# Darktrace funding: rounds and investors > Darktrace has raised $425M across 5 rounds since 2015. Investors include Summit Partners, Hoxton Ventures and KKR. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/darktrace (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Series E startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Darktrace* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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 **$425M** raised across 5 rounds since 2015, from 6 sources **$18M** Series A **$23M** Series B **$65M** Series C **$50M** Series E **$270M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $270M May 2021 - **Step-up i:** 5.4× - **Investors:** 9 (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. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 **$18M** Series A **$23M** Series B **$65M** Series C **$50M** Series E **$270M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $18M - **Biggest round:** $270M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years ## The rounds - **May 2021** Round **$270M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Sept 2018** Series E **$50M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) Lead [KKR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kkr) Reported by TechCrunch - **Jul 2016** Series C **$65M** *4 new* *4 returning* [Summit Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/summit-partners) [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) [Ten Eleven Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ten-eleven-ventures) [Hoxton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hoxton-ventures) [KKR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kkr) [Talis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/talis-capital) [Invoke Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invoke-capital) Samsung SDS Company Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other - **Jul 2015** Series B **$23M** *1 new* [Summit Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/summit-partners) From a historical funding record - **Mar 2015** Series A **$18M** *3 new* [Hoxton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hoxton-ventures) [Talis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/talis-capital) [Invoke Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invoke-capital) From a historical funding record ## 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 2022 **Amount not stated** UK share allotment - May 2021 **$262M** UK share allotment - May 2021 **$7.9M** UK share allotment ## Founders and team From Darktrace's own website: 10 on the team. - **Ed Jennings** President and CEO - **Adam Towns** Chief Financial and Operating Officer - **Beth Shea** Chief Customer Officer - **Chris Kozup** Chief Marketing Officer - **David Morris** Chief Legal Officer - **David Smith** Chief People Officer - **Issy Richards** Chief Product Officer - **Michael McGuinness** Chief Revenue Officer - **Mike Beck** Chief Information Security Officer - **Stephen Pickman** Chief 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 A** 2015 **Series B** 2015 **Series C** 2016 **Series E** 2018 **Round** 2021 [Summit Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/summit-partners) [Hoxton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hoxton-ventures) [KKR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kkr) [Talis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/talis-capital) [Invoke Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invoke-capital) [Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) L [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) [Ten Eleven Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ten-eleven-ventures) Samsung SDS Company ## Everyone who backed them [Summit Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/summit-partners) Private equity **2** rounds [Hoxton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hoxton-ventures) Angel network **2** rounds [KKR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kkr) VC firm **2** rounds [Talis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/talis-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Invoke Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invoke-capital) Private equity **2** rounds [Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Company **1** round [Ten Eleven Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ten-eleven-ventures) VC firm **1** round Samsung SDS Company 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=darktrace). ## 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. [Ian Hogarth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ian-hogarth) Angel Per its own site [Servix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/servix) VC firm Per its own site [2xN](https://millionrounds.com/fund/2xn) VC firm Per its own site [Conduit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conduit) Accelerator Per its own site [Frontive Services](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontive-services) Incubator Per its own site [Landmark Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/landmark-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Sweetwater Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sweetwater-private-equity) Private equity Per its own site [Upscale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fintech-for-all) Accelerator Per its own site ## Quick answers about Darktrace ### Who invested in Darktrace? Darktrace's investors include Summit Partners, Hoxton Ventures, KKR, Talis Capital and Invoke Capital, and 4 more on record. ### 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. ## Companies like Darktrace In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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