Sweepatic
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Sweepatic was a Leuven, Belgium-based cybersecurity company founded in 2016 by CEO Chris De Hous. It built a cloud-native External Attack Surface Management (EASM) platform that continuously maps, analyzes and monitors all internet-connected assets and risks, helping organizations structure and reduce their external attack surface to become less attractive targets for attackers.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Company founded
Sweepatic is founded in Leuven, Belgium, building a cloud-native platform for external attack surface management.
- Funding round
In October 2021, Sweepatic closes a 2.8 million euro venture round with funding from eCAPITAL, TIIN Capital and PMV.
- Acquisition
Outpost24, a cybersecurity risk management platform backed by Vitruvian Partners, acquires Sweepatic in June 2023; its EASM technology is now sold as Outpost24 EASM.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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