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Who invested in Darktrace?
Darktrace's investors include Summit Partners, Hoxton Ventures, KKR, Talis Capital and Invoke Capital, and 4 more on record.
2015201620172018201920202021
$18MSeries A$23MSeries B$65MSeries C$50MSeries E$270MRound
United Kingdom · Series E startup
Who invested in Darktrace
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$425Mraised across 5 rounds since 2015, from 6 sources
$18MSeries A$23MSeries B$65MSeries C$50MSeries E$270MRound
- Latest round
- Round, $270MMay 2021
- Step-upi
- 5.4×
- Investors
- 9 (1 led)
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $18M Mar 2015
- Biggest round
- $270M Round · May 2021
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2.3 years the median of 4
The rounds
- May 2021Round$270M
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- Sept 2018
- Jul 2016Series C$65M4 new4 returning
Summit Partners
SoftBank BB Corp
Ten Eleven Ventures
Hoxton Ventures
KKR
Talis Capital
Invoke Capital- Samsung SDS Company
Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other
- Jul 2015
- Mar 2015
Funding filed with regulators
Darktrace filed 3 raises, $270M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.
- Aug 2022Amount not statedUK share allotment
- May 2021$262MUK share allotment
- May 2021$7.9MUK share allotment
Founders and team
From Darktrace's own website: 10 on the team.
- Ed JenningsPresident and CEO
- Adam TownsChief Financial and Operating Officer
- Beth SheaChief Customer Officer
- Chris KozupChief Marketing Officer
- David MorrisChief Legal Officer
- David SmithChief People Officer
- Issy RichardsChief Product Officer
- Michael McGuinnessChief Revenue Officer
- Mike BeckChief Information Security Officer
- Stephen PickmanChief Technology 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 A2015Series B2015Series C2016Series E2018Round2021Summit PartnersHoxton VenturesKKRTalis CapitalInvoke Capital
Vitruvian PartnersLSoftBank BB CorpTen Eleven VenturesSamsung SDS Company
Summit PartnersHoxton VenturesKKRTalis CapitalInvoke CapitalVitruvian PartnersLSoftBank BB CorpTen Eleven VenturesSamsung SDS CompanyEveryone who backed them
Samsung SDS Companyno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 8 firms list Darktrace 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.
Quick answers about Darktrace
How much has Darktrace raised?
Darktrace has raised $425M across 5 rounds since 2015.
When did Darktrace last raise?
Darktrace's most recent round, $270M, was in May 2021.
What was Darktrace's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $270M in May 2021, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Darktrace first?
Darktrace's first round on record, in Mar 2015, was backed by Hoxton Ventures, Talis Capital and Invoke Capital.
What stage is Darktrace at?
Darktrace's latest named round is a Series E, in Sept 2018.
Where is Darktrace based?
Darktrace is based in the United Kingdom.
Who led Darktrace's rounds?
Vitruvian Partners led the Series E in 2018.
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