Startups are hard and becoming a unicorn startup is even harder, but here is a list of 23 cyber security companies that have achieved the unicorn status.
.png){kind=small}
Cyber Security has been one of the most talked-about technologies for the last decade.
It has been the darling technology behind many entrepreneurs who wanted to build large tech startups and achieve unicorn status.
And it is not surprising, given that it can be used to build so many ventures.
At the moment, 23 Cybersecurity startups have achieved unicorn status.
Acronis endpoint solutions offer all-inclusive security and are designed for companies to build a secure digital environment.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
September 2019
)
Country:
Switzerland
City:
Schaffhausen
Started in:
2003
Founders:
Serguei Beloussov, Stanislav Protassov, Yakov Zubarev
Industries:
Cloud Data Services, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Software
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$408,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
3
Number of investors:
5
Aqua Security's cloud native platform offers patent-pending next generation security capabilities built for containers. The platform allows enterprises and developers to use, deploy, and manage security functions at the speed of the Cloud.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
March 2021
)
Country:
Israel
City:
Ramat Gan
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Amir Jerbi, Dror Davidoff
Industries:
Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Security, Software, Virtualization
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$265,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
8
Arctic Wolf offers holistic security strategies built on tailored managed services to keep businesses safe from cyber threats.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.30
B (
October 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
Eden Prairie
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Brian NeSmith, Kim Tremblay
Industries:
Cyber Security, Information Technology, Network Security, Software
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$348,200,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
13
Armis Security’s IoT security solution provides enterprises with a real-time view of the status of any device or network and empowers them to take action, fix problems, control access, and prevent attacks.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2
B (
February 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
Palo Alto
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Nadir Izrael, Tomer Schwartz, Yevgeny Dibrov
Industries:
Cyber Security, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Network Security
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$237,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
15
Axonius is a cybersecurity asset inventory management platform designed to help you enforce data security across your organization.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.20
B (
March 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
New York
Started in:
2017
Founders:
Avidor Bartov, Dean Sysman, Ofri Shur
Industries:
Asset Management, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Network Security
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$465,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
14
BigID is a cloud privacy management provider that unifies consumer data protection, quality assurance, and compliance.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
December 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
New York
Started in:
2016
Founders:
Dimitri Sirota, Nimrod Vax
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cyber Security, Risk Management, Software
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$246,099,999
Number of funding rounds:
9
Number of investors:
16
Coalition operates as one of the first companies in the world to offer access to cyber insurance program.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.75
B (
March 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2017
Founders:
John Hering, Joshua Motta
Industries:
Cyber Security, Information Technology, Insurance, Risk Management
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$315,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
10
Cybereason is a cybersecurity solution that detects and responds to advanced cyberattacks, without compromising the performance of your systems.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.50
B (
June 2017
)
Country:
United States
City:
Boston
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Lior Div, Yonatan Amit, Yossi Naar
Industries:
Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, Intrusion Detection, Real Time
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$388,600,000
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
4
HashiCorp provides operations-focused tools for building, deploying, and automating modern infrastructure.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$5.10
B (
November 2018
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Armon Dadgar, Mitchell Hashimoto
Industries:
Cloud Infrastructure, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Private Cloud, Productivity Tools, Software
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$349,175,000
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
11
ID.me is a private network of websites, companies and online applications that have come together to create an ecosystem for your digital identity. This ecosystem allows users to bypass the lengthy identification process by securely storing their information in one central location.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.50
B (
March 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
Mclean
Started in:
2010
Founders:
Blake Hall, Matthew Thompson, Tanel Suurhans
Industries:
Cloud Data Services, Cyber Security, E-Commerce Platforms, Identity Management, Privacy
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$155,245,000
Number of funding rounds:
15
Number of investors:
30
Adaptive segmentation combines multiple signature-based and behavioral analysis to detect, prevent, and automatically respond to cyber attacks.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.57
B (
April 2015
)
Country:
United States
City:
Sunnyvale
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Andrew Rubin, PJ Kirner
Industries:
Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Center, Enterprise Software, Security
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$332,500,000
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
18
