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Cybersecurity company providing endpoint security and detection and response for enterprises, for real-time cyber-attack investigation.
Cybereason is a Boston-based cybersecurity company that provides endpoint detection and response technology utilizing big data, behavioral analytics, and machine learning to automatically identify complex cyber-attacks in real time. Operating under a software-as-a-service model, the firm delivers both cloud-based and on-premises security solutions to enterprise clients, including notable customers such as Lockheed Martin, SoftBank Corp., and Wipro. The organization reached a peak private valuation of $3.1 billion in 2021 after securing a $325 million funding round, though it subsequently experienced an estimated 90 percent drop in value alongside corporate restructuring and multiple rounds of layoffs. Prior to these significant market challenges, the enterprise had expanded its global workforce to over 200 employees across international offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo. Cybereason was founded in 2012 by Lior Div, Yossi Naar, and Yonatan Amit.
Cybereason has raised $1.1B across 9 funding rounds.
Cybereason has raised $1.1B in total across 9 funding rounds.
Cybereason has raised $1.1B in total across 9 funding rounds.
Cybereason's investors include SoftBank, Joseph Dunford, BlueRun Ventures, CRV, OurCrowd, Noam Bardin, Foundry Group, Spark Capital.
Cybereason has raised $1.1B across 9 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $120.0M Other Equity in March 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2025 | $120M Venture Round | — | — | Announced |
| Apr 5, 2023 | $100M Venture Round | Softbank | — | Announced |
| Jul 14, 2021 | $275M Series F | Joseph Dunford | — | Announced |
| Aug 5, 2019 | $200M Venture Round | Softbank | — | Announced |
| Aug 1, 2019 | $200M Series E | Softbank | BlueRun Ventures, CRV, OurCrowd, Noam Bardin | Announced |
| Jun 21, 2017 | $100M Series D | Softbank | — | Announced |
| Oct 1, 2015 | $59M Series C | Softbank | BlueRun Ventures, CRV, Foundry Group, OurCrowd, Spark Capital, Noam Bardin | Announced |
| May 1, 2015 | $25M Series B | Spark Capital | BlueRun Ventures, CRV, Foundry Group, OurCrowd, Noam Bardin | Announced |
| Feb 1, 2014 | $5M Series A | CRV | BlueRun Ventures, OurCrowd, Noam Bardin | Announced |
Cybereason is a cybersecurity technology company that builds an AI-driven XDR (Extended Detection and Response) platform focused on operation-centric defense against advanced attacks like ransomware.[1][2][4][5] It serves enterprises across sectors such as finance, healthcare, and legal, solving the problem of alert overload by providing full-context visualization of malicious operations (MalOps) from root cause to impacted endpoints, enabling swift prevention, detection, and automated response.[1][2][3][5] The platform unifies endpoint protection, threat hunting, and incident response, reducing investigation time by up to 93% and supporting one analyst per 200K endpoints, with strong growth evidenced by surpassing $100M ARR in 2020 and over $850M raised by 2023, though tempered by 2022 layoffs and a delayed IPO.[2]
Cybereason was founded in 2012 by experts from military, government intelligence, and enterprise security backgrounds, initially based in Israel before establishing headquarters in Boston and offices in La Jolla, California; London; Tel Aviv; and elsewhere.[1][2][4][6] The idea emerged from a mission to reverse the adversary advantage in cybersecurity by creating operation-centric protection rather than alert-chasing tools, drawing on founders' real-world defense experience to build future-ready solutions for endpoints and beyond.[3][4] Early traction built through innovative endpoint breach prevention, with pivotal growth hitting $100M ARR by 2020 and global expansion (half of revenue international by 2023); challenges hit in 2022 amid economic downturn, leading to over 300 layoffs, a canceled IPO, a 90% discounted Series G round, and CEO transition from founder Lior Div to SoftBank's Eric Gan.[2] In November 2025, LevelBlue completed an acquisition, marking a new chapter.[6]
Cybereason rides the surging demand for advanced endpoint and XDR solutions amid exploding ransomware, AI-driven threats, and endpoint proliferation in hybrid/cloud environments.[1][2] Timing aligns with post-2022 cybersecurity market recovery, where organizations prioritize operation-centric platforms over legacy AV, fueled by regulatory pressures and high-profile breaches in finance/healthcare.[1][2][5] Market forces like MITRE validations and AI integration favor it against competitors (e.g., Darktrace, Sophos, eSentire), while its global footprint and acquisition by LevelBlue amplify ecosystem influence through enhanced resilience services and partnerships.[1][6] It shapes the landscape by championing defender unity, enabling faster business innovation via reduced security overhead.[4][5]
Post-2025 LevelBlue acquisition, Cybereason is positioned for accelerated integration into managed services, leveraging its MITRE-leading XDR for elite MDR expansion amid rising AI threats and zero-trust mandates.[5][6][8] Trends like petabyte-scale data normalization and autonomous response will define its path, potentially restoring growth momentum beyond 2022 setbacks. Its influence may evolve from standalone innovator to backbone of enterprise resilience ecosystems, outpacing rivals by empowering defenders to end attacks instantly—reversing the adversary advantage as originally envisioned.[4]