Q1 Cyber Security Vendor Transaction Highlights
- 159 total funding and M&A transactions
- $4.6 Billion raised over 128 rounds
- 31 total M&A events
Crunching the Numbers
- The $4.6 Billion raised in Q1, 2026 represents a 108% increase in funding raised when compared to Q1, 2025.
- 128 funding rounds were tracked in Q1 ’26 compared to 86 in Q1, ’25.
- Early stage funding (Seed, Series-A) represents 59% of all Q1, 2026 funding rounds recorded.
- Ten rounds of funding >$100M were recorded in Q1, 2026 accounting for 42% of all funding in the period.
Annual Funding Comparison
Q1 Security Vendor Funding
Q1 Funding Round Count
Q1's funding rounds and mergers & acquisitions
March 2026
February 2026
January 2026
March 2026
| Vendor | Stage | Acquiring Company | Capital | Lead Investor | Market Segment |
| 1touch.io | Acquisition | Pure Storage | Undisclosed | N/A | Data |
| Promptfoo | Acquisition | OpenAI | Undisclosed | N/A | AI/LLM |
| Becrypt | Acquisition | Leonardo | Undisclosed | N/A | Endpoint |
| Kenzo Security | Acquisition | Rapid7 | Undisclosed | N/A | Detection/Response |
| CyberArk | Acquisition | Palo Alto Networks | $12,700,000,000 | N/A | Identity |
| Leviathan Security Group | Acquisition | K2 Integrity | Undisclosed | N/A | Security Services |
| JetStream Security | Seed | N/A | $34,000,000 | Redpoint Ventures | GRC |
| DiligentAI | Seed | N/A | $2,500,000 | Speedinvest | Fraud |
| IntelliGRC | Seed | N/A | $3,500,000 | Blu Ventures | GRC |
| VivoxAI | Seed | N/A | $1,600,000 | Axel Weber | GRC |
| Cylake | Seed | N/A | $45,000,000 | Greylock Partners | AI/LLM |
| QuadMiner | Seed | N/A | $7,500,000 | Undisclosed | Data |
| Orca Fraud | Seed | N/A | $2,350,000 | Norrsken22 | Fraud |
| Cybervergent | Seed | N/A | $3,000,000 | Platform Fund | GRC |
| Quantro Security | Seed | N/A | $2,500,000 | Gradient | Vulnerability |
| deepidv | Seed | N/A | $1,000,000 | Undisclosed | Fraud |
| Certiv | Seed | N/A | $4,200,000 | Aviso Ventures | GRC |
| VeryAI | Seed | N/A | $10,000,000 | Polychain Capital | Fraud |
| Raven | Seed | N/A | $20,000,000 | Norwest | AppSec |
| Manifold | Seed | N/A | $8,000,000 | Costanoa Ventures | Endpoint |
| Onit Security | Seed | N/A | $11,000,000 | Hetz Ventures | Vulnerability |
| Huskeys | Seed | N/A | $8,000,000 | 10D | Web Application Security |
| Chorus Intelligence | Funding | N/A | $20,000,000 | Maven Capital Partners | OSINT |
| Spin AI | Funding | N/A | $16,400,000 | K1 | Data |
| Surf AI | Funding | N/A | $57,000,000 | Accel | Automation |
| 1stProtect | Funding | N/A | $20,000,000 | Andra Capital | Endpoint |
| RunSybil | Funding | N/A | $40,000,000 | Khosla Ventures | Vulnerability |
| Above Security | Funding | N/A | $50,000,000 | Ballistic Ventures | Threat Intel |
| FIG Security | Funding, A | N/A | $38,000,000 | Ten Eleven Ventures | Detection/Response |
| Reclaim Security | Funding, A | N/A | $20,000,000 | Acrew Capital | Vulnerability |
| Circadence | Funding, A | N/A | $16,400,000 | Seneca Partners | Training |
| Armadin Security | Funding, A | N/A | $189,900,000 | Accel | Vulnerability |
| Kai | Funding, A | N/A | $125,000,000 | Evolution Equity Partners | AI/LLM |
