{"id":42242,"date":"2014-02-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/ciberseguridad-una-oportunidad-para-los-inversores\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T11:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:25:02","slug":"ciberseguridad-una-oportunidad-para-los-inversores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/en\/ciberseguridad-una-oportunidad-para-los-inversores\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity: an opportunity for investors"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the past year, venture capital firms invested $$1.4MM in 239 US companies in the following sectors \u00a0cybersecurity<\/span><\/a> . El 80% de las cuales terminaron en mergers and acquisitions<\/a> o en salida a bolsa, con un rendimiento promedio de 10 veces la inversi\u00f3n.<\/span><\/h6>\n
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Successful operations in the security sector<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Fire Eye<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0went public in September last year (it now has a market capitalisation of $7 MM ) and subsequently acquired by\u00a0Mandiant<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0for $ 1 MM.<\/span>
\nCisco<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0bought for $2.7 MM the security company\u00a0Sourcefire<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0e\u00a0\u00a0IBM<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0acquired\u00a0Trusteer\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>by $1 MM.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"In Spain there have also been successful operations in this sector,\u00a0Alien Vault,<\/span><\/span>\u00a018 million round of financing last September, with the participation of the following investors\u00a0Trident Capital<\/span><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Kleiner Perkins\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Caufield & Byers<\/span>,\u00a0Sigma West<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Adara Venture Partners<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Top Tier Capital\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0Correlation Ventures,<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0as new investors. A year earlier, it closed its second round for 6.5 million euros,\" says Diego Gutierrez, corporate finance expert at\u00a0Abra-Invest.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cybersecurity industry forecasts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In recent years, the problems caused by the lack of security in the cyber world have increased the belief that cyber security is a necessary investment.<\/span>
\nOn the other hand, the increased use of new technologies opens up many fields within the world of security in areas such as mobility, social media or the cloud.<\/span><\/p>\n

It seems that the success of investing in the world of cybersecurity can be quite positive, although it is true that it must be borne in mind that setting up a cybersecurity company requires a large amount of financial and technical resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you need financing or are looking for investment opportunities, do not hesitate to contact us for a no-obligation consultation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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