Cybersecurity funding news from the week of November 1st, 2021
💰 Summary
8 companies raised $36.8M
4 companies were acquired or had a merger event
🧩 By Category
$10.0M for IoT Security
$7.5M for Privacy
$7.3M for Application Security
$3.3M for Data Protection
$2.0M for Managed Security Services Provider
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🏢 By Company
Asimily, a security analytics platform for Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices, raised a $10.0M Venture Round.
Ethyca, a data privacy management platform, raised a $7.5M Series A.
GRYPHON, a cloud managed network protection software platform for homes and small businesses, raised a $6.7M Equity Crowdfunding.
Oxeye Security, a cloud-native application security company, raised a $5.3M Seed.
Vaultree, an encryption-as-a-service platform, raised a $3.3M Seed.
Wabbi, a secure DevOps infrastructure platform, raised a $2.0M Seed.
BitLyft, a managed security services provider (MSSP), raised a $1.0M Seed.
SecureStay, a hospitality cybersecurity company, raised a $1.0M Pre-Seed.
🤝 Mergers & Acquisitions
SecureCircle, a zero-trust DLP company, was acquired by CrowdStrike.
Acceptto, a passwordless identity and access management (IAM) company, was acquired by SecureAuth.
SixSq, a secure edge-to-cloud computing platform, was acquired by Ekinops.
Maple, a cybersecurity managed services provider, was acquired by BDR Group.
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