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August 2026

Aug 27 SocureFravity Undisclosed Agentic AI-native fraud/risk/compliance investigation platform, folded into Socure's RiskOS as RiskOS_Agents (starting with watchlist screening and KYB checks); announced alongside a $156M strategic growth investment (led by Summit Partners) valuing Socure at $5.2B; Fravity deployments show 80% lower cost-per-case, 5x faster resolution, 70% fewer false positives · Crunchbase News · BankInfoSecurity
Aug 19 BrinqaPlexTrac Undisclosed Penetration testing and offensive-security reporting platform; closes the CTEM (Continuous Threat and Exposure Management) loop by adding attacker-perspective validation and proof-of-remediation; makes Brinqa the largest standalone unified exposure management vendor (3,000+ customers, 57 countries, 25%+ of Fortune 500) · https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/19/brinqa-plextrac-acqisition/
Aug 19 Munich Re (via HSB) → $575M 75M Cyber insurtech serving US SMEs with integrated cyber insurance and managed detection and response (MDR); Munich Re's largest disclosed primary-cyber-market move; At-Bay overseen by Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB), Munich Re's Global Specialty Insurance unit; closing expected Q1 2027; strengthens Munich Re's position combining insurance underwriting with proactive risk mitigation technology · Munich Re PR · Insurance Journal
Aug 17 FortinetVirtue AI Undisclosed AI runtime protection specialist with automated testing, real-time protection, and compliance oversight for AI models, conversational applications, and autonomous agents; integrated into Fortinet's Security for AI strategy and FortiGate platform; Gartner projects AI-security market to grow from .8B to 6.4B by 2030 · Fortinet PR · SecurityWeek · Help Net Security
Aug 14 Datavault AI (NASDAQ: DVLT)CyberCatch Holdings (TSXV: CYBE) $94.5M all-cash AI-enabled continuous compliance and cyber-risk mitigation platform (NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS); patented agentic AI for continuous control assessment and pen testing; Datavault deploys CyberCatch as compliance layer across DataValue/DataScore/IDE product suite · https://ir.datavaultsite.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/487/datavault-ai-will-acquire-cybercatch-in-an-all-cash-transaction
Aug 12 UndisclosedA Security $37M Series B Autonomous offensive security testing platform; AI-driven red-teaming. · https://www.securityweek.com/category/cybersecurity-funding-news/ma/
Aug 12 UndisclosedTenet Security $6M seed Early-stage cyber startup; seed funding round August 2026. · https://www.securityweek.com/category/cybersecurity-funding-news/ma/
Aug 7 AXA XLS-RM Undisclosed Full acquisition of remaining shares in S-RM, a global corporate intelligence and cybersecurity consultancy (incident response, threat intelligence, integrity due diligence) operating in 140 countries; AXA XL integrates S-RM into its new AXA XL Risk Advisory unit, extending its prevention-focused offering beyond insurance underwriting into consultancy; transaction expected to close by end-September 2026 · AXA XL PR · Insurance Journal
Aug 4 Crescent Cove Advisors, Greylock, Menlo VenturesObsidian Security 5M Series D (.1B valuation) Non-human identity and AI-agent security for SaaS/cloud; 60 Fortune 500 customers; unicorn milestone · https://pulse2.com/obsidian-security-raises-85-million-series-d-at-1-1-billion-valuation/
Aug 4 CrowdStrike Falcon FundAbove Security Undisclosed (strategic investment) AI-native managed insider threat platform; integrates with Falcon Next-Gen SIEM telemetry for insider risk investigations · https://www.msspalert.com/brief/crowdstrike-invests-in-above-security-adds-insider-risk-investigations-to-falcon
Aug 4 Norwest Venture Partners, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hitachi Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, Qumra Capital, Vertex Ventures, Third Point Ventures, DTCP, Intel CapitalZenity $125M Series C ($180M total raised) AI agent security governance platform (Tel Aviv, 2021) — governs agent intent, allows/blocks autonomous actions; targets the 1-billion AI-agent deployment wave; largest AI-agent-security raise of H2 2026 · https://zenity.io/company-overview/newsroom/company-news/zenity-raises-125-million-to-secure-the-era-of-1-billion-ai-agents/
