January's cyber security vendor transaction highlights
- 39 total funding and M&A transactions
- $1.3 Billion raised over 33 rounds
- 6 M&A events
Crunching the Numbers
- The $1.3 Billion raised in January 2026 represents an 218% increase in funding raised when compared to January 2025 ($409 Million).
- 33 funding rounds were tracked in January ’26 compared to 29 in January, ’25.
- Early-stage funding (Seed, Series-A) represents 42% of all January 2026 funding rounds recorded.
- Four rounds of funding >$100 Million were recorded accounting for 52% of all January funding dollars.
January's funding round breakdown
Funding
M&A
Funding
| Vendor | Activity Type | Financials | Lead Investor | Market Segment |
| Fencer | Seed | $5,500,000 | MHS Capital | Platform |
| Armadin Security | Seed | $24,000,000 | Ballistic Ventures | Vulnerability |
| Zepo | Seed | $15,000,000 | TIN Capital | Social Engineering |
| Dam Secure | Seed | $4,000,000 | Paladin Capital Group | AppSec |
| Asymmetric Security | Seed | $4,200,000 | Susa Ventures | Forensics |
| Furl | Seed | $10,000,000 | Ten Eleven Ventures | Automation |
| Symbiotic Security | Seed | $10,000,000 | Alven and Drysdale | AppSec |
| Rein Security | Seed | $8,000,000 | Glilot Capital | API |
| DigitalXForce | Funding | $5,000,000 | Innovating Capital | GRC |
| DSShield | Funding | $54,000,000 | Merak Capital | Security Services |
| Blackbird.AI | Funding | $28,000,000 | Ten Eleven Ventures | OSINT |
| Salvador Technologies | Funding | $1,000,000 | Ashdod Port | OT/ICS |
| WitnessAI | Funding | $58,000,000 | Sound Ventures | AI/LLM |
| Novee | Funding | $51,500,000 | YL Ventures | PenTesting |
| Cyb3r Operations | Funding | $5,400,000 | Octopus Ventures | Supply Chain |
| MagicCube | Funding | $10,000,000 | Verifone | Endpoint |
| heyData | Funding | $16,500,000 | Riverside Acceleration Capital | GRC |
| Act Security | Funding, A | $40,000,000 | Notable Capital | Cloud |
| depthfirst | Funding, A | $40,000,000 | Accel | Vulnerability |
| Project Eleven | Funding, A | $20,000,000 | Castle Island Ventures | Quantum |
| Netbird AI | Funding, A | $10,000,000 | Pace Capital | VPN |
| Memcyco | Funding, A | $37,000,000 | Naventures | Fraud |
| Mesh Security | Funding, A | $12,000,000 | Lobby Capital | Ratings |
| Aikido Security | Funding, B | $60,000,000 | DST Global | AppSec |
| Defense Unicorns | Funding, B | $136,000,000 | Bain Capital | AppSec |
| CloudSEK | Funding, B | $10,000,000 | Connecticut Innovations | Threat Intel |
| Upwind | Funding, B | $250,000,000 | Bessemer | Cloud |
| Outtake AI | Funding, B | $40,000,000 | Iconiq | Fraud |
| Stoik | Funding, C | $20,000,000 | Impala | Cyber Insurance |
| Torq | Funding, D | $140,000,000 | Merlin Ventures | Automation |
| Claroty | Funding, F | $150,000,000 | Colub Growth | OT/ICS |
| CyberNut | Growth Funding | $5,000,000 | Growth Street Partners | Training |
| Interos | P/E Funding | $20,000,000 | Blue Owl Capital | Supply Chain |
M&A
| Vendor | Activity Type | Acquiring Company | Financials | Market Segment |
| AssurancePoint | Acquisition | Axiom GRC | Undisclosed | GRC |
| SGNL | Acquisition | CrowdStrike | $740,000,000 | Identity |
| Seraphic Security | Acquisition | CrowdStrike | $420,000,000 | Browser |
| StrongDM | Acquisition | Delinea | Undisclosed | Identity |
| Cycuity | Acquisition | Arteris | Undisclosed | Firmware Security |
| Pynt | Acquisition | Radware | Undisclosed | API |
Research Methodology
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