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Who invested in Tripwire

2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$8.3Mraised across 2 rounds since 2003, from 2 sources

$8.3MSeries D$1KVenture
Latest round
Venture, $1KAug 2009
Biggest round
$8.3MSeries D · Jul 2003
Investors
7
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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.

200420052006200720082009
$8.3MSeries D$1KVenture
First round
Series D, $8.3M
Jul 2003
Biggest round
$8.3M
Series D · Jul 2003
Between rounds
6.1 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Aug 2009
    Venture$1K

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1K sold, first sale Aug 2009

  2. Jul 2003

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 5 on the team.

  • Dan SchoenbaumExecutive Officeri
  • Dwayne MelanconExecutive Officeri
  • Gene H KimExecutive Officeri
  • James B JohnsonExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Robert C McCarthyExecutive Officeri

On the board, as filediJames T RichardsonJustin LabelSteve BaloffWilliam Lattin

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.

Exits

ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredBelden$710MDec 2014
AcquiredThoma BravoundisclosedMay 2011

From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.

Everyone who backed them

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.

Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Tripwire 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.

Windspeed VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Tripwire

Who invested in Tripwire?

Tripwire's investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, IVP, Advanced Technology Ventures, BA Venture Partners and Garage Technology Ventures, and 2 more on record.

How much has Tripwire raised?

Tripwire has raised $8.3M across 2 rounds since 2003.

When did Tripwire last raise?

Tripwire's most recent round was a Venture of $1K in Aug 2009.

What was Tripwire's biggest round?

Tripwire's largest round on record is $8.3M (Series D), in Jul 2003.

Who backed Tripwire first?

Tripwire's first round on record, in Jul 2003, was backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, IVP and Advanced Technology Ventures and 4 others.

What stage is Tripwire at?

Tripwire's latest named round is a Venture, in Aug 2009.

Where is Tripwire based?

Tripwire is based in the United States.

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