Penten
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Penten was a Canberra-based cybersecurity company founded in 2014 that delivered secure technology to defence and government agencies. Its solutions covered secure mobility, applied artificial intelligence and tactical communications security, giving government workers mobile and secure access to classified information.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Company founded
Penten is founded in Canberra as an Australian-owned cybersecurity company focused on defence and government clients.
- Funding round
Five V Capital invests $50 million in Penten, becoming its major shareholder.
- Acquisition
Penten completes its merger with UK-based Amiosec to form PentenAmio, with 300 security-cleared professionals and sovereign facilities in Australia and the UK.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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