Two Decades of Counter-Terrorism Excellence
Founded by CEO Shai Arbel and a team of intelligence veterans in 2004, Terrogence has spent two decades building the world's most advanced weapons technical intelligence and Virtual HUMINT™ capability -- serving 60+ government and enterprise clients across 30+ countries.
From Military Intelligence to Global CT Platform
Founded in 2004 by intelligence veterans who recognized that counter-terrorism required a dedicated, specialized intelligence capability, Terrogence has spent over two decades building the infrastructure, relationships, and expertise to monitor the full spectrum of extremist activity.
Our evolution has mirrored the evolution of the threat landscape itself. As terrorist organizations, criminal networks, and hostile actors moved their operations into encrypted messaging platforms, dark web forums, and concealed online communities, we built the technology to follow them there.
This is not a story of rapid growth or venture capital. It is a story of steady, disciplined capability building in one of the most demanding intelligence domains. Today, our platforms and services are deployed by 60+ government and enterprise clients across 30+ countries.
Founded
Established by defense and intelligence veterans with a mission to deliver dedicated counter-terrorism and weapons technical intelligence.
CODEX Platform
Launched the Terrorist Weapons Technical Intelligence (TWTI) knowledge center, indexing millions of items related to IED, CBRN, and extremist operations.
Virtual HUMINT™ Operations
Pioneered the Virtual HUMINT methodology -- operating covert online personas within extremist networks. Active for 13+ years.
IRIS Platform
Launched the Instant-Messaging Reconnaissance and Intelligence System (IRIS) for encrypted IM collection across WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and Discord.
Global Entity Established
Terrogence Global (2021) Ltd. formed alongside Terrogence Inc. (US subsidiary). Revenue growth accelerates to 33% YoY.
20-Year Anniversary
Two decades of continuous counter-terrorism intelligence operations. 60+ clients across 30+ countries with less than 3% annual churn.
U.S. Expansion
U.S. subsidiary launched with early traction. Raising $9M at $36M pre-money valuation to accelerate growth.
“Not a technology company that discovered intelligence as a market opportunity. An intelligence company that builds technology because the mission demands it.”
Our Mission: Make the World Safer Through Superior Intelligence
We apply the same operational discipline to our own work that we expect from the intelligence we deliver: sourced, verified, contextualized, and mission-ready.
Mission Focus
Everything we build serves the counter-terrorism intelligence mission. Features ship because analysts need them, integrations exist because workflows demand them.
Analytical Rigor
Intelligence is assessed, validated, and contextualized before delivery. Every data point is sourced and verified before reaching an analyst.
Operational Security
We protect our sources, our clients, and our methods. Confidentiality is a professional obligation enforced through access controls, audit trails, and strict data handling standards.
Continuous Presence
We have monitored the threat landscape continuously for 20+ years. The intelligence mission does not take breaks, and neither do we.
Intelligence Professionals. Not Tech Entrepreneurs.
Our team includes former military intelligence officers, CT analysts, linguists, regional experts, and technologists -- many with backgrounds in national intelligence agencies, defense organizations, and law enforcement.
Terrogence's founders came from military intelligence units where they developed the tradecraft, discipline, and operational mindset that defines the company to this day. That DNA runs through every team we have built since.
Our analysts hold security clearances and operate under strict professional protocols. They do not just process data -- they understand the threat landscape with the depth that only comes from years of dedicated counter-terrorism work.
Shai Arbel
Founder & CEO
3x Founder (3 acquisitions), Former VP Cyber Solutions at Cognyte
Yaniv Feldman
Chief Product & Technology Officer
3x Founder (2 acquisitions), Former Regional Director of Security at Microsoft
John Greaves
VP Business Development
Retired US Army Colonel, 30 years experience in CWMD and C-IED operations
Michael Cardash
Chief Superintendent (Ret.), Senior C-IED Analyst
30-year veteran bomb technician, former Deputy Head of National Police Bomb Disposal Division
Kobi Preger
Chief Superintendent (Ret.), Senior C-IED & Post-Blast Analyst
Extensive experience in counter-IED and post-blast analysis
Rotem Ziv
VP Product
Military intelligence veteran, engineering lead, 20+ years in data collection and analysis
Military Intelligence Veterans
Founders and senior analysts from military intelligence units and allied services, bringing operational field experience to every product decision.
Native-Language Analysts
Native-speaking analysts in Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi, Russian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and additional languages -- providing cultural context, dialect awareness, and nuance that machine translation cannot deliver.
CT Domain Specialists
Counter-terrorism analysts with deep expertise across extremist ideologies, terrorist organizations, and threat networks worldwide.
OSINT & Deep Web Investigators
Specialists in open-source, deep web, and dark web investigation techniques, maintaining persistent access to concealed communities.
Data Scientists & ML Engineers
NLP, entity resolution, and AI enrichment specialists who build the technology layer that scales human analytical capability.
Regional Experts
Dedicated coverage teams across the Middle East, South Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas with deep regional knowledge.
Deployed Across 30+ Countries
With intelligence operations spanning five continents and serving clients from the Middle East to the Americas.
Trusted Across Borders, Deployed Across Continents
Serving clients across more than thirty countries spanning five continents.
Middle East & North Africa
Israel, Gulf States, Levant, Maghreb
Europe
Western Europe, Balkans, Eastern Europe, Nordics
North America
United States, Canada
South & Central Asia
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Central Asian Republics
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Africa, West Africa, Sahel
Asia-Pacific
Southeast Asia, East Asia, Oceania
Native-Language Intelligence in 10+ Languages
Our analysts are native speakers in Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi, French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, and additional languages. They understand cultural context, regional dialects, coded language, and the nuance that automated translation cannot capture.
Core Languages
AI-Assisted Translation Coverage
Built by Intelligence Professionals, for Intelligence Professionals
Every capability we deliver was shaped by people who have done the work themselves.
Partner With Intelligence Experts
Contact our team to discuss how Terrogence can support your intelligence mission.