# CyCognito funding: rounds and investors > CyCognito has raised $118M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include Sorenson Capital, Lightspeed Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/cycognito (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *CyCognito* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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 Valuation: $800M, Oct 2024 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$118M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources **$18M** Series A **$100M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $100M Dec 2021 - **Step-up i:** 5.6× - **Investors:** 4 (1 led) 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 2021 **$18M** Series A **$100M** Series C - **First round:** Series A, $18M - **Biggest round:** $100M - **Between rounds:** 2 years ## The rounds - **Dec 2021** Series C **$100M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Sorenson Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sorenson-capital) [Geodesic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geodesic-capital) Source recorded - **Nov 2019** Series A **$18M** *2 new* [Lightspeed Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-partners) Lead [Sorenson Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sorenson-capital) Reported by TechCrunch ## Founders and team From CyCognito's own website: 5 on the team. - **Alex Schuchman** Chief Information Security Officer - **Daniel Maier-Johnson** Chief Information Security Officer - **Darrell Jones** Chief Information Security Officer - **Kevin Kealy** Chief Information Security Officer - **Megan Bell** Chief Privacy and Security Officer ## 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. **Series A** 2019 **Series C** 2021 [Sorenson Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sorenson-capital) [Lightspeed Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-partners) L [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Geodesic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geodesic-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Sorenson Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sorenson-capital) Private equity **2** rounds [Lightspeed Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-partners) Investment firm **1** round, led 1 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Geodesic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geodesic-capital) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=cycognito). ## Also claim to have backed them These 6 firms list CyCognito as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [The Westly Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/westly-group) VC firm Per its own site [UpWest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upwest) Accelerator Per its own site [Cyber Mentor Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyber-mentor-fund) VC firm Per its own site [JCJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jcj-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Kli Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kli-capital) VC firm Per its own site [TSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tsg-2) Angel network Per its own site ## Quick answers about CyCognito ### Who invested in CyCognito? CyCognito's investors include Sorenson Capital, Lightspeed Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Geodesic Capital. ### How much has CyCognito raised? CyCognito has raised $118M across 2 rounds since 2019. ### When did CyCognito last raise? CyCognito's most recent round was a Series C of $100M in Dec 2021. ### What was CyCognito's biggest round? Its most recent round, $100M in Dec 2021, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed CyCognito first? CyCognito's first round on record, in Nov 2019, was backed by Lightspeed Partners and Sorenson Capital. ### What stage is CyCognito at? CyCognito's latest named round is a Series C, in Dec 2021. ### Where is CyCognito based? CyCognito is based in the United States. ### Who led CyCognito's rounds? Lightspeed Partners led the Series A in 2019. ## Companies like CyCognito In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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