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| Date | Event | Source class |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Company founded | Company / TechCrunch |
| 2026-01-08 | Series F $400 million at $9 billion, Blackstone; total funding >$1.7 billion | Company PR |
| 2026-06-10 | Series G $600 million at $12 billion; >1,500 employees; five acquisitions | Company PR |
| Round (date) | Amount raised | Post-money valuation | Lead / notable investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series F (2026-01) | $400 million | $9 billion (total funding >$1.7 billion) | Blackstone; Accel, Coatue, Cyberstarts, Sequoia, Lightspeed, Spark |
| Series G (2026-06) | $600 million | $12 billion (total funding >$2 billion) | Evolution Equity Partners; Cyberstarts, Temasek, existing investors |
| Module | What it covers | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DSPM | Discover and classify data at rest across cloud and SaaS | Original category wedge |
| DLP | Data in motion and in use, including AI prompts and agents | Converged with DSPM on the June 2026 PR |
| Privacy / DSR | Data-subject requests and privacy workflows | Listed on the June 2026 capability list |
| Identity / Agent Guardian | What humans and AI agents can see and do with data | Non-human identity overlay |
| Acquisitions (Ryft, Genie, three others) | Five deals in 18 months, most recently Ryft and Genie | Company-stated inorganic coverage |
| Metric | Disclosed value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Post-money valuation | $12 billion | Jun 2026 |
| Total funding (about line) | >$2.3 billion | Jun 2026 |
| ARR growth | Tripled, three years in a row (no dollar ARR in the PR) | Jun 2026 |
| Employees | >1,500 across 18 countries | Jun 2026 |
| Acquisitions | Five in 18 months, including Ryft and Genie | Jun 2026 |
| Named customers | Paramount, Chipotle, Valvoline; AT&T CISO quoted | Jun 2026 |

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Private DSPM. Oasis Security deal is the identity-data overlay. The private peer to Varonis.