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Cybersecurity

We help founders lay enduring foundations to build cybersecurity companies that drive the industry forward, starting with seed and Series A investments and sticking with our companies at every stage of their growth.

Bessemer is widely recognized as one of the most active and successful institutional investors in cybersecurity, and our first investments in the category date back to the early 1990s. Over the course of three decades, we’ve made over 43 investments and helped realize nine cybersecurity IPOs and more than 23 private to public acquisitions. Bessemer builds its investment practice on decades of operational and investing experience in the category, as well as a constantly evolving roadmap-driven approach, enabling us to recognize shifting technology trends and identify the next generation of cybersecurity leaders at earlier stages. Notably, Bessemer is recognized for making pre-product or pre-revenue investments in some of the most prominent cybersecurity companies in the world.

Our Cybersecurity Team

Our Companies

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ACQUIRED BY: FIREEYE
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iSIGHT Security

iSIGHT Partners is a leader in cyber threat intelligence. In January 2016, iSIGHT was acquired by FireEye, Inc.

ACQUIRED BY: FIREEYE

Investors

David Cowan

Founded

2007

Partnered

2014

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Cybersecurity Enterprise
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ACQUIRED BY: PE CONSORTIUM
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PhishMe

PhishMe is the leading provider of education and incident response tools to help enterprises defend against phishing and social engineering attacks. PhishMe was acquired by a private equity consortium in 2018.

ACQUIRED BY: PE CONSORTIUM

Investors

Alex Ferrara

Founded

2011

Partnered

2016

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ACQUIRED BY: FIREEYE
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Verodin

Verodin is a business platform that enables organizations to measure, manage, and improve their cybersecurity effectiveness. Verodin was acquired by FireEye in May 2019.

ACQUIRED BY: FIREEYE

Investors

Bob Goodman

Founded

2014

Partnered

2018

Roadmaps

Cybersecurity Enterprise
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ACQUIRED BY: GOOGLE
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Postini

Postini provides email security and management for the enterprise. In July 2007, Postini was acquired by Google (NASDAQ:GOOG).

ACQUIRED BY: GOOGLE

Investors

David Cowan

Founded

1999

Partnered

2003

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Cloud
ACQUIRED BY: OKTA
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Illusive Networks

Illusive Networks allows security teams to preemptively harden networks against advanced attackers, stop targeted attacks, and resolve incidents quickly.

Investors

David Cowan

Founded

2014

Partnered

2015

Roadmaps

Cybersecurity Enterprise

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