Good morning,
Last week was a big volume week for funding and acquisitions alike. Also, for the second time, the company sponsoring today's newsletter has also raised a large funding round.
Is it a coincidence that companies who sponsor this newsletter raise large funding rounds and go on to take over their market?
I think not! 😎
Let's dive in.

Funding by product category
💰 Summary
15 companies raised $219.0M across 13 unique product categories
6 companies were acquired or had a merger event for $572.0M
🧩 By Product Category
$57.6M for Data Protection
$47.3M for Threat Intelligence
$27.0M for Attack Surface Management (ASM)
$25.0M for Privacy
$22.0M for Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP)
$20.0M for SaaS Security
$10.8M for Internet of Things (IoT) Security
$4.8M for Passwordless Authentication
$4.0M for Fraud Detection
$500.0K for Application Security
An undisclosed amount for Security Operations
An undisclosed amount for Professional Services
An undisclosed amount for Cloud Security
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🏢 By Company
Cyera, a data security platform that identifies sensitive data in the cloud, raised a $56.0M Series A from Accel and Sequoia Capital.
ThreatBook, a threat intelligence platform, raised a $47.3M Series E from CDH Investments.
Cyberpion, an attack surface management (ASM) platform, raised a $27.0M Series A from U.S. Venture Partners.
Cloaked, a consumer-first privacy company that enables individuals to take control of their personal data, raised a $25.0M Series A from Human Capital and Lux Capital.
Electric, an IT and cybersecurity managed services provider (MSP), raised a $20.0M Series D from Harmonic Growth Partners.
Wing Security, a SaaS application security auditing and remediation platform, raised a $20.0M Series A from GGV Capital.
Teal Communications, an Internet of Things (IoT) security company focused on securing cellular-connected IoT devices, raised a $10.8M Series A from StageDotO and Stormbreaker Ventures.
tru.ID, a passwordless authentication platform leveraging mobile device SIM cards to prove identity, raised a $4.8M Seed from Sorenson Ventures.
Effectiv, a machine learning fraud detection platform, raised a $4.0M Seed from Accel, REV.
PKI Solutions, a managed security services provider (MSSP) focusing on managing identity and encryption systems, raised a $2.0M Debt Financing Round from Northwest Bank.
Vinchin, a virtual machine (VM) data protection and disaster recovery platform, raised a $1.6M Series A from Chengdu Venture Capital.
Polaris Infosec, a web application security platform, raised a $500.0K Seed from CyLon.
Ermetic, a cloud infrastructure security platform, raised an undisclosed Venture Round. (this week’s sponsor!)
QuoLab Technologies, a security operations platform that unifies threat intelligence and incident case management processes, raised an undisclosed Seed from TEDCO.
Truvantis, a professional services firm focused on cybersecurity, raised an undisclosed Corporate Round from Guidepost Solutions.
🤝 Mergers & Acquisitions
Zimperium, a mobile device security platform, was acquired by Liberty Strategic Capitalfor $525.0M.
CBI, a managed security services provider (MSSP), was acquired by Converge Technology Solutions for $47.0M.
Cryptshare, a secure file sharing and email platform, was acquired by Pointsharp for an undisclosed amount.
Gemini Risk Partners, a cyber insurance provider, was acquired by High Street Insurance Partners for an undisclosed amount.
Hysolate, an operating system (OS) isolation platform, was acquired by Perception Point for an undisclosed amount.
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📚 Great Reads & Finds
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Access Undenied on AWS - Ermetic launched a new open-source tool called "Access Undenied on AWS" that parses AWS AccessDenied CloudTrail events, explains the reasons for them, and offers actionable fixes.
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