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Cybersecurity

Bessemer has shaped the cybersecurity landscape since the 1990s, backing industry giants from their earliest days – often before they had products or revenue. Our track record speaks for itself – over 43 investments, nine cybersecurity IPOs, and more than 23 private to public acquisitions. We build our investment practice on operational and investing experience with a constantly evolving roadmap-driven approach. This enables us to recognize shifting tech trends and identify the next generation of leaders at earlier stages.

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

Roadmaps

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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Torq

Torq is a no-code automation platform for security and operations teams. Frontline security professionals use Torq's easy workflow designer, limitless integrations and pre-built templates to deliver stronger security in minutes. Teams use Torq to accelerate threat response, automatically remediate risks, and automate away manual security tasks.

Investors

Amit Karp

Founded

2019

Partnered

2020

Roadmaps

Cybersecurity Enterprise Israel
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Legit Security

Legit Security protects software supply chains from attack by automatically discovering and securing the pipelines, infrastructure, code, and people so that businesses can stay safe while releasing software fast.

Investors

Amit Karp

Founded

2020

Partnered

2021

Roadmaps

Cybersecurity Enterprise Israel

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