π° Security, Funded #6
The Security, Funded newsletter issue #6 - Cybersecurity funding and M&A news from the week of August 9th, 2021.
Table of Contents

Summary
- 6 companies raised $260.0M
By Category
- $240.0M for Data Protection
- $9.0M for Email Security
- $8.1M for IoT Security
- $1.7M for Security Orchestration and Automated Response (SOAR)
- $1.2M for Satellite Security
- An undisclosed amount for Compliance
By Company
- OwnBackup, a cloud data protection and backup system for companies using Salesforce, raised a $240.0M Series E.
- Tessian, an enterprise email security platform, raised a $9.0M Series C.
- SIGA OT Solutions, a company providing operational Technology (OT) monitoring and anomaly detection for SCADA/ICS systems, raised a $8.1M Series B.
- Trickest, a low-code security orchestration and automated response (SOAR) platform for offensive and defensive security teams, raised a $1.7M Seed.
- SpaceIt, a company providing infrastructure to increase reliability and security satellite missions, raised a $1.2M Pre-Seed.
- A-LIGN, a global cybersecurity and compliance solutions provider, raised an undisclosed amount on a Private Equity round.
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