Field Effect MDR
Managed detection and response
Managed detection and response combining AI-native defense, a 24x7 security operations centre and risk management across endpoint, cloud and network.
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Field Effect
CybersecurityOttawa, ON
Ottawa-based developer of managed detection and response software for small and mid-sized businesses and managed service providers, covering endpoint, network and cloud monitoring from one platform.
Canadian innovation builds a brighter tomorrow.
About
Source: fieldeffect.comField Effect describes its cybersecurity as "intelligence-grade from day one", and says its founder Matt Holland and most of its analyst team come from the Five Eyes intelligence community. The company says it started from one question - how to bring elite cybersecurity tradecraft to every business - and stresses that its platform is engineered as a whole rather than assembled from acquired products.
Named a Leader in Info-Tech's 2025 MDR Data Quadrant, its fourth consecutive year, announced November 3, 2025. prnewswire.com
Its 2026 Cyber Threat Outlook found over 80% of incident-related alerts involved compromised cloud identities. newswire.ca
Partnered with Beauceron Security in October 2025 to pair its MDR service with security awareness training. prnewswire.com
Raised a US$30M round led by Edison Partners, reported October 2022, with revenue then described as in the ballpark of US$20M and rising. obj.ca
Products & Services
Company site: fieldeffect.comProducts Field Effect publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
MDR Complete, Core and Endpoint
Packages
Tiered packages of the Field Effect MDR service, sold at different levels of coverage.
Learn moreDeployment & Services
Company site: fieldeffect.comHow Field Effect says its technology can be deployed and delivered.
Incident Response
Incident response engagements for organizations responding to an active cybersecurity incident.
Incident Response Readiness
Advance planning work to prepare an organization to respond to a cybersecurity incident.
Cybersecurity Assessments
Assessments of an organization security posture, delivered by the Field Effect services team.
Funding & Investors
Announced rounds only, newest first. Undisclosed amounts are shown as undisclosed.
Series A
Oct 3, 2022
US$30.0Mbetakit.comInvestors: Edison Partners (lead), Undisclosed strategic investors
Total disclosed: US$30.0MLatest: Series A · Oct 3, 2022
Partnerships
Publicly announced partnerships.
Beauceron Security
Partnership announced Oct 2025 making Beauceron security awareness training available as an integrated upgrade to Field Effect MDR.
Algonquin College
Strategic partnership (Sept 2023) built on Field Effect's Cyber Range; the on-premises licence is an in-kind contribution of $2M from Field Effect over three years.
RosettiStarr
Strategic partnership (July 2022) combining Field Effect's Covalence MDR with RosettiStarr's intelligence and investigations services, including incident response.
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Industrial Research Assistance Program (Contributions to Firms), National Research Council Canada — contribution (ACAM Canadian collaboration project on mobile security assurance)
Industrial Research Assistance Program (Contributions to Firms), National Research Council Canada — contribution (Cyber Operator Readiness Environment)
Industrial Research Assistance Program (Contributions to Firms), National Research Council Canada — contribution
Industrial Research Assistance Program (Contributions to Firms), National Research Council Canada — contribution
Recent News
- Mar 10, 2026Research
Field Effect report finds identity compromise driving majority of cyber incidents
Field Effect 2026 Cyber Threat Outlook found that over 80% of incident-related alerts involved compromised cloud identities.
- Nov 3, 2025Other
Field Effect named MDR leader by Info-Tech for fourth consecutive year
Field Effect was named a Leader in Info-Tech 2025 MDR Data Quadrant, its fourth consecutive year in that position.
- Oct 8, 2025Partnership
Field Effect and Beauceron partner to build stronger cybersecurity for businesses
Field Effect and Beauceron Security announced a partnership pairing managed detection and response with security awareness training.
People
Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.
Matt Holland
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Dave Curley
Chief Operating Officer
Heather Kreker
Chief Financial Officer
Matt Lewis
Chief Security Officer
Lenard Marcus
Board member; General Partner, Edison Partners
Technology Focus
Company site: fieldeffect.comTerms the company uses about its own work.
Managed detection and responseAI-native defenseFederated Smart Compute24/7 security operations centreEndpoint, cloud and network monitoringIncident responseAI governance
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