At Bessemer Venture Partners, we believe that our long history and successful track record in cyber security provide us a key advantage in identifying and assisting the most important security startups – our investors have been involved in starting or funding over forty cyber security companies over the last two decades, including eight IPOs and 15 large acquisitions.
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Team
Chini Krishnan
Chini Krishnan is an Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners.
Current Companies
Auth0
Identity management as a service for SaaS applications and enterprises
Bastille
Bastille is a cyber security company that detects and mitigates threats affecting the Internet of Things (IoT).
Claroty
Claroty provides operational technology network protection which addresses cyber attacks on industrial control systems.
CyberGRX
CyberGRX is a cyber risk management platform that mitigates and monitors third party exposure for enterprises.
Dashlane
A consumer password management application and secure digital wallet.
Distil Networks
Distil Networks provides online fraud detection and mitigation software that protects websites from malicious bots.
DocuSign, Inc.
DocuSign makes it easy and fast to get documents signed with the world's largest electronic signature platform.
Endgame
Endgame is delivering the next generation of Security Intelligence & Analytics (SIA).
Illusive Networks
Illusive Networks has developed deception technology to protect against targeted cyber attacks and advanced persistent threats (APTs).
Intego
Makes software products that protect Macintosh computers used by more than a million people in 60 countries from the dangers of the Internet.
K2 Intelligence
K2 Intelligence provides specialized risk services and solutions to corporations, sovereign nations and individuals.
PhishMe
PhishMe is the leading provider of education and incident response tools to help enterprises defend against phishing and social engineering attacks.
Reputation.com
Reputation.com has a world-class team of technologists and researchers focused on helping people control their lives online.
Team8
Team8 is an Israeli cyber-security venture capital fund.
ThreatTrack Security
ThreatTrack Security helps organizations identify and stop Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), targeted attacks and other sophisticated malware designed to evade the traditional cyber-defenses.
Verato
Verato helps enterprises maintain clean identity data and more accurately link customer records within and across enterprises. Verato’s SaaS platform offers faster time-to-value, at a fraction of the costs of traditional matching approaches.
Virtru
Virtru is an ecrypted communications service for email.
Wandera
Wandera pioneered the Secure Mobile Gateway to help organizations protect their data from mobile threats and gain better visibility and control over their mobile data usage.
Past Companies
Altiga Networks (acq. by Cisco)
Pioneer of Virtual Private Network (VPN) communications equipment. In 2000, it was acquired by Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO).
BillGuard
Billguard is a personal-finance security service powered by collective consumer vigilance. In October 2015, Billguard was acquired by Prosper Marketplace.
CloudLock
CloudLock provides information security applications for enterprises using cloud platforms. In June 2016, the company was acquired by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO).
Counterpane (acq. by BT)
Counterpane Systems is a data security monitoring service that monitors the firewalls and intrusion detection products protecting corporate networks. David Cowan invested in its early rounds and served on the board until the company's acquisition by BT (NYSE: BT) in 2006.
Cyota (acq. by RSA)
Leading player in the anti-fraud space, specializing in financial institutions. Specializes in fraud related to the Internet, such as online banking fraud, e-commerce fraud and phishing.
Defense.net
Defense.net provides Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack mitigation services. In May 2014, the company was acquired by F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV).
eEye Digital Security
eEye offers an integrated suite of vulnerability-management software that focuses on eliminating vulnerabilities, rather than merely thwarting attacks. eEye is now a subsidiary of BeyondTrust, which acquired the company in 2012.
Finjan
Finjan provides enterprise web security solutions. In June 2013, it became a public company after it was acquired by Converted Organics (OTC: FNJN).
Good Technology
In 2009, BVP portfolio company, Visto Corporation, acquired Good Technology. Good Technology provides security and management software for mobile phones.
Internet Identity (IID)
IID is a collaborative threat intelligence platform that enables enterprises and public agencies to combat cyberattacks by sharing incident data in real time. In February 2016, IID was acquired by Infoblox, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLOX).
iSIGHT Partners
iSIGHT Partners is the leader in cyber threat intelligence. In January 2016, iSIGHT was acquired by FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE).
Lifelock
LifeLock, Inc. is an industry leader in identity theft protection. The company has been relentlessly protecting its members’ identities by providing consumers with the tools and confidence they need to help protect themselves from identity theft and to manage their credit. Lifelock went public in October 2012 (NYSE: LOCK) and was acquired by Symantec in 2017.
Nominum
Nominum is a pioneering provider of IP-address infrastructure software for enterprises that require reliable and secure DNS, DHCP and IP address management for their mission-critical networks. Nominum was acquired by Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) in November 2017.
ON Technology (acq. by Symantec)
Leading provider of LAN applications and utilities for Novell networks that acquired DaVinci Systems. The company went public (NASDAQ:ONTC). ON was acquired in 2002 by Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) and the company's CEO, Chris Risley, became a BVP operating partner.
Postini
Provides email security and management for the enterprise. Google bought the company for $750m in 2007.
Qualys
Qualys is a provider of cloud security and compliance solutions. The company went public (NASDAQ: QLYS) in September 2012.
Sarvega
Sarvega is a provider of XML routing and security appliances and software. In August 2005, Sarvega was acquired by Intel (NASDAQ: INTC).
SilverSky
SilverSky provides comprehensive, on-demand messaging and security services to thousands of businesses. The company was acquired by BAE Systems in 2014.
SiteAdvisor (acq. by McAfee)
Developed a centralized service that protects consumers from Web-based security threats.
Tripwire (MGR. by Thoma Bravo)
Software-development company specializing in system security and policy compliance applications. In May 2011, it was aquired by Thoma Bravo.
Tumbleweed
Extended e-mail and Web applications by creating a secure, traceable and personalized online-communication environment.
ValiCert (acq. by Tumbleweed)
Valicert provides security products for the Internet. After going public in 2000 (NASDAQ:VLCT), it was purchased by Tumbleweed (NASDAQ:TMWD) three years later.
VeriSign
The leading provider of trusted infrastructure services to Web-site owners, enterprises, service providers and individuals.
Worldtalk (acq. by Tumbleweed)
Sold an email and directory switch; later focused on email security .