Cybersecurity startup Darktrace raises $64M

U.K.-based cybersecurity startup Darktrace has raised $64 million in a new round led by KKR, with participation from Summit Partners, TenEleven Ventures and SoftBank. The new investments give the three-year-old enterprise software company a valuation of more than $400 million, according to a TechCrunch report.

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Darktrace

$64M / Series C

Darktrace provides enterprise cyber threat defense software. The UK company reportedly has a valuation of over $400M and will use its new funding to further international expansion and for R&D.

Categories:

London GBR · Information Technology · Cyber Security · Network Security

Founders:

Nicole Eagan

Investors:

KKR & Co. (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.) (Lead), Ten Eleven Ventures, Summit Partners, + 1 more

NextVR

$20M / Series B

NextVR enables the transmission of live, long-form VR content in broadcast quality. The Laguna Beach, Calif.-based company has partnered with FOX Sports and also broadcasted major events, including last year’s Democratic Debate and the keynote speech from the Oculus Connect 2015 Developer Conference.

Categories:

Laguna Beach · Enterprise Software · Mobile · Virtual Reality

Founders:

DJ Roller, David Cole, David Cole

Investors:

CITIC Guoan

Twistlock

$10M / Series A

TwistLock provides an enterprise suite for container security. The San Francisco-based company claims to have a customer base of Fortune 50 firms, large enterprises, and startups. TwistLock has raised a total of $13.1M to date.

Categories:

San Francisco · Cloud Security · Enterprise Software · Information Technology · Security

Founders:

Ben Bernstein, Dima Stopel

Investors:

Rally Ventures, Ten Eleven Ventures, YL Ventures

More Investments
Company Amount / Round Lead Investor
Netwatch 10M EUR / Debt Financing
Netwatch 9.0M EUR / Venture
Veriflow $8.2M / Series A New Enterprise Associates, Menlo Ventures
Finanzchef24 4.0M EUR / Venture
KEY Concierge $3.8M / Series A Wildcat Venture Partners
Airwallex $3.0M / Seed Gobi Partners
mpb.com 2.1M GBP / Series A Mobeus Equity Partners
Flyrobe $1.7M / Seed Sequoia Capital
Drop Loyalty 1.0M CAD / Seed
Desktop Metal unknown / Series B
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Wandoujia

Acquired by Alibaba for $200M

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Epicor KKR & Co. (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.) $3.3B
Vacuplast Patrick Industries $11M
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