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Second Front Systems
Arlington, VA
Second Front Systems runs Game Warden, a managed platform that gets commercial software accredited and deployed on US and allied government networks. It is a public-benefit company founded by former Marines.
Profile
What it builds and who buys it
- ·Game Warden is authorized for FedRAMP Class D (High), Department of War IL2 to IL6, JWICS, GovRAMP, UK MOD and NATO, according to the company.Second Front Systems (company site)
- ·In February 2026 Game Warden became available on AWS Marketplace under the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract, the first software platform authorized at IL5 for AWS GovCloud under it.Second Front Systems (company release), Feb 12, 2026
- ·In May 2026 it received an Authority to Operate for NATO UNCLASSIFIED from NATO’s DIANA accelerator, after deploying a DIANA learning management system in 17 days.Second Front Systems (company release), May 27, 2026
- ·Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Learn to Win and DEFCON AI use Game Warden, according to the company.Second Front Systems (company release), Sep 13, 2024
- ·Booz Allen Hamilton invested through Booz Allen Ventures in January 2024, to run commercial software through Game Warden’s pipelines on its defense programs.Second Front Systems (company release), Jan 16, 2024
- ·Under a January 2025 partnership, Saab, Inc. uses 2F Frontier to deploy and retrain its computer vision software on the Enforcer 3.1 autonomous test vessel.Second Front Systems (company release), Jan 22, 2025
- ·The company is a public benefit corporation and says it publishes transparent pricing.Second Front Systems (company site)
Founders and leadership
- Peter DixonFounder
A former Marine Corps major and platoon commander who worked with In-Q-Tel and DARPA on counter-cartel and counter-insurgency technology. He led the company as chief executive until July 2023, when Tyler Sweatt succeeded him and he became executive chairman.Washington Technology, Jul 9, 2020
Funding
- Last valuation
No citable valuation
- Last round or tender
$70Mraised
Series CSecond Front Systems (company release), Sep 13, 2024
Led by Salesforce Ventures, with Battery Ventures new and NEA, Moore Strategic Ventures and Artis Ventures returning. The Form D for an equity offering begun September 5, 2024 records $70.0 million sold to 7 investors, the whole offering. No valuation was stated.
- Latest revenue figure
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Post-money valuation by round
Fewer than two dated figures on file to plot; the table carries what there is.
| Date | Round | Raised | Post-money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2024 | Series CLed by Salesforce Ventures, with Battery Ventures new and NEA, Moore Strategic Ventures and Artis Ventures returning. The Form D for an equity offering begun September 5, 2024 records $70.0 million sold to 7 investors, the whole offering. No valuation was stated. | $70M | — |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Strategic investmentAn investment from Booz Allen Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Booz Allen Hamilton. No amount or valuation was stated. | — | — |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Series BLed by NEA, with Moore Strategic Ventures and AE Industrial Partners HorizonX; the company put total funding at $80.1 million. The Form D for an equity offering begun November 22, 2023 records $33.4 million sold to 4 investors of $40.0 million offered. No valuation was stated. | $40M | — |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Series A (second close)A strategic investment from UK-based GALLOS Technologies, announced as a secondary close of the Series A to fund entry into the UK market. | $2M | — |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Series ALed by Moore Strategic Ventures and co-led by AEI HorizonX, with every existing investor participating. The Form D for an equity offering begun October 28, 2022 records $19.1 million sold to 7 investors of $20.0 million offered. No valuation was stated. | $32M | — |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Seed extensionAn oversubscribed extension to the $6 million seed round, which the release headline puts at $8.1 million in total, with all existing investors and a new strategic investment from Pallas Ventures. No valuation was stated. | $2M | — |
| Jul 9, 2020 | SeedWashington Technology reported an oversubscribed $6 million seed round led by ARTIS Ventures, with Kleiner Perkins, 8VC, Gula Tech Adventures and Abstract Ventures. The Form D for an equity offering begun June 29, 2020 records $2.6 million sold to 8 investors of $6.1 million offered. No valuation was stated. | $6M | — |
Primary capital across the rounds on file: $152M
Revenue
No citable revenue figure on file.
Secondary venues
- Caplightpublic page seen Oct 15, 2026
No price on the public page.
No public MarketPrice: historical pricing is behind a login, and the page says no recent secondary market data is available. It shows an estimated valuation of $750 million, an aggregator’s figure.
- Clarity (formerly Hiive)public page seen Oct 15, 2026
No price on the public page.
The Clarity Price, last match, bids and asks are behind a sign-up. The page lists the headquarters as Wilmington, Delaware.
- Nasdaq Private Marketpublic page seen Oct 15, 2026
No price on the public page.
Listed as Second Front, linking secondfront.com. Neither the page title nor its text shows a per-share figure; round prices are masked.
A venue is listed when its public page named the company on the date shown. A price is the figure that page showed, under the venue’s own name for it and dated as the venue dated it; it is a level the venue publishes, not a trade. Nothing is recorded from behind a login.
Reads
Tracked only. No read has been prepared for this company; the figures above are the record.
Sources
- Second Front Achieves NATO UNCLASSIFIED ATO, Deploys DIANA Mission-Critical Platform in 17 DaysSecond Front Systems (company release), May 27, 2026
- Second Front Systems’ Game Warden Becomes First Authorized Software Platform on AWS Marketplace for DoW JWCCSecond Front Systems (company release), Feb 12, 2026
- Second Front Systems Partners with Saab, Inc. to Deliver Critical Software to Remote EnvironmentsSecond Front Systems (company release), Jan 22, 2025
- Second Front Systems, Inc., Form D for an offering begun September 5, 2024SEC (Form D), Sep 18, 2024
- Second Front Systems Raises $70 Million in Series C Funding Led by Salesforce VenturesSecond Front Systems (company release), Sep 13, 2024
- Second Front Systems receives strategic investment from Booz Allen to rapidly scale emerging tech for national securitySecond Front Systems (company release), Jan 16, 2024
- Second Front Systems, Inc., Form D for an offering begun November 22, 2023SEC (Form D), Dec 6, 2023
- Second Front Systems raises $40 Million, led by NEA, to speed delivery of commercial software to global public sectorSecond Front Systems (company release), Nov 28, 2023
- Venture-backed Defense Startup, Second Front Systems, Announces Promotion of Tyler Sweatt to CEOSecond Front Systems (company release), Jul 21, 2023
- Second Front Systems accelerates UK defence market opportunity with investment from GALLOS TechnologiesSecond Front Systems (company release), Feb 8, 2023
- Second Front Systems, Inc., Form D for an offering begun October 28, 2022SEC (Form D), Nov 3, 2022
- Second Front Systems Raises Oversubscribed $32 Million Series A to Scale its DevSecOps PlatformSecond Front Systems (company release), Dec 7, 2022
- Second Front Systems Extends Seed Round Funding to $8.1 Million to Provide Immediate Impact to National Security, adds investment by Pallas VenturesSecond Front Systems (company release), Jan 27, 2021
- Second Front Systems, Inc., Form D for an offering begun June 29, 2020SEC (Form D), Jul 9, 2020
- Software firm closes seed funding round to further government tech search toolWashington Technology, Jul 9, 2020
- About Second Front: Our Mission in National SecuritySecond Front Systems (company site)
Researched Oct 15, 2026