According to CBinsights, among the IPOs in 2013, the security networking company stands out. FireEye which has doubled since its debut on the Nasdaq. But this case has not been the only successful sale recently; over the past year, 78 companies have been sold within the sector. There are also relevant cases in Spain, such as Alien Vault.
$1.4Bn of investment in the last year
Topping the list of the most active investors are heavyweights like Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Andreessen Horowitz with 13 deals each. KPCB's latest cybersecurity financing rounds include AlienVault and Ionic Security. KPCB also participated in a funding round in 2011 for Mandiantthe Virginia-based information security firm that exposed China's military unit in hacking with US corporations and government agencies. Andreessen Horowitz, meanwhile, has recently been involved in a number of early stage cyber security deals, including a Series A round in BlueBox, Pindrop Security and CipherCloud.
Spain presents several relevant cases
The most recent and relevant case has been Alien Vault, a Spanish company dedicated to providing unified security management and threat intelligence solutions through crowdsourcing, which has just completed a new funding round worth $26.5M led by GGV Capital and which has also involved current investors such as Trident Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sigma West and Adara Venture Partners, just as new top-tier investors Top Tier Capital have been brought in and Correlation Ventures.
«Spain has presented success stories over recent years since the Bilbao-based company Panda Software received a $14M round of funding in a round led by Investindustrial. Another leading company with international projection is S21sec which is dedicated to the protection of digital assets in order to successfully and timely respond to online fraud and cybersecurity threats. Telvent is the lead industrial partner with the acquisition of Telvent's stake in the company. SODENA (20%) within the company. These companies have made very significant efforts towards their internationalisation and have headquarters abroad ABRA INVEST.
Intel leads the ranking of companies sold
Intel is one of the top 3 most active investors in cyber security. Following the purchase of anti-virus company McFee in 2011, its investment arm has been very active with several sales in the cyber security sector in 2012. Among the latest cyber security exits from Intel Capital intelcapitalincludes the security company Credant Technologies (acquired by Dell), as well as Solera Networks acquired by Blue Coat system). Jafco Ventures has also experienced recent exits, including 41st Parameter, a device recognition startup acquired by Experian, and the intellectual property offices of FireEye and Palo Alto Networks.