{"id":43496,"date":"2017-05-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/la-inversion-en-ciberseguridad-alcanza-un-nuevo-record-en-los-5-primeros-meses-de-2017-con-empresas-valoradas-en-mas-de-1b\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T11:41:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:41:21","slug":"la-inversion-en-ciberseguridad-alcanza-un-nuevo-record-en-los-5-primeros-meses-de-2017-con-empresas-valoradas-en-mas-de-1b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/en\/la-inversion-en-ciberseguridad-alcanza-un-nuevo-record-en-los-5-primeros-meses-de-2017-con-empresas-valoradas-en-mas-de-1b\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity investment hits new record high in first 5 months of 2017, with companies valued at more than $1B"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the first 5 months of 2017, the number of investments made in the cybersecurity sector has reached a new record high, reaching 190 deals, which is 20% compared to the same period last year. Although we have detected large rounds in the sector, there have also been several seed\/angel rounds. This is a sign that new innovative solutions are being created in response to emerging attacks. Which companies are receiving support from investors?<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Okta and CrowdStrike valued at more than $1B<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Okta<\/a> <\/span>is an American company, based in San Francisco, known primarily for cloud identity management. Its clients include Eurostar and Gatwick Airport.<\/span><\/p>\n

The company went public in April 2017 At its IPO, Okta achieved a market capitalisation of 2.14 B $. The company ended its first day of IPO with a 38.3% appreciation in the value of its shares from the price initially set.<\/span><\/p>\n

Okta has been growing considerably in recent years. From November 2016 to January 2016 its revenue grew from $42M to $48M and its net loss decreased from $ 21.9M to $ 18.2M.<\/span><\/p>\n

CrowdStrike, <\/a>Californian company founded in 2011 has just received a $100M round, reaching a valuation of over $1B. To date, CrowdSrtike had raised $256M.<\/span><\/p>\n

The company, which investigated among others the hacking of the US Democratic National Committee (DNC), has been at the centre of some of the largest and most high-profile hacking investigations in recent times, many of them targeting Russian hackers<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

CrowdStrike does not disclose its revenue figures, but claims to have endpoint deployments in 176 countries and to process 40 billion security events every day. The company has reported 476% year-on-year growth in new endpoint protection platform (EPP) subscriptions, 400% growth in the number of $1m+ transactions and 253% growth in endpoint protection platform sensors deployed.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to these large companies, other companies such as Armor and Verisys have also received large rounds. Armor offers cybersecurity solutions for e-commerce, healthcare and enterprise finance. The company, founded in 2009, has already received $<\/sup>149.1M in numerous rounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Verisys<\/a> <\/span>has a file integrity monitoring system. This is the first round closed by the company. It already has a lot of experience working in this sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other posts you may be interested in<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Technology consultancy CMC buys Prot-on and Daknosys to deliver better cybersecurity and data analytics solutions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

European cybersecurity attracts investors: Darktrace and Silent Circle<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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