RiskIQ

RiskIQ, Inc. was a cyber security company that was based in San Francisco, California.^[1] It provided cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) for organizations to detect phishing, fraud, malware, and other online security threats.

RiskIQ, Inc.

Company type	Subsidiary
Founded	2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Founders	Elias Manousos Chris Kiernan David Pon
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Parent	Microsoft (2021-present)

The company was co-founded in 2009 by Lou Manousos, Chris Kiernan, and David Pon. It received $10 million of Series A funding from Summit Partners in February 2013 and $25 million in series B funding from Battery Ventures in May 2014.^[2][3] RiskIQ was a member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).^[4]

RiskIQ monitored advertising networks for malware (malvertising) and spyware^[5] and also provided mobile app security services.^[6] In May 2018, Standard Bank deployed RiskIQ's software to automate the threat analysis of brand infringement, cybercrime and web-based attacks against its digital presence.^[7]

RiskIQ was acquired by Microsoft in July 2021 for more than $500,000,000 (~$555 million in 2023).^[8]