Kopidion

What Kopidion does

Kopidion LLC is a privately held cybersecurity professional services firm headquartered in the New York, Maryland, and Virginia corridor. It delivers tactical, operational, and strategic cybersecurity training, applied research, advisory, and war planning services to U.S. government agencies, the U.S. military, allied nation governments, Fortune 500 companies in critical infrastructure sectors, high-frequency trading firms, venture capital firms, cybersecurity startups, and academic institutions. The firm is founder-led by Greg Conti (co-founder), David Raymond (co-founder), Robert Fanelli, and Joseph Adams — a team whose combined credentials include West Point faculty, U.S. Cyber Command and NSA leadership, GIAC Security Expert certification, multiple DEFCON/Black Hat trainer roles, and authorship of foundational texts on cyber conflict operational art.

The firm's service portfolio consists of five flagship training courses (Information Operations, Military Strategy and Tactics for Cyber Security, Hacking Bureaucracy, Adversarial Thinking, and Art and Science of Security Research), each delivered in a 2-day format either remotely or on-site; venture capital and startup founder advisory engagements run at 1-2 days per month; tailored applied research services covering security analytics, visualization, reverse engineering, threat intelligence, and influence operations; and war planning services applying military strategy and tactics to enterprise cybersecurity preparedness. Distribution is overwhelmingly direct and high-touch: enterprise field sales to government and Fortune 500 buyers, conference-based training at DEF CON and Black Hat, and community-led referral growth through the security researcher network. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements are quote-based.

Revenue mechanics are professional services fees on custom engagements, with no proprietary software platform, no subscription product, and no disclosed recurring revenue. The firm maintains no external funding, has 1-10 employees, and operates without a parent company or institutional investor. Marketing and pipeline development rely on conference presentations, published books and research, LinkedIn visibility, and the personal networks of its founders and principals.

Name

Kopidion

Legal name

Kopidion LLC

Website

https://kopidion.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kopidion is a founder-led cybersecurity professional services firm delivering tactical training, applied research, war planning exercises, and advisory engagements to U.S. government, military, allied nations, Fortune 500 enterprises, VC firms, and cybersecurity startups via its four principals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Professional Services

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Advisory & Assessments (BPAKAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Security Awareness, Training & Compliance Attestation (HDADAIAJ), Supply Chain Risk, Resilience & Business Continuity (BPAHAHAH)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity training
• Cybersecurity professional services
• Cyber war planning
• Cybersecurity advising
• Cyber range development

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Training: Cybersecurity training delivered in corporate, government, military, collegiate, and conference settings. Five flagship courses available for remote or on-site delivery, typically 1-5 days (8-40 hours). Custom course development also offered.
2. VC and Start-up Advising: Advisory services for venture capital firms evaluating cybersecurity investments and founders running start-ups. Includes quick assessments for pipeline evaluation and deeper due diligence analysis.
3. Tailored Research Services: Applied research services solving hard, ill-defined security problems. Team develops new concepts and unique technology on short timelines, working independently or with client teams.
4. War Planning and Exercises: Specialized workshops, wargames, and exercises to prepare enterprises for major conflicts. Includes conflict readiness assessments and scenario-based training.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kopidion is a cybersecurity professional services firm that delivers expert training, tailored research, advising, and war planning/wargaming services at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. It offers five flagship 2-day training courses (Information Operations, Military Strategy and Tactics for Cyber Security, Hacking Bureaucracy, Adversarial Thinking, Art and Science of Security Research), plus custom training, VC and start-up advising, applied research, and conflict-readiness exercises for governments, militaries, Fortune 500 enterprises, allied nations, and academia.

Product overview

Kopidion is a cybersecurity professional services firm offering a portfolio of specialized services including five flagship training courses (Information Operations, Military Strategy and Tactics for Cyber Security, Hacking Bureaucracy, Adversarial Thinking, and Art and Science of Security Research), venture capital and startup advising services, tailored applied research, and war planning exercises and wargames. The company operates as a services firm rather than a software product platform, with individual courses and service offerings that can be delivered remotely or on-site, typically in 1-5 day formats (8-40 hours).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Information Operations Training A 2-day course teaching how information operations (IO) are planned and executed, including IO strategies, military IO doctrine, psychological operations, deception, counter-deception, IO incident response, and defending against information-based campaigns. Aimed at enterprise, government, and military professionals seeking depth in IO tradecraft.
• Military Strategy and Tactics for Cyber Security Training A 2-day course introducing military doctrine application to cyberspace operations, developed by authors of On Cyber: Towards an Operational Art for Cyber Conflict, covering tactics and techniques for network defense based on military doctrine. Targets defensive cyber operators and security leaders in government, military, and enterprise settings.
• Hacking Bureaucracy Training A 2-day course teaching how to achieve personal and organizational goals effectively and legally by hacking bureaucratic systems, using a hacker mindset to navigate government, industry, school, or independent practice environments. Aimed at professionals who need to navigate complex organizations.
• Adversarial Thinking Training A 2-day course developing practical adversarial thinking skills to better spot system flaws, anticipate adversary actions, make informed risk decisions, create more secure products, and shift into the adversary mindset. Designed for security engineers, product teams, and defenders.
• Art and Science of Security Research Training A 2-day hands-on course teaching participants to conduct high-quality security research, build research teams, and develop refined research agendas for publication in white papers, professional magazines, or security conferences. Aimed at security researchers and research managers.
• Venture Capitalist Advising Services Investment analysis and due diligence services for cybersecurity start-ups, focusing on Seed and Series A rounds, evaluating leadership teams, technology, market positioning, intellectual property, business models, and detecting red flags. Two engagement levels: a quick pipeline assessment and a deeper due diligence review.
• Start-up and Founder Advising Services Advisory services for cybersecurity start-up founders providing one to two days per month of high-impact help in areas including security visualization, interface design, reverse engineering, analytic development, network traffic analysis, business development, sales, marketing, and VC engagement. Designed for founders who cannot hire full-time experts in all needed areas.
• Tailored Research Services Professional-grade applied research services tackling hard, ill-defined security problems, with expertise in security analytics, visualization, product development, reverse engineering, online privacy, dark patterns, security frameworks, threat intelligence, military strategy, and influence operations. Team works independently or alongside client teams on short timelines.
• War Planning Services Specialized training, exercises, assessments, and wargames to help enterprises prepare for regional and global conflicts, focusing on planning beyond traditional risk management to include deliberate planning for future conflicts using military strategy and tactics applied to cybersecurity. Includes conflict readiness assessments and scenario-based exercises.

Quantifiable outcome

• 27 states and several European nations assisted with cyber range development
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Archive.orgminorOthersArchive.org helped preserve ShmooCon history by providing historical recordings and materials used in Kopidion's 20-year ShmooCon research project. This was an open data collaboration rather than a formal commercial partnership.
• Shmoo GroupminorOthersThe Shmoo Group volunteers helped preserve ShmooCon history, which was essential for Kopidion's research project tracking 20 years of conference presentations. Collaboration was informal and community-based.
• YouTubeminorOthersYouTube provided access to talk videos for the ShmooCon research project, enabling analysis of presentation content across 20 years of conferences.
• Thinkst CITATIONminorOthersThinkst CITATION helped with citation tracking and data for the ShmooCon research project, providing reference data for the comprehensive 20-year analysis.
• InfoCon / InfoConDBminorOthersInfoCon and InfoConDB provided historical conference preservation data that supported Kopidion's ShmooCon research project analysis.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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