Torq, an autonomous security operations firm, is expanding operations across EMEA, opening a new regional headquarters in London and appointing Usman Gulfaraz (VP of EMEA sales) and Jaicee Matthews (head of EMEA marketing) to new positions. This momentum, it noted, mirrors 2024 growth across North America, South America and APAC, where its HyperSOC and Hyperautomation products are now firmly entrenched as premiere agentic AI and autonomous SOC solutions.
The announcements also follow Torq’s recent closing of a $70 million series C round that brought its total funding to $192M. For 2026, Torq has an ARR target of $100 million.
Gulfaraz is a sales veteran, formerly with Speechmatics. Previously, he ran EMEA for Tessian, which he helped lead to acquisition by Proofpoint. He also ran EMEA for Shape Security, which he helped lead to acquisition by F5.
Matthews, meanwhile, formerly led the marketing teams for GTT, Edgio and Lumen Technologies. Both men will be based out of Torq’s new London headquarters, with head of global channels and alliances, Sheldon Muir, overseeing the EMEA partner ecosystem from Torq’s global New York City headquarters.
“We’re seeing extraordinary enterprise demand for Torq’s Agentic AI security solutions across EMEA,” said Gulfaraz. “Organizations understand the incredible results Torq is delivering for multinational companies. They’ve seen how our technology transformed the cybersecurity landscape during 2024, with the introduction of the expanded Torq HyperSOC featuring our agentic AI multi-agent framework. And now they’re eager to deploy these solutions to enhance their own security operations. Torq officially brought the SOAR era to a close last year. In 2025, the sky’s the limit for Torq as it continues to rapidly evolve into a global force.”
Torq’s expanding EMEA partner base includes AdvanceSec, Bytes Software Services, Check Point, GlobalDots, Nubera, Nueva Group, Softcat, Tata Group, Wiz and WWT.