# Area 1 Security funding: rounds and investors > Area 1 Security has raised $51M across 4 rounds since 2014. Investors include DCVC, First Round Capital and Cowboy Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/area-1-security (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Area 1 Security* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 11 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Cybersecurity Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$51M** raised across 4 rounds since 2014, from 4 sources **$2.5M** Seed **$8.0M** Series A **$15M** Series B **$25M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $25M Jun 2020 - **Step-up i:** 1.7× - **Investors:** 11 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 **$2.5M** Seed **$8.0M** Series A **$15M** Series B **$25M** Series B - **First round:** Seed, $2.5M - **Biggest round:** $25M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 10 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2020** Series B **$25M** *2 new* *2 returning* [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [ForgePoint Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forgepoint-capital) Source recorded - **Oct 2015** Series B **$15M** *1 new* *6 returning* [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Icon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures) [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) [Allegis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital) [Ray Rothrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ray-rothrock) [Derek Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/derek-smith) From a historical funding record - **Dec 2014** Series A **$8.0M** *1 new* *5 returning* [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) [Allegis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital) [Ray Rothrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ray-rothrock) [Derek Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/derek-smith) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $8.0M sold, first sale Nov 2014 - **May 2014** Seed **$2.5M** *7 new* [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) [Allegis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital) [Ray Rothrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ray-rothrock) Ted Schlein From a historical funding record SEC filing: $2.5M sold, first sale Apr 2014 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team. - **Oren J. Falkowitz** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Derek W. Smith* *Ted W. Schlein* ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2014 **Series B** 2015 **Series B** 2020 [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) [Allegis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital) [Ray Rothrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ray-rothrock) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Derek Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/derek-smith) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [Icon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures) [ForgePoint Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forgepoint-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm **4** rounds [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) VC firm **3** rounds [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [Allegis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital) VC firm **3** rounds [Ray Rothrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ray-rothrock) Angel **3** rounds [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) VC firm **2** rounds [Derek Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/derek-smith) Angel **2** rounds [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **1** round [Icon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures) VC firm **1** round [ForgePoint Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forgepoint-capital) VC firm **1** round Ted Schlein no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=area-1-security). ## Quick answers about Area 1 Security ### Who invested in Area 1 Security? Area 1 Security's investors include DCVC, First Round Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Allegis Capital and Ray Rothrock, and 6 more on record. ### How much has Area 1 Security raised? Area 1 Security has raised $51M across 4 rounds since 2014. ### When did Area 1 Security last raise? Area 1 Security's most recent round was a Series B of $25M in Jun 2020. ### What was Area 1 Security's biggest round? Its most recent round, $25M in Jun 2020, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Area 1 Security first? Area 1 Security's first round on record, in May 2014, was backed by First Round Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and DCVC and 4 others. ### What stage is Area 1 Security at? Area 1 Security's latest named round is a Series B, in Jun 2020. ### Where is Area 1 Security based? 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