# Magnet Forensics

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/magnet-forensics

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Waterloo, Canada
- Website: www.magnetforensics.com
- Latest round: Series A (Dec 8, 2015)
- Investors on record: 1

## About

Founded in 2009 and based in Waterloo, Canada, Magnet Forensics Inc., formerly known as JAD Software Inc., operates as an investigative software company. In December 2015, the company raised its first funding. In 2017, the company acquired Virginia-based Sentinel Data, including its team. In 2018, Magnet Forensics partnered with the Child Rescue Coalition in order to combat child exploitation. In April 2023, Thoma Bravo acquired Magnet Forensics Inc. in a public-to-private deal for approximately CAD 1.8 billion.

Magnet Forensics offers a tool that assists clients in integrating devices and allowing them to modernize digital investigations. Its offering includes automated investigative software that collects, analyzes, and distributes data from laptops, smartphones, tablets, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. As of 2023, its client base includes over 4,000 law enforcement, business, military, and private entities in 92 countries.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Dec 8, 2015 — In-Q-Tel

## Investors

- In-Q-Tel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/in-q-tel) — Series A