# Censys funding: rounds and investors

> Censys has raised $93M across 3 rounds since 2018. Investors include Google Ventures, Greylock and Intel Capital. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/censys (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Censys*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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

Raised 8 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$93M** raised across 3 rounds since 2018, from 3 sources

**$2.6M** Seed **$50M** Series C **$40M** Series D

- **Latest round:** Series D, $40M Mar 2026
- **Biggest round:** $50M Series C · Oct 2023
- **Investors:** 6

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.

2020 2022 2024 2026

**$2.6M** Seed

**$50M** Series C

**$40M** Series D

- **First round:** Seed, $2.6M
- **Biggest round:** $50M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 4.8 years

## The rounds

- **Mar 2026** Series D **$40M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) [Go Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/go-capital) [Mango Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mango-capital) Source recorded SEC filing: $500K sold
- **Oct 2023** Series C **$50M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) [Ascension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension) Source recorded
- **Nov 2018** Seed **$2.6M** *2 new* [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) Reported by FinSMEs

## Founders and team

From Censys's own website: 1 founder, 6 on the team.

**Zakir Durumeric** CEO and Founder

- **Michael Schwartz** Vice President, Security and Censys ARC Research
- **Anil Gupta** Chief Technology Officer
- **Jasmine Burns** Chief People Officer
- **Jeff Hackett** Chief Financial Officer
- **Sarah Ashburn** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Dug Song** Board Member

## 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** 2018 **Series C** 2023 **Series D** 2026 [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) [Ascension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension) [Go Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/go-capital) [Mango Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mango-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **3** rounds

[Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) VC firm **3** rounds

[Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[Ascension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension) VC firm **1** round

[Go Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/go-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Mango Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mango-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Censys as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Decibel Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/decibel-partners) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Censys

### Who invested in Censys?

Censys's investors include Google Ventures, Greylock, Intel Capital, Ascension and Go Capital, and 1 more on record.

### How much has Censys raised?

Censys has raised $93M across 3 rounds since 2018.

### When did Censys last raise?

Censys's most recent round was a Series D of $40M in Mar 2026.

### What was Censys's biggest round?

Censys's largest round on record is $50M (Series C), in Oct 2023.

### Who backed Censys first?

Censys's first round on record, in Nov 2018, was backed by Google Ventures and Greylock.

### What stage is Censys at?

Censys's latest named round is a Series D, in Mar 2026.

### Where is Censys based?

Censys is based in the United States.

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