office), Asia-Pacific (Japan, Malaysia), and India (Hyderabad R&D center). The firm describes itself as the "largest and fastest-growing pure-play security automation company." Swimlane has raised over $100M in disclosed venture rounds: a $6M Series A in 2017, a $23M Series B in 2019 led by Energy Impact Partners, and a $70M growth round in 2021. It was named to the Deloitte Fast 500 for two consecutive years and the Inc. 5000 list. The company employs roughly 400 people (per public reports, though not confirmed on its site). Additional offices operate in London, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, and Hyderabad. Swimlane is not associated with any philanthropic foundation or operating company outside of its core business. In May 2025, the company was recognized as a QKS Group AI automation leader and Ace Performer. Swimlane’s structural differentiator is its independent, pure-play focus on security automation, not bundling with SIEM or XDR as larger vendors do. This architecture allows it to integrate with any API and operate across multi-tenant MSSP environments. The firm holds an ISO 42001 certification for AI governance and is built as a practitioner-founded company with no family-office capital or multigenerational wealth ties.
General information
Firm type
other
Year founded
2015
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Denver
Corporate office
Denver, CO, United States
Additional offices
London, UK · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Tokyo, Japan · Hyderabad, India
Principals
Cody Cornell
Co-Founder & CEO
Ashok Shah
Chief Financial Officer
Srikant Vissamsetti
Chief Operating Officer
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Swimlane?
Swimlane is not an investment firm; it is a cybersecurity vendor. Executive leadership is led by co-founder and CEO Cody Cornell, who sets product and company strategy alongside COO Srikant Vissamsetti and CFO Ashok Shah (per firm website).
What is Swimlane's core product and how does it generate revenue?
Swimlane sells Turbine, a low-code agentic AI automation platform for security operations, vulnerability management, and compliance audits. Revenue comes from software subscription fees and professional services, typically sold to enterprise SOCs, MSSPs, and government agencies.
Who are Swimlane's primary competitors?
Swimlane competes with SOAR platforms like Splunk Phantom (now part of Cisco), Palo Alto XSOAR, and automation features embedded in SIEM/XDR products such as SentinelOne and CrowdStrike. It differentiates as a purpose-built, independent automation layer.
What investment stages does Swimlane target?
Swimlane is a private company, not an investor. It has raised venture financing across Series A ($6M in 2017), Series B ($23M in 2019), and a $70M growth round in 2021 (per firm timeline).
Which sectors does Swimlane serve?
Swimlane targets enterprises in finance, government, technology, and managed security service providers. Named customers include Toshiba and NTT DATA. The firm holds a FedRAMP authorization for US federal agencies.
Is Swimlane structured as a family office?
No. Swimlane is a venture-backed cybersecurity company, not a single or multi-family office. It was founded by practitioners with backgrounds in US defense and enterprise security, not by a wealthy family or individual.
Where does Swimlane's funding come from?
Swimlane's equity funding comes from institutional venture capital. Lead investors include Energy Impact Partners (Series B) and an unnamed group for the $70M growth round (per firm press releases). No family-office or sovereign-wealth sources have been disclosed.
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