Aug 4 Ballistic Ventures, Canon Capital, Greenfield Partners, Lightspeed, Red Dot Capital, TLV PartnersOligo Security $60M Series C ($140M total raised) Runtime application security covering code, cloud workloads, and AI systems; addresses AI-accelerated exploit development · https://www.securityweek.com/oligo-raises-60-million-for-runtime-security/
Aug 3 VisaBioCatch $2.4B Behavioral biometrics AI platform protecting 1.8B devices and 760M users across 350+ banking clients in 21 countries; fills AI-powered fraud detection gap as account takeovers and scams cost economy $1T+ annually; deal closes Q2 FY2027 pending regulatory approval · https://investor.visa.com/news/news-details/2026/Visa-to-Acquire-BioCatch/default.aspx
Aug 3 Bank of AmericaMDSec Consulting Limited Undisclosed Acquires UK red-team/pen-testing consultancy (~65 staff, Macclesfield) to internalise offensive security expertise alongside existing Chester cyber ops center · https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48179/bofa-to-buy-uk-cybersecurity-firm-mdsec-consulting
Aug 3 DeelClarity ~5-50M Deepfake detection and AI identity verification embedded into Deel HR/payroll platform; combats projected 1-in-4 fraudulent candidate profiles by 2028 · https://www.deel.com/blog/deel-acquires-clarity/
Aug 1 SYN Ventures, DataTribe, TEDCO (lead: SYN Ventures)Balance Theory $19M Series A AI-driven CISO investment management platform; helps enterprises evaluate and optimise security spending across $1B+ portfolios; addresses portfolio visibility gap for large-enterprise security teams · https://www.securityweek.com/balance-theory-raises-19-million-to-help-enterprises-manage-cybersecurity-investments/

July 2026

Jul 31 Cycurion (NASDAQ: CYCU)Unnamed DC-based federal cybersecurity firm Undisclosed Federal cybersecurity services; acquisition announced alongside record contracted backlog exceeding $150M; expands Cycurion's footprint in US government/defense cyber services · https://www.stocktitan.net/news/CYCU/cycurion-nasdaq-cycu-announces-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-y1exn1qhhm08.html
Jul 30 Institutional investorsThreatLocker $190M Series D Zero Trust endpoint security platform; round framed around AI threat protection and endpoint isolation for enterprise and MSP markets; Florida-based, ~3.5M protected endpoints · https://fintech.global/2026/07/30/threatlocker-lands-190m-as-ai-threats-reshape-security/
Jul 30 OktaPermiso Security ~$200M Identity threat detection startup (co-founded by ex-FireEye executives Paul Nguyen and Jason Martin); behavioral analytics across human, non-human, and AI agent identities; fills non-human identity (NHI) and AI agent security gap in Okta's portfolio; deal expected to close Q3 FY2027 · https://www.securityweek.com/okta-to-acquire-identity-threat-detection-firm-permiso/
Jul 29 Bessemer Venture Partners, Cyberstarts, TCVOnyx Security 13M Series B (40M valuation) AI-agent control plane keeping humans in authority over autonomous enterprise AI agents; Unit 8200 founders · https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-cyber-startup-raises-113m-to-secure-and-control-autonomous-ai-agents/
Jul 28 CyeraOasis Security ~$1B (LOI) Non-human identity (NHI) and AI agent security startup (machine identity governance, service accounts, API keys, AI agent permissions); deal creates a combined data security + NHI platform at a time when AI agent proliferation is outpacing identity controls; Cyera recently raised $600M at $12B valuation; cash-majority deal · https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/cyera-agrees-to-acquire-oasis-security-for-1b-to-safeguard-proliferating-ai-agents/
Jul 28 Team8, Bessemer Venture Partners, Hetz Ventures, Claltech, Notable Capital, Startpoint Capital, SVCI (investors)Act Security $60M Seed + Series A AI agent control and cloud security platform; stealth launch July 28; headquartered Tel Aviv; addresses AI agent permission management and control-plane visibility for enterprises deploying agentic AI workloads · https://www.chinatechnews.com/2026/07/29/126373-venture-capital-startup-funding-roundup-july-28-2026-battery-ventures-bessemer-gradient-team8-y-combinator-more
Jul 28 Team8, Battery Ventures, YL Ventures (investors)Hush Security $30M Series A Machine access governance platform for enterprise AI agents and their infrastructure; Akamai Technologies joining as strategic investor; addresses control-plane gap as enterprises deploy AI agents at scale; founded 2024, less than one year from stealth to Series A · https://www.securityweek.com/hush-security-raises-30-million-for-ai-agent-governance/
Jul 28 Canaan Partners, Insight Partners, Team8, M12 (Microsoft Venture Fund)Mate Security $35M Series A AI-native agentic security operations platform; brings total funding past $50M (eight months post-stealth); 500%+ revenue growth since Q3 2025; enterprise SOC automation targeting AI-speed threats; Black Hat USA 2026 exhibitor (Booth 4717, Aug 3-6) · https://pulse2.com/mate-security-raises-35-million-series-a-to-scale-agentic-security-operations-platform/
Jul 27 United Ventures (investor)Beelzebub €3.3M seed AI-native deception platform (LLM-powered honeypots for servers, databases, APIs, cloud, IoT); NIS2 compliance tooling; targeting European enterprises · https://tech.eu/2026/07/27/beelzebub-raises-eur3m-to-strengthen-enterprise-cyber-defence-with-ai/
Jul 27 KeyfactorCofide Undisclosed Extends PKI-based verified identity to AI agents and cloud workloads; fills machine/agent identity gap for agentic AI deployments · https://www.keyfactor.com/press-releases/keyfactor-announces-intent-to-acquire-cofide-to-bring-verified-identity-to-ai-agents-and-cloud-workloads/
Jul 23 Battery Ventures, Accel, Foundation CapitalAegisAI $36M Series A ($49M total raised) AI-native email security countering AI spear-phishing surge (reported 5x increase); targets corporate inboxes with proprietary LLMs · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aegisai-raises-36-million-series-a-led-by-battery-ventures-to-fight-the-new-wave-of-ai-spear-phishing-302833624.html
Jul 23 Cheyenne Ventures, AVP (co-leads), Olive Hill VenturesAbstract Security $25M Series A extension ($50M total raised) Composable streaming-first SIEM platform; 380% ARR YoY, 264% NRR — positioned as enterprise replacement for monolithic SIEM vendors · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/abstract-raises-25-million-as-enterprises-shift-to-composable-security-operations-302832945.html
Jul 22 Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia (investors)Cathedral $160M Series A ($1.4B valuation) AI-native offensive and defensive cyber tooling for DoD and IC; founded by ex-DOGE alumni; targets defense-sector demand wave from Iran and Russia conflicts · https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-07-22/exclusive-doge-alumni-launch-military-cyber-startup-with-1-4-billion-valuation
Jul 22 Sequoia, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks, Redpoint (investors)Glow $180M Series A ($1.2B valuation) AI-native endpoint security purpose-built for agentic workloads and AI agents; founded by ex-Meta/Snowflake/Claroty team; targets coverage gap in traditional EDR for AI environments · https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/22/3331154/0/en/glow-emerges-from-stealth-with-180-million-to-reinvent-endpoint-security-in-the-ai-era.html
Jul 22 Cisco Investments (strategic)Zafran Security Strategic investment (>$140M total raised) Threat exposure management platform; classifies 99% of critical CVEs as unexploitable in a given environment and focuses remediation on the 1% that matter; addresses CVE triage bottleneck · https://www.newswire.com/news/zafran-announces-strategic-investment-from-cisco-investments
Jul 21 Palo Alto NetworksEmbrace Undisclosed Leading provider of user-focused observability; adds high-fidelity Real User Monitoring (RUM) and Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM/ADEM) capabilities to Palo Alto Networks Observability platform; also launching Synthetics for proactive application performance validation; Observability platform surpassed $300M ARR in Q3 FY26; expected close Q1 FY27 · Palo Alto IR · GuruFocus · StreetInsider
Jul 21 Series A investors (Brightmind Partners led)Empirical Security 5M Series A (7M total raised) AI-driven CVE exploit-prediction platform; Foundation monitors 18k+ CVEs for exploit likelihood; Radiant provides org-specific threat identification; founded 2024 by Kenna Security / EPSS alumni · https://www.securityweek.com/empirical-security-raises-25-million-in-series-a-funding/
Jul 20 A16Z, Bessemer, Craft, Merlin (investors)Neo $100M (seed + Series A combined) Agentic software control for enterprise AI: SecOps inventory, posture, attribution, and policy enforcement across AI agents, AI-enabled apps, agentic browsers, NHI identities, and traditional software; built by ex-SentinelOne/Wiz/Palo Alto veterans; addresses coverage gap as enterprises adopt agentic tools at speed · https://www.securityweek.com/neo-emerges-from-stealth-with-100m-to-control-and-secure-enterprise-ai-software/ · https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/20/3329638/0/en/neo-launches-with-100m-to-secure-ai-software-across-the-enterprise.html
Jul 17 Axiom Equity, Mercia (investors)Risk Ledger $32M Series B Network-first third-party risk management platform mapping supplier risk at depth; US expansion; addresses supply-chain cyber gap in enterprise vendor risk programmes · https://www.securityweek.com/risk-ledger-raises-32-million-in-series-b-funding/
Jul 16 SignicatInverid Undisclosed Dutch NFC-based digital identity verification company behind ReadID, used by 50+ organisations including Rabobank, ING, Entrust and government entities in UK and Denmark; deal strengthens Signicat's EU digital identity platform ahead of EUDI Wallet rollout; Inverid tripled revenue under Main Capital ownership; founders reinvesting proceeds into Signicat · https://www.signicat.com/press-releases/signicat-acquires-inverid
Jul 16 CrowdStrikeXM Cyber (IP acquisition from Schwarz Digits) Undisclosed (IP-only) 45+ patents and proprietary source code for exposure management and attack-path analysis added to Falcon; Schwarz Digits simultaneously expands sovereign-cloud partnership bringing Falcon to STACKIT cloud for European sovereign deployments · https://ir.crowdstrike.com/news-releases/news-release-details/crowdstrike-and-schwarz-digits-expand-strategic-partnership · https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rkx9rod4zl
Jul 16 NINJIOSafeStack Undisclosed Developer-focused secure coding and AppSec training platform; NINJIO had been reselling SafeStack's Secure Code product, making this a vertical integration acqui-hire that embeds secure-code training natively into NINJIO's human-risk management platform (Gauge Capital portfolio) · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ninjio-acquires-safestack-to-expand-human-risk-management-platform-with-secure-code-training-302827087.html
Jul 15 Accel, Greylock, CRV, Hetz, AlphaDrive (investors)Oak $60M seed AI-native Identity Operating System replacing fragmented legacy IGA/IAM stack with a single continuous control plane governing all human, machine, and AI agent identities; founded Dec 2025 by ex-SentinelOne (CEO Shai Morag); already GA and deployed across enterprise customers · https://www.securityweek.com/oak-emerges-from-stealth-mode-with-60-million-in-funding/ · https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/15/backed-by-60m-in-funding-oak-steps-out-of-stealth-to-fix-the-identity-mess-that-ai-agents-are-making-worse/
Jul 15 Foundation Capital, Zetta Venture Partners (investors)Pulse Security $8M seed AI-powered CISO operational management platform: program visibility, business-risk communication, board reporting · https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/15/3327850/0/en/Pulse-Security-Debuts-Operational-Management-Platform-Built-for-Security-Leaders.html
Jul 14 CriblCardinalOps ~$100M est. AI-native detection-engineering platform; automates SIEM rule translation and coverage-gap analysis; new Tel Aviv R&D hub; extends Cribl AI platform into full AI-SOC offering · https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/14/3327113/0/en/cribl-acquires-cardinalops-to-further-expand-its-ai-platform-into-security-operations.html
Jul 13 NEA, Lightbank, XTX, Sequoia (investors)Valarian $50M Series A Sovereign and air-gapped AI compute infrastructure for defense and regulated sectors; first NEA bet on a European defense-tech startup · https://www.securityweek.com/valarian-raises-50-million-for-sovereign-infrastructure-control-layer/
Jul 9 Bessemer Venture Partners, Merlin Ventures, Evolution Equity Partners, Singtel Innov8 (investors)QIZ Security $17M seed Post-quantum cryptography orchestration: inventories cryptographic assets, manages migration to PQC-compliant algorithms; ecosystem with Cisco, AWS, Google, CrowdStrike · https://www.securityweek.com/qiz-security-raises-17-million-for-cryptographic-governance-platform/
Jul 7 Barracuda NetworksEvo Security Undisclosed PAM/IAM specialist for MSPs — multi-factor authentication, privileged access management, and identity controls integrated into the BarracudaONE platform; positions Barracuda as a single-vendor security stack for MSP customers with native identity governance alongside its existing email, network, and application security · Barracuda PR · Help Net Security · SiliconANGLE
Jul 3 Zurich Insurance GroupBOXX Insurance Undisclosed Toronto-based global cyber insurtech (retail + SME cyber insurance across 5 continents; prior Zurich partnership since 2021); BOXX continues operating as a standalone entity integrated into Zurich Global Ventures (ZGV); accelerates Zurich's cyber coverage and protection services for retail and SME customers globally; BOXX's all-in-one cyber insurance + security services model extends Zurich's position in the SME cyber market that large commercial insurers have historically underserved · BOXX PR · Reinsurance News · InsurTech Digital · Insurance Business
Jul 3 Viatel Technology GroupFullProxy Undisclosed Glasgow-based cybersecurity consultancy; Viatel expands its UK & Ireland security portfolio with a specialist firm serving healthcare, public sector, education, and CNI verticals; FullProxy brings penetration testing, managed security services, and security consulting capabilities · digit.fyi · Viatel PR · SiliconRepublic
Jul 1 LevelBlueTrustwave Undisclosed MSSP consolidation forming world's largest pure-play managed security services provider; Trustwave brings SpiderLabs (threat research, intelligence, threat hunting), MDR, offensive security, strategic advisory, incident response, and security software; combined entity also includes Stroz Friedberg and Elysium Digital; LevelBlue is the AT&T Cybersecurity spinoff (Dallas TX); deal positions LevelBlue to serve SMB through large enterprise and public sector · LevelBlue PR · MSSP Alert · SecurityBrief · GovConWire
Jul 1 QualcommSAM Seamless Network (Securing Sam Ltd.) >$150M Israeli IoT/connected-device security startup protecting 500M+ devices across 15M+ ISP/telco networks; customers include AT&T, Verizon, Bezeq (Israel), Telenet (Belgium), Virgin Media (UK); SAM's on-device security layer protects home/enterprise IoT environments at network edge without routing traffic through the cloud; fits Qualcomm's edge-AI strategy — thickening on-device protection reduces cloud compute dependency and extends Snapdragon platform value into CNI and enterprise IoT security · CTech/Calcalist · Globes · MarketScreener · Telecompaper

June 2026

Jun 30 Aikido SecurityRoot ~$70M Belgian open-source AppSec unicorn ($1B valuation) acquires Israeli startup Root.io; Root deploys AI agents to generate and ship backported patches for vulnerable open-source library versions in 15–40 minutes — without forcing major version upgrades that break APIs; integrates into Aikido's platform as "Aikido Libraries," extending Aikido's ASPