Most Backed Cybersecurity Startups 2026

27 Cybersecurity startups ranked by number of verified backers, led by Adaptive Security, Cyera, Aurascape. Each links to its full syndicate breakdown.

Cybersecurity accounts for 120 tracked companies with verified cap-table data, 120 of which disclose round sizes totalling $27B. The median disclosed raise is $123M, and the largest is Snyk at $1.2B, ahead of Cato Networks ($1B) and Riskified ($1B).

The names that recur most often on these cybersecurity cap tables are Insight Partners (15 companies), Sequoia Capital (12 companies), Accel (9 companies), Lightspeed Venture Partners (9 companies), Bessemer Venture Partners (9 companies), Salesforce Ventures (6 companies). By latest disclosed round, the market skews Series B (37), Series C (21), Series D (14), Series A (13).

Best funded Cybersecurity companies

  1. Snyk — $1.2B (latest: Series F)
  2. Cato Networks — $1B (latest: Series G)
  3. Riskified — $1B (latest: Series E)
  4. Flock Safety — $950M (latest: Growth)
  5. Adaptive Security — $900M (latest: Series A)
  6. Arctic Wolf Networks — $899M
  7. Helsing — $825M (latest: Series D)
  8. Island — $810M (latest: Series E)
  9. Cyera — $700M (latest: Series F)
  10. Verkada — $585M (latest: Growth)
  11. Upwind Security — $558M (latest: Series B)
  12. Ledger — $555M (latest: Series C)
  13. Vanta — $504M (latest: Series C)
  14. Abnormal Security — $500M (latest: Series C)
  15. Dream Security — $450M (latest: Growth)

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