Kaseya empowers the IT department to manage complex environments, simplifying administration and reducing costs. Available as a managed service with predictable monthly payments, it’s the convenient, easy way to gain control over your IT environment.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2.00
B (
March 2019
)
Country:
Ireland
City:
Dublin
Started in:
2000
Founders:
Gerald Blackie
Industries:
Cyber Security, Enterprise, SaaS, Security, Software
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$544,777,315
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
5
Lookout is the only complete mobile security platform that leverages machine learning to predict and avert attacks while offering the industry's most comprehensive data protection.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
October 2013
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2007
Founders:
James Burgess, John Hering, Kevin Mahaffey
Industries:
Analytics, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Network Security, Predictive Analytics
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$282,339,000
Number of funding rounds:
9
Number of investors:
21
Netskope cloud security software delivers visibility into data usage and helps organizations stop threats and avoid data leakage.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$3.00
B (
November 2018
)
Country:
United States
City:
Santa Clara
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Krishna Narayanaswamy, Ravi Ithal, Sanjay Beri
Industries:
Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Software
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$740,100,000
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
12
Orca Security provides workload-level security for the cloud. Instant on and ready to go.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.20
B (
March 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
Los Angeles
Started in:
2019
Founders:
Avi Shua, Ety Spiegel Hubara, Gil Geron, Hadas Amitay, Liran Antebi, Matan Ben-Gur, Shay Filosof, Wagde Zabit
Industries:
Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Information Technology
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$292,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
8
SentinelOne leverages cloud-based artificial intelligence to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$3.10
B (
February 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
Mountain View
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Almog Cohen, Ehud Shamir, Tomer Weingarten
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Network Security, Security
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$696,520,000
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
17
Signifyd is a fraud protection technology for e-commerce businesses. They protect their clients from chargebacks, identity theft, and other fraudulent activities on their websites.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.34
B (
4/15/21
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Jose
Started in:
2011
Founders:
Michael Liberty, Rajesh Ramanand
Industries:
Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Fraud Detection, Payments
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$390,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
25
Snyk provides integrated development environment plugins and security analysis tools to identify, track and fix vulnerabilities in open source software code.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$4.70
B (
January 2020
)
Country:
United Kingdom
City:
Reading
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Assaf Hefetz, Danny Grander, Guy Podjarny
Industries:
Cyber Security, Developer Tools, Network Security, Software
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$752,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
20
The Socure predictive analytics platform helps digital identity verification providers prevent fraud for consumers in accordance with new international regulations.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.30
B (
March 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
New York
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Johnny Ayers, Sunil Madhu
Industries:
Cyber Security, Identity Management, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Security
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$196,900,000
Number of funding rounds:
9
Number of investors:
25
Tanium uses next-generation security analytics and automation technologies for enterprises to identify potential threats on their infrastructure.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$9.00
B (
March 2015
)
Country:
United States
City:
Kirkland
Started in:
2007
Founders:
David Hindawi, Orion Hindawi
Industries:
Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, Information Technology, SaaS, Security, Software
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$1,049,991,919
Number of funding rounds:
12
Number of investors:
14
Venafi protects the keys and certificates that ultimately underpin the security of the Internet. They automate security for both traditional and cloud environments and help you protect your customers, partners, and employees while improving compliance.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.15
B (
December 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
Salt Lake City
Started in:
2004
Founders:
Jayson Seegmiller
Industries:
Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, Information Technology, SaaS, Security
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$167,199,997
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
9
Verkada is the next generation security platform that integrates with your company’s existing technology to deliver real-time threat prevention and unified, cloud-based visibility into activity across all networks.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.60
B (
January 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Mateo
Started in:
2016
Founders:
Benjamin Bercovitz, Filip Kaliszan, Hans Robertson, James Ren
Industries:
Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise, Enterprise Software, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Network Security, Physical Security, Security, Smart Building
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$138,900,000
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
11
Wiz provides security intelligence for cloud infrastructure services like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.70
B (
March 2021
)
Country:
Israel
City:
Tel Aviv
Started in:
2020
Founders:
Ami Luttwak, Assaf Rappaport, Roy Reznik, Yinon Costica
Industries:
Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, Security
Number of employees:
50-100
Funding Amount:
$230,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
2
Number of investors:
6
