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Justin Bajko

Founder

Justin Bajko is listed as a founder of Expel on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only from verified public sources.

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Quick Facts

  • Role Founder
  • Company Expel
  • Country United States
  • Industry AI in Cybersecurity
  • Founded 2016
  • Known For Expel's founding pitch — that customers deserve to see exactly what an MDR provider's analysts are…
  • Status Active
  • Last Reviewed Aug 2026

Executive Summary

Justin Bajko is listed as a founder of Expel on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only from verified public sources.

Career Timeline

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  1. 2016 Company founded

    Expel was founded in 2016 per the company profile source on file.

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  2. 2016 Development

    2016: Dave Merkel, Yanek Korff, and Justin Bajko found Expel in Herndon, Virginia, all having previously worked together at FireEye and Mandiant.

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  3. 2021 Development

    2021: Expel reaches unicorn status, crossing a $1 billion valuation.

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  4. 2022 Funding

    October 3, 2022: Expel announces an increase to its Series E round, led by Alphabet's CapitalG and Paladin Capital Group, bringing total funding to $288.8 million.

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  5. 2023 Development

    2023u20132026: Expel continues to expand its MDR, phishing, and threat-hunting services, competing for enterprise and government MDR contracts against both larger and newer managed-security providers.

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Justin Bajko is listed as a founder of Expel on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only from verified public sources.

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