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Who invested in Cylance

6 rounds we have observed, with the 19 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 summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$397Mraised across 6 rounds since 2013, from 6 sources

$15MSeries A$20MSeries B$42MSeries C$100MRound$100MSeries D$120MRound
Latest round
Round, $120MJun 2018
Step-upi
1.2×
Investors
19 (2 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

201320142015201620172018
$15MSeries A$20MSeries B$42MSeries C$100MRound$100MSeries D$120MRound
First round
Series A, $15M
Feb 2013
Biggest round
$120M
Round · Jun 2018
Usual gap between rounds
12 months
the median of 5

The rounds

  1. Jun 2018
    Round$120M1 new

    Reported by FinSMEs

  2. Jun 2016
    Series D$100M1 new
    • The Blackstone Group & Insight Ventures

    Reported by VentureBeatSEC filing: $100M sold, first sale Jun 2016

  3. Jan 2016
  4. Jul 2015
  5. Feb 2014
    Series B$20M1 new2 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $20M sold, first sale Feb 2014

  6. Feb 2013

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team.

  • Braden BergExecutive Officeri
  • Jeffrey IshmaelExecutive Officeri
  • Ryan PermehExecutive Officeri
  • Stuart McClureExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediAlexander P. DollAlexander P. WeissArthur P. CovielloBruce P. ArmstrongDavid W. JohnsonMark W. BaileyPatrick P. Heim

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.

Everyone who backed them

Khosla VenturesVC firm3rounds
Blackstone GroupPrivate equity2rounds, led 1
DFJVC firm2rounds
Ten Eleven VenturesVC firm2rounds
DellGrowth equity2rounds
Fairhaven CapitalVC firm2rounds
Capital OneVC firm2rounds
Insight PartnersVC firm1round, led 1
In-Q-TelAccelerator1round
Thomvest VenturesVC firm1round
Citi VenturesCorporate VC1round
KKRVC firm1round
Draper NexusVC firm1round
Draper NexusVC firm1round
Founders Equity PartnersPrivate equity1round
Fairhaven Capital Partnersno record of our own yet1round
The Blackstone Group & Insight Venturesno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Cylance 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.

Crosslink CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Rembrandt Venture PartnersVC firmPer its own site
Omega Venture PartnersVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Cylance

Who invested in Cylance?

Cylance's investors include Khosla Ventures, Blackstone Group, DFJ, Ten Eleven Ventures and Dell, and 14 more on record.

How much has Cylance raised?

Cylance has raised $397M across 6 rounds since 2013.

When did Cylance last raise?

Cylance's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $120M in Jun 2018.

What was Cylance's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $120M in Jun 2018, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Cylance first?

Cylance's first round on record, in Feb 2013, was backed by Khosla Ventures and Fairhaven Capital.

What stage is Cylance at?

Cylance's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jun 2018.

Where is Cylance based?

Cylance is based in the United States.

Who led Cylance's rounds?

Insight Partners led the funding round in 2016.

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