October's cyber security vendor transaction highlights
- 48 total funding and M&A transactions
- $1.3 Billion raised over 43 rounds
- 5 M&A events
Crunching the Numbers
- The $1.3 Billion raised in October 2025 represents a 115% increase in funding raised when compared to October 2024.
- 43 funding rounds were tracked in October ’25 compared to 20 in October, ’24.
- Early-stage funding (Seed, Series-A) represents 65% of all October 2025 funding rounds recorded.
- Three rounds of funding >$100 Million were recorded accounting for 45% of all October funding dollars.
- YTD vendors raised $10.7 Billion, a 26% increase over the same period in 2024.
October's funding round breakdown
Funding
M&A
Funding
| Vendor | Activity Type | Financials | Lead Investor | Market Segment |
| SolidCore AI | Seed | $4,000,000 | Runtime Ventures | GRC |
| Descope | Seed | $35,000,000 | Cerca Partners | Identity |
| MokN | Seed | $3,000,000 | Moonfire | Identity |
| Skyld | Seed | $1,800,000 | Auriga CyberVentures | AI/LLM |
| Matters.AI | Seed | $6,250,000 | Endiya Partners | Data |
| Ploy | Seed | $3,330,000 | Onsey Capital | Identity |
| Theodosian | Seed | $1,300,000 | Fuel Ventures | Data |
| NROC | Seed | $2,000,000 | Great North Ventures | GRC |
| BricklayerAI | Seed | $5,000,000 | Tech Square Ventures | Automation |
| CyberRidge | Seed | $26,000,000 | Arkin Capital | Data |
| Socratix | Seed | $4,100,000 | Pear VC | Fraud |
| Polygraf AI | Seed | $9,500,000 | Allegis Capital | Data |
| Rilevera | Seed | $3,000,000 | DataTribe | Detection/Response |
| Spektrum Labs | Seed | $10,000,000 | Undisclosed | Ratings |
| SecurePII | Seed | $3,500,000 | Tidal Ventures | Data |
| Field Effect | Funding | $3,000,000 | Undisclosed | Detection/Response |
| Talion Cyber Security | Funding | $2,700,000 | Mercia Equity Finance | MSSP |
| Feedzai | Funding | $75,000,000 | Lince Capital | Fraud |
| CyberCube | Funding | $180,000,000 | Spectrum Equity | Ratings |
| Sitehop | Funding | $10,000,000 | Amadeus Capital Partners | Data |
| Oneleet | Funding, A | $33,000,000 | Dawn Capital | Platform |
| Realm Security | Funding, A | $15,000,000 | Jump Capital | Data |
| Arcjet | Funding, A | $8,300,000 | Plural | AppSec |
| Glide Identity | Funding, A | $20,000,000 | Crosspoint Capital | Identity |
| OneLayer | Funding, A | $28,000,000 | Maor Investments | Network Security |
| CybaVerse | Funding, A | $6,700,000 | Pembroke VCT | MSSP |
| RIIG | Funding, A | $6,500,000 | 5IR Funds | OSINT |
| Gravwell | Funding, A | $15,400,000 | Two Bear Capital | Threat Intel |
| Keycard | Funding, A | $30,000,000 | Acrew Capital | Identity |
| Acoru | Funding, A | $11,600,000 | 33N Ventures | Fraud |
| Darwin AI | Funding, A | $15,000,000 | Insight Partners | GRC |
| Coverbase | Funding, A | $20,000,000 | Canapi Ventures | GRC |
| RedCarbon AI | Funding, A | $3,500,000 | Azimut Venture Capital | Automation |
| Resistant AI | Funding, B | $25,000,000 | DTCP | Fraud |
| Conceal | Funding, B | $26,000,000 | Two Bear Capital | Browser |
| Defakto | Funding, B | $30,750,000 | XYZ Venture Capital | Identity |
| Formalize | Funding, B | $35,000,000 | Acton Capital | GRC |
| Reflectiz | Funding, B | $22,000,000 | Fulcrum Equity Partners | Vulnerability |
| ConductorOne | Funding, B | $79,000,000 | Greycroft | Identity |
| Filigran | Funding, C | $58,000,000 | Eurazeo Growth | Threat Intel |
| Sublime Security | Funding, C | $150,000,000 | Georgian | |
| Chainguard | Growth Funding | $280,000,000 | General Catalyst | Supply Chain |
| SimSpace | Debt Funding | $39,000,000 | BTG Pactual US | Training |
M&A
| Vendor | Activity Type | Acquiring Company | Financials | Market Segment |
| Netography | Acquisition | Vectra AI | Undisclosed | Detection/Response |
| Cybereason | Acquisition | LevelBlue (AT&T Cybersecurity) | Undisclosed | XDR |
| Securiti | Acquisition | Veeam | $1,725,000,000 | Data |
| ThreatConnect | Acquisition | Datamirn | $290,000,000 | Detection/Response |
| Jamf | Acquisition | Francisco Partners | $2,200,000,000 | Endpoint |
Research Methodology
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