| Jazz | Funding, A | N/A | $61,000,000 | Glilot Capital | Data |
| Scanner | Funding, A | N/A | $22,000,000 | Sequoia | Detection/Response |
| Escape | Funding, A | N/A | $18,000,000 | Balderton Capital | Vulnerability |
| Bold Security | Funding, A | N/A | $28,000,000 | Bessemer | Endpoint |
| Onyx Security | Funding, A | N/A | $40,000,000 | Conviction | GRC |
| Qevlar | Funding, A | N/A | $30,000,000 | Partech | Detection/Response |
| Tracebit | Funding, A | N/A | $20,000,000 | FirstMark | Detection/Response |
| Native | Funding, A | N/A | $31,000,000 | Ballistic Ventures | Cloud |
| Knox | Funding, A | N/A | $25,000,000 | B Capital | GRC |
| BlueFlag Security | Funding, A | N/A | $16,500,000 | Ten Eleven Ventures | GRC |
| Corridor | Funding, A | N/A | $25,000,000 | Felices | AppSec |
| Evervault | Funding, B | N/A | $25,000,000 | Ribbit Capital | Data |
| Cleafy | Funding, B | N/A | $13,744,000 | United Ventures | Fraud |
| Allure Security | Funding, B | N/A | $17,000,000 | Riverside Acceleration Capital | Fraud |
| Oasis Security | Funding, B | N/A | $120,000,000 | Craft Ventures | Identity |
| TENEX | Funding, B | N/A | $250,000,000 | Crosspoint Capital | Security Services |
| depthfirst | Funding, B | N/A | $80,000,000 | Meritech Capital | AppSec |
| XBOW | Funding, C | N/A | $120,000,000 | DFJ Group | PenTesting |
| Cape | Funding, C | N/A | $100,000,000 | Bain Capital | Endpoint |
| Censys | Funding, D | N/A | $40,000,000 | Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital | Vulnerability |
| Gyala | Growth Equity | N/A | $4,700,000 | Deep Ocean SGR SpA | OT/ICS |
| ArmorCode | Growth Funding | N/A | $16,000,000 | Cheyenne Ventures | AppSec |
| Cloaked | Growth Funding | N/A | $375,000,000 | General Catalyst | Fraud |
| Eclypsium | Growth Funding | N/A | $25,000,000 | Peak6 Strategic Capital | Firmware Security |
| Xage | Growth Funding | N/A | $15,000,000 | Piva Capital | OT/ICS |
| Censys | Debt Funding | N/A | $30,000,000 | N/A | Vulnerability |
February 2026
| Vendor | Stage | Acquiring Company | Capital | Lead Investor | Market Segment |
| MightyID | Acquisition | Semperis | Undisclosed | N/A | Identity |
| AllTrue.ai | Acquisition | Varonis | $150,000,000 | N/A | GRC |
| SquareX | Acquisition | Zscaler | Undisclosed | N/A | Browser |
| Anchor.dev | Acquisition | Keycard Labs | Undisclosed | N/A | Identity |
| Autonomous Plane | Acquisition | Endor Labs | Undisclosed | N/A | AppSec |
| Cyata | Acquisition | Check Point | Undisclosed | N/A | Identity |
| Cyclops | Acquisition | Check Point | $85,000,000 | N/A | Ratings |
| Rotate | Acquisition | Check Point | Undisclosed | N/A | Detection/Response |
| Acuvity | Acquisition | Proofpoint | Undisclosed | N/A | GRC |
| Atriarch | Acquisition | CyberCatch | Undisclosed | N/A | Data |
| Koi | Acquisition | Palo Alto Networks | $400,000,000 | N/A | Endpoint |
| Defy Security | Acquisition | Booz Allen Hamilton | Undisclosed | N/A | Security Services |
| Axur | Acquisition | Infoblox | Undisclosed | N/A | OSINT |
| Arco Cyber | Acquisition | Sophos | Undisclosed | N/A | Orchestration |
| Irius Risk | Acquisition | ThreatModeler | $100,000,000 | N/A | AppSec |
| Build38 | Acquisition | OneSpan | Undisclosed | N/A | AppSec |
| AtData | Acquisition | Experian | Undisclosed | N/A | Fraud |
| Enquantum | Acquisition | Reliance Capital Group | Undisclosed | N/A | Quantum |
| Sevco Security | Acquisition | Arctic Wolf | Undisclosed | N/A | Vulnerability |
| enclaive | Seed | N/A | $4,844,000 | Join Capital | Data |
| Nullify | Seed | N/A | $12,500,000 | SYN Ventures | Automation |
| Airrived | Seed | N/A | $6,100,000 | Cannage Capital | Orchestration |
| ZAST.AI | Seed | N/A | $6,000,000 | Hillhouse Capital | Vulnerability |
| Cydelphi | Seed | N/A | $3,000,000 | Glasswing Ventures | Forensics |
| Solidrange | Seed | N/A | $2,400,000 | Sharaka Capital | GRC |
| Hardshell | Seed | N/A | $1,100,000 | VTC Ventures | Data |
| Allthenticate | Seed | N/A | $4,850,000 | Undisclosed | Identity |
| Clearly AI | Seed | N/A | $8,400,000 | Basis Set Ventures | AppSec |
| Veria Labs | Seed | N/A | $3,200,000 | Amino Capital | PenTesting |
| Sphinx | Seed | N/A | $7,100,000 | Cherry Ventures | Fraud |
| Copla | Seed | N/A | $7,080,000 | Iron Wolf Capital | GRC |
| Evoke Security | Seed | N/A | $4,000,000 | Crosspoint Capital | AI/LLM |
| t54 Labs | Seed | N/A | $5,000,000 | Anagram | Identity |
| Kasada | Funding | N/A | $20,000,000 | EQT | Bot |
| Aliro | Funding | N/A | $15,000,000 | Gutbrain Ventures | Quantum |
| Delta Spike Asia | Funding | N/A | $7,160,000 | VentureTECH | Security Services |
| RapidFort | Funding, A | N/A | $42,000,000 | Blue Cloud Ventures | Supply Chain |
| RADICL | Funding, A | N/A | $31,000,000 | Paladin Capital Group | Security Services |
| Orion Security | Funding, A | N/A | $32,000,000 | Norwest | Data |
| Lema AI | Funding, A | N/A | $24,000,000 | Team8 | GRC |
| Backslash | Funding, A | N/A | $19,000,000 | KOMPAS VC | AppSec |
| Complyance | Funding, A | N/A | $20,000,000 | GV | GRC |
| Cogent Security | Funding, A | N/A | $42,000,000 | Bain Capital | Vulnerability |
| Venice | Funding, A | N/A | $33,000,000 | IVP | Identity |
| Andronite | Funding, A | N/A | $5,000,000 | Gatemore Capital | AppSec |
| Astelia | Funding, A | N/A | $35,000,000 | Index Ventures | Vulnerability |
| Vouched | Funding, A | N/A | $17,000,000 | Spring Rock Ventures | Identity |
| Circadian Risk | Funding, A | N/A | $6,000,000 | Arthur Ventures | GRC |
| Gambit Security | Funding, A | N/A | $61,000,000 | Spark Capital | Data |
| SecFix | Funding, A | N/A | $12,000,000 | Alstin Capital | GRC |
| ThreatAware | Funding, A | N/A | $25,000,000 | One Peak | Vulnerability |
| Reco | Funding, B | N/A | $30,000,000 | Zeev Ventures | SaaS Security |
| Bretton AI | Funding, B | N/A | $75,000,000 | Sapphire Ventures | GRC |
| Opaque | Funding, B | N/A | $24,000,000 | Walden Catalyst | Data |
| VulnCheck | Funding, B | N/A | $25,000,000 | Sorenson Capital | Vulnerability |
| TRM Labs | Funding, C | N/A | $70,000,000 | Blockchain Capital | Fraud |
| FieldGuide | Funding, C | N/A | $75,000,000 | Goldman Sachs Alternatives | GRC |
| GitGuardian | Funding, C | N/A | $50,000,000 | Insight Partners | Identity |
| Nucleus Security | Funding, C | N/A | $20,000,000 | Delta-v Capital | Vulnerability |
| UpGuard | Funding, C | N/A | $75,000,000 | Springcoast Partners | GRC |
| Idfy | Funding, F | N/A | $53,000,000 | Neo Secondaries Fund | Identity |
January 2026
| Vendor | Stage | Acquiring Company | Capital | Lead Investor | Market Segment |
| AssurancePoint | Acquisition | Axiom GRC | Undisclosed | N/A | GRC |
| SGNL | Acquisition | CrowdStrike | $740,000,000 | N/A | Identity |
| Seraphic Security | Acquisition | CrowdStrike | $420,000,000 | N/A | Browser |
| StrongDM | Acquisition | Delinea | Undisclosed | N/A | Identity |
| Cycuity | Acquisition | Arteris | Undisclosed | N/A | Firmware Security |
| Pynt | Acquisition | Radware | Undisclosed | N/A | API |
| Fencer | Seed | N/A | $5,500,000 | MHS Capital | Platform |
| Armadin Security | Seed | N/A | $24,000,000 | Ballistic Ventures | Vulnerability |
| Zepo | Seed | N/A | $15,000,000 | TIN Capital | Social Engineering |
| Dam Secure | Seed | N/A | $4,000,000 | Paladin Capital Group | AppSec |
| Asymmetric Security | Seed | N/A | $4,200,000 | Susa Ventures | Forensics |
| Furl | Seed | N/A | $10,000,000 | Ten Eleven Ventures | Automation |
| Symbiotic Security | Seed | N/A | $10,000,000 | Alven and Drysdale | AppSec |
| Rein Security | Seed | N/A | $8,000,000 | Glilot Capital | API |
| DigitalXForce | Funding | N/A | $5,000,000 | Innovating Capital | GRC |
| DSShield | Funding | N/A | $54,000,000 | Merak Capital | Security Services |
| Blackbird.AI | Funding | N/A | $28,000,000 | Ten Eleven Ventures | OSINT |
| Salvador Technologies | Funding | N/A | $1,000,000 | Ashdod Port | OT/ICS |
| WitnessAI | Funding | N/A | $58,000,000 | Sound Ventures | AI/LLM |
| Novee | Funding | N/A | $51,500,000 | YL Ventures | PenTesting |
| Cyb3r Operations | Funding | N/A | $5,400,000 | Octopus Ventures | Supply Chain |
| MagicCube | Funding | N/A | $10,000,000 | Verifone | Endpoint |
| heyData | Funding | N/A | $16,500,000 | Riverside Acceleration Capital | GRC |
| Act Security | Funding, A | N/A | $40,000,000 | Notable Capital | Cloud |
| depthfirst | Funding, A | N/A | $40,000,000 | Accel | Vulnerability |
| Project Eleven | Funding, A | N/A | $20,000,000 | Castle Island Ventures | Quantum |
| Netbird AI | Funding, A | N/A | $10,000,000 | Pace Capital | VPN |
| Memcyco | Funding, A | N/A | $37,000,000 | Naventures | Fraud |
| Mesh Security | Funding, A | N/A | $12,000,000 | Lobby Capital | Ratings |
| Aikido Security | Funding, B | N/A | $60,000,000 | DST Global | AppSec |
| Defense Unicorns | Funding, B | N/A | $136,000,000 | Bain Capital | AppSec |
| CloudSEK | Funding, B | N/A | $10,000,000 | Connecticut Innovations | Threat Intel |
| Upwind | Funding, B | N/A | $250,000,000 | Bessemer | Cloud |
| Outtake AI | Funding, B | N/A | $40,000,000 | Iconiq | Fraud |
| Stoik | Funding, C | N/A | $20,000,000 | Impala | Cyber Insurance |
| Torq | Funding, D | N/A | $140,000,000 | Merlin Ventures | Automation |
| Claroty | Funding, F | N/A | $150,000,000 | Colub Growth | OT/ICS |
| CyberNut | Growth Funding | N/A | $5,000,000 | Growth Street Partners | Training |
| Interos | P/E Funding | N/A | $20,000,000 | Blue Owl Capital | Supply Chain |
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