Valuation
$16.9M
2024 Revenue
$14M
Customers
500
Funding
$0
Avg ACV
$28K
Team
49
Founded
2008
How Inky CEO Dave Baggett grew Inky to $14M revenue and 500 customers in 2024.
Developer of an AI based anti-phishing platform designed to block unusual or suspicious threats. The company's platform uses novel computer vision and anomaly detection algorithms to identify and block both brand forgery emails and spear-phishing attempts, enabling users to offer specific guidance on potentially problematic messages anywhere.
Last updated
Inky Revenue
In 2024, Inky's revenue reached $14M. The company previously reported $5.6M in 2021. Since its launch in 2008, Inky has shown consistent revenue growth.
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Inky Hit $14m revenue in June 2024 |
| 2021 | Inky Hit $5.6m revenue in April 2021 |
| 2008 | Launched with $0 revenue |
Inky Valuation, Funding Rounds
Inky's most recent disclosed valuation is $16.9M.
Inky is a bootstrapped Image Recognition Software startup. Founded in 2008, Inky has grown to $14M in revenue without raising any venture capital or outside funding.
As a self-funded Image Recognition Software SaaS company, Inky has built its business with no outside investment.
| Year | Round | Amount | Valuation | % Sold |
|---|
Inky Employees & Team Size
Inky employs approximately 49 people as of 2026, up from 48 in 2023.
Inky has 49 total employees in different roles and functions and 16 sales reps that carry a quota. They have 500 customers that rely on the company's solutions.
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Reached 49 employees (December 2024) |
| 2024 | Reached 48 employees (October 2024) |
| 2023 | Reached 48 employees (September 2023) |
| 2023 | Reached 56 employees (January 2023) |
| 2022 | Reached 56 employees (January 2022) |
| 2021 | Reached 61 employees (August 2021) |
| 2021 | Reached 67 employees (April 2021) |
Founder / CEO
Dave Baggett
Dave is Founder and CEO of INKY. INKY’s flagship product, INKY Phish Fence, uses computer vision and other machine learning techniques to identify and block phishing emails. Phishing is arguably the biggest problem in cybersecurity today, driving over $1.5B/year of theft and extensive PII and credential theft. Prior to INKY, Dave was co-founder and COO of travel search provider ITA Software, where he oversaw software development, operations, and customer relations, expanding the company to over 500 employees. Google acquired ITA for $700M in April 2011. Dave has a B.S./B.A. in Computer Science and Linguistics from the University of Maryland, College Park and a S.M. in Computer Science from MIT. Dave also volunteers as a member of the US Department of Energy Secretary Advisory Board on AI.
Q&A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What's your age? | - |
| Favorite online tool? | - |
| Favorite book? | - |
| Favorite CEO? | - |
| Advice for 20 year old self | - |
Customers
See how Inky acquires and retains customers with data on acquisition costs and revenue performance. Log in to access the complete customer economics dashboard.
LockedFrequently Asked Questions about Inky
What is Inky's revenue?
Inky generates $14M in revenue.
Who founded Inky?
Inky was founded by Dave Baggett.
Who is the CEO of Inky?
The CEO of Inky is Dave Baggett.
How much funding does Inky have?
Inky raised $0.
How many employees does Inky have?
Inky has 49 employees.
Where is Inky headquarters?
Inky is headquartered in College Park, Maryland, United States.
People Also Viewed
Sales Layer
Developer of an information platform created to improve product management process. The company's platform uses analytics and automation to centralizes data and synchronizes it in all sales channels automatically to optimizes the management for all types of companies regardless of their size, sector or type, enabling brands and retailers to increase their sales by improving their content across multiple interfaces and multiple sales channels.
CrossTEK Technology
CrossTEK Technology is a SaaS mobile internet application service provider company.
Scalesource
Scalesource is a platform that provides virtual recruiters as a more cost-effective alternative to traditional in-house recruiters. Our service significantly reduces staffing expenses and enhances human resource management efficiency.
POC Pharma
POC Pharma is a SaaS Company supporting pharma stakeholders to digitally manage their interactions, and grow faster and cheaper.
Mino Games
Mobile games company
VanHack Technologies Inc.
VanHack helps you hire senior developers quickly. With our Slack app, you can quickly and easily search our database of 177,000+ developers, get direct links to candidate profiles, and schedule interviews in minutes.
Compare Inky to the industry
Inky operates across multiple industries. Browse revenue, funding, and growth data for Inky in each sector below.
Source Attribution
Source: all data was collected from GetLatka company research and founder interviews. Revenue, funding, team, and customer figures are presented as company-reported or GetLatka-estimated metrics where the profile data identifies them that way.
Company data last updated .