Q3 Cyber Security Vendor Transaction Highlights
- 109 total funding and M&A transactions
- $3.6 Billion raised over 62 rounds
- 45 total acquisitions
- 2 IPO Announcements
Visualization: Q3 Security Vendor Funding
Full Monthly Funding and M&A Transaction Lists
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
September 2021
| Vendor | Market Segment | Activity Type | Acquiring Co. | Financials |
| Osano | Data Privacy Platform | Funding, A+ round | $11M | |
| Rezilion | DevSecOps Automation | Funding, A-round | $30M | |
| Satori Cyber | DataSecOps | Funding, A-round | $20M | |
| Neosec | API Security | Funding, A-round | 20.7M | |
| Relyance AI | GRC | Funding, A-round | $25M | |
| StrikeGraph | Security Compliance | Funding, A-round | $8M | |
| Ketch | Data Privacy | Funding, A-round | $20M | |
| DeepFactor | AppSec | Funding, A-round | $15M | |
| Stairwell | Threat Hunting | Funding, A-round | $20M | |
| Jscrambler | Web Security | Funding, A-round | $15M | |
| SenseOn | Detection/Response | Funding, A-round | $20M | |
| TrueFort | Zero Trust | Funding, B-round | $30M | |
| Kolide | Endpoint | Funding, B-round | $17M | |
| Saviynt | Zero Trust | Funding, B-round | $130M | |
| Panorays | Cyber Risk Management | Funding, B-round | $42M | |
| Sternum | IoT Security | Funding, B-round | $27M | |
| SecZetta | Identity Risk Solutions | Funding, B-round | $20.5M | |
| Corelight | NDR | Funding, D-round | $75M | |
| BitSight | Cyber Risk Assessment | Funding, E-round | $250M | |
| Coalition | Cyber Insurance | Funding, E-round | $205M | |
| Snyk | AppSec | Funding, F-round | $300M | |
| JumpCloud | IAM | Funding, F-round | $159M | |
| D3 Security | SOAR | Growth Equity | $10M | |
| Pixalate | Ad Fraud Protection | Growth Equity | 18.1 M | |
| McAfee | Fireeye | Products Merger | Merger | via STG | |
| RevCult | SaaS Security Posture Management | Acquisition | OwnBackup | Undisclosed |
| SecBi | SOAR / XDR | Acquisition | LogPoint | Undisclosed |
| DisruptOps | Cloud Security Management | Acquisition | FireMon | Undisclosed |
| CAOTCHA | WordPress Plugin | Acquisition | WhiteSecurity | Undisclosed |
| Accurics | Cloud DevOps Security | Acquisition | Tenable | $160M |
| VisibleRisk | Cyber Risk Assessment | Acquisition | Bitsight | Undisclosed |
| Nuestar | Fraud Detection/Prevention | Acquisition | TransUnion | $3.1B |
| Tracepoint | Security Services | Acquisition | Booz Allen Hamilton | Undisclosed |
| SpectX | Security Analytics | Acquisition | Dynatrace | Undisclosed |
| Tugboat Logic | Security Certification Platform | Acquisition | OneTrust | Undisclosed |
| Threat Stack | Cloud Security | Acquisition | F5 | $68M |
| Cybellum | Automotive Security | Acquisition | LG | $240M |
| ExpressVPN | VPN | Acquisition | Kape Technologies | $936M |
| Guardicore | micro-segmentation | Acquisition | Akamai | $600M |
Sources of data: SecurityWeek | Venture Beat | TechCrunch | Help Net Security | ZDNet | Crunchbase News | Dark Reading | siliconANGLE | GBHackers | Security Boulevard | Yahoo Finance | CRN | Cyber Security Intelligence | Cybersecurity Insiders | Infosec Magazine | bizjournals
August 2021
| Vendor | Market Segment | Activity Type | Acquiring Co. | Financials |
| BreachQuest | Incident Response | Seed | $4.4M | |
| Blumira | Threat Detection / Response | Funding, A-round | $10.3M | |
| CertiK | Blockchain Security | Funding, B+-round | $24M | |
| Finite State | IoT Security | Funding, B-round | $30M | |
| SentiLink | Identity Verification | Funding, B-round | $70M | |
| SIGA | OT Security | Funding, B-round | $8.1M | |
| Baffle | Encryption | Funding, B-round | $20M | |
| InfoSum | Data Privacy | Funding, B-round | $65M | |
| Hunters | XDR | Funding, B-round | $30M | |
| Upstream | Automotive Security | Funding, C-round | $62M | |
| Nozomi | IoT/ICS | Funding, D-round | $100M | |
| SecureWorx | MSSP | Acquisition | Ernst & Young | Undisclosed |
| Focal Point Data Risk | Security Services | Acquisition | CDW | Undisclosed |
| RiskSense | Vulnerability Management | Acquisition | Ivanti | Undisclosed |
| Diamond Fortress Technologies | Digital Identity | Acquisition | Telos | Undisclosed |
| Refactr | DevSecOps | Acquisition | Sophos | Undisclosed |
| Dustico | Supply Chain | Acquisition | Checkmarx | Undisclosed |
| asCyberSolutions | OT/ICS | Acquisition | Deloitte | Undisclosed |
| Cybint | Cyber Education | Acquisition | HackerU | Undisclosed |
| TotalCloud | Security workflow orchestration | Acquisition | Qualys | Undisclosed |
| Intrigue | Attack Surface Management | Acquisition | Mandiant | Undisclosed |
| Gotham Security | Security Services | Acquisition | GoVanguard | Undisclosed |
| Avast | Consumer Security | Acquisition | NortonLifeLock | $8B |
| Epsagon | Application Observability | Acquisition | Cisco | Undisclosed |
| build.security | Security Policy Management | Acquisition | Elastic | Undisclosed |
| CMD | Cloud Infrastructure Security | Acquisition | Elastic | Undisclosed |
| Avanan | Cloud Email Security | Acquisition | Check Point | Undisclosed |
| ForgeRock | IAM | IPO Filing | ||
| IronNet | Threat Detection | IPO via LGL merger |
July 2021
| Vendor | Market Segment | Activity Type | Acquiring Co. | Financials |
| Opaque | Cloud Data Security | Seed | $9.5M | |
| Goldilock | Airgap Security | Seed | $1M | |
| Sevco Security | Cloud Security | Funding, A-round | $15M | |
| Stytch | API Authentication | Funding, A-round | $30M | |
| Code-X | Data Security | Funding, A-round | $5M | |
| SecurEnds | Compliance | Funding, A-round | $21M | |
| DNSFilter | DNS Protection | Funding, A-round | $30M | |
| Magic | Identity Authentication | Funding, A-round | $27M | |
| Noetic | Cyber Asset Management | Funding, A-round | $15M | |
| Cyolo | Zero Trust | Funding, A-round | $21M | |
| SolCyber | MSSP | Funding, A-round | $20M | |
| BlackCloak | Cyber Protection Service | Funding, A-round | $11M | |
| Unit 21 | Fraud Prevention | Funding, B-round | $34M | |
| r2c | AppSec | Funding, B-round | $27M | |
| NanoLock | IoT/OT Security | Funding, B-round | $11M | |
| VU | Fraud/Identity Protection | Funding, B-round | $12M | |
| YesWeHack | Bug Bounty Platform | Funding, B-round | $18.8M | |
| 1Password | Password Management | Funding, B-round | $100M | |
| AttackIQ | Breach/Attack Simulation | Funding, C-round | $44M | |
| Virsec | AppSec | Funding, C-round | $100M | |
| Sourcegraph | AppSec | Funding, D-round | $125M | |
| LogicGate | GRC | Funding, D-round | $113M | |
| At-Bay | Cyber Insurance | Funding, D-round | $185M | |
| Arctic Wolf | MSSP | Funding, F-round | $150M | |
| Netskope | CASB/SASE | Funding, H-round | $300M | |
| Cybereason | Endpoint | Funding, crossover | $275M | |
| Safe Security | Security Risk Scoring | Strategic Investment | $33M | |
| Skout Cybersecurity | XDR | Acquisition | Barracuda Networks | Undisclosed |
| whiteCrypton | Source Code Protection | Acquisition | Zimperium | Undisclosed |
| Capsule8 | Linux Protection | Acquisition | Sophos | Undisclosed |
| Tresorit | Cloud Data Security | Acquisition | Swiss Post | Undisclosed |
| RiskIQ | Threat Intelligence | Acquisition | Microsoft | $500M |
| Bayshore Networks | OT/ICS | Acquisition | OPSWAT | Undisclosed |
| AdaptiveMobile | Detection/Response | Acquisition | Enea | Undisclosed |
| Empow | Security Analytics | Acquisition | Cybereason | Undisclosed |
| Apolicy | Container Security | Acquisition | Sysdig | Undisclosed |
| Intsights | Threat Intelligence | Acquisition | Rapid7 | $335M |
| Braintrace | NDR | Acquisition | Sophos | Undisclosed |
| CloudKnox | Cloud IAM | Acquisition | Microsoft | Undisclosed |
| Sentek Global | Security Services | Acquisition | Deloitte | Undisclosed |
| TransientX | Zero Trust | Acquisition | Deloitte | Undisclosed |
Sources of data: SecurityWeek | Venture Beat | TechCrunch | Help Net Security | ZDNet | Crunchbase News | Dark Reading | siliconANGLE | GBHackers | Security Boulevard | Yahoo Finance
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