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Business Wire
17-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Swimlane Named to Inc.'s Best Workplaces List for Second Consecutive Year
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Swimlane, AI hyperautomation for the entire security organization, today announced it has been named to Inc.'s 2025 Best Workplaces list. This marks the second consecutive year that Swimlane has earned a spot on the annual list, which recognizes the top U.S. companies that are redefining what it means to be a workplace of excellence. 'Being named a best workplace again is a tremendous honor and reflection of the strong culture we've built at Swimlane,' said James Brear, CEO of Swimlane. 'Our team shows up with purpose every day, driving innovation, solving hard problems and supporting each other at every step. This recognition belongs to them.' Swimlane's culture reflects the speed, grit and innovation it brings to its customers. The company fosters an environment where autonomy and trust are foundational, growth is continuous and ideas are welcomed from every level of the organization. Employees are encouraged to challenge assumptions, embrace change and bring their full, authentic selves to work. 'At Swimlane, we know that innovation starts with people,' said Lindsie Upton, Director of People Operations for Swimlane. 'We prioritize connection, balance and trust, whether that's through cross-functional collaboration, celebrating wins together or building community beyond the screen.' This recognition adds to a growing list of Inc. accolades for Swimlane. In the past year, Swimlane was honored on Inc.'s 2025 Regionals list of fastest-growing Rocky Mountain companies, the 2024 Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies, Inc.'s 2024 Best Workplaces list, and Inc.'s 2024 Best in Business list. 'Inc.'s Best Workplaces program celebrates the exceptional organizations whose workplace cultures address their employees' welfare and needs in meaningful ways,' says Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc. 'As companies expand and adapt to changing economic forces, maintaining such a culture is no small feat. Yet these honorees have not only achieved it—they continue to elevate the employee experience through thoughtful benefits, engagement, and a deep commitment to their teams.' Additional Resources Complete results of the Inc. Best Workplaces, including company profiles, can be found at To learn more about Swimlane, visit About Swimlane At Swimlane, we believe the convergence of agentic AI and automation can solve the most challenging security, compliance and IT/OT operations problems. With Swimlane, enterprises and MSSPs benefit from the world's first and only hyperautomation platform for every security function. Only Swimlane gives you the scale and flexibility to build your own hyperautomation applications to unify security teams, tools and telemetry ensuring today's SecOps are always a step ahead of tomorrow's threats. Learn more: About Inc. Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit
Techday NZ
12-06-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Swimlane secures USD $45m funding to drive AI automation growth
Swimlane has secured USD $45 million in growth funding led by Energy Impact Partners and Activate Capital, with participation from Trinity Capital. The company stated that the new investment will be used to accelerate product innovation and grow its global channel ecosystem, as Swimlane moves closer to achieving profitability in the third quarter of 2025. The firm attributes its positive outlook to sustained revenue growth, improved operating efficiency, and disciplined cost management. Financial progress Since its last funding round, Swimlane has reported growth of over 110%, expanding its client base to include more than 50 Global 1000 companies, 26 U.S. federal agencies, and five of the world's largest systems integrators. Currently, 75% of its business is conducted through channel partners, reflecting increasing engagement with managed security service providers (MSSPs), value-added distributors and resellers, and global integrators. Chief Executive Officer James Brear commented, "Swimlane is achieving what no other stand-alone AI automation security company can, providing extensible, enterprise-grade AI automation with a business model that can turn a profit. We have redefined what's possible in security operations by combining agentic AI with unmatched experience in highly scalable automation use cases that help customers solve real problems both in and outside the SOC." Focus on agentic AI Swimlane has emphasised its commitment to advancing agentic AI as part of its security operations strategy. The company's AI tool, Hero, is described as the first private, agentic AI security operations companion fully integrated into the Swimlane Turbine platform. According to the company, Swimlane's solution is capable of automating more than 25 million daily actions per customer, which it states is 17 times faster than other SOAR or security hyperautomation products. Ryan Thompson, Managing Director, Tech Lending at Trinity Capital, said: "Swimlane's agentic AI platform is redefining security automation at a time when organizations need smarter, more scalable solutions. We're proud to support the Swimlane team as they help shape the future of cybersecurity." David Lincoln, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Activate Capital, said: "Cybersecurity is drowning in complexity with too much data, too many tools and not enough integration. Swimlane cuts through the chaos with an AI automation platform that brings control to every corner of the security organization, transforming fragmentation into high-ROI outcomes. That's exactly the kind of shift the market is hungry for." Sameer Reddy, Managing Partner at Energy Impact Partners, added: "Swimlane stands out by delivering what the market desperately needs: scalable, intelligent automation that goes beyond the hype and actually works. The company's unique approach to agentic AI and hyperautomation addresses a massive gap in modern security operations and is defining the future of how organizations will protect themselves." Industry validation The company outlined a series of recent milestones that it says reinforce its market position. Among these, Swimlane is one of the first 30 companies globally to be issued the ISO42001 certification for AI. It was also ranked No. 45 on Inc.'s fifth annual Rocky Mountain list of fastest-growing private companies and named a Top 5 AI Automation for SecOps vendor by TAG Cyber. Additional recognitions include Most Valuable Pioneer in the 2025 QKS AI Maturity Matrix, and being named both a leader for technology excellence and the "Ace Performer" in the 2025 QKS Group SPARK Matrix for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR). Swimlane reports that it plans to use part of the new funding to further its work in responsible AI innovation and expand the use of automation in security, compliance, and IT/OT operations among its enterprise and MSSP customers. Follow us on: Share on:
Business Wire
27-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Swimlane Ranks ‘Most Valuable Pioneer' in SecOps AI
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Swimlane, AI hyperautomation for the entire security organization, today announced it has been named the 'Most Valuable Pioneer' in AI maturity by QKS Group. In the 2025 QKS AI Maturity Matrix™, Swimlane ranks ahead of seven other vendors for its AI-first productization, advanced vision and agentic AI roadmap. Swimlane is ranked ahead of Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, D3, Tines, Fortinet, Torq and Anomali. 'Swimlane is leading the shift toward a new AI-led model for security operations,' said James Brear, CEO of Swimlane. 'Hero brings the power of agentic AI into the hands of today's defenders, turning complex processes into intelligent, streamlined actions. This is about more than automation. It's about creating AI that truly understands and accelerates the way security teams work.' Hero: The ultimate SecOps companion According to Venkatesh Kopparthi, Analyst at QKS Group, 'Swimlane Turbine enhances SecOps with Hero, an agentic AI companion designed to streamline security operations.' Kopparthi added, 'With features like real-time decision support, AI-driven case summarization, recommended actions, and automated reporting, Hero helps security teams improve efficiency, accuracy, and response times.' Swimlane Turbine and Hero AI take the lead With the industry's first private agentic AI companion for security operations, Swimlane is redefining what's possible, transforming security teams into forces of intelligence, speed and efficiency. This recognition validates Swimlane Turbine as the most robust and widely adopted AI automation platform. Powered by Hero AI, low-code automation and a cloud-native architecture, Turbine delivers the flexibility and scalability needed to automate anything — from SOC workflows to vulnerability management, compliance and beyond. Swimlane was also recently named the leader in technology excellence and the first-ever 'Ace Performer' in the 2025 QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ for Security Automation. Of the 20 vendors evaluated, Swimlane was recognized for its ability to effectively combine agentic AI, generative AI and low-code automation to address critical security operational challenges. Additional Resources: Visit the Swimlane team at this year's RSA Conference April 28-May 1 at the San Francisco Moscone Center Booth #S-2157 To learn more about Swimlane Turbine, visit To request a demo, visit About Swimlane At Swimlane, we believe the convergence of agentic AI and automation can solve the most challenging security, compliance and IT/OT operations problems. With Swimlane, enterprises and MSSPs benefit from the world's first and only hyperautomation platform for every security function. Only Swimlane gives you the scale and flexibility to build your own hyperautomation applications to unify security teams, tools and telemetry ensuring today's SecOps are always a step ahead of tomorrow's threats. Learn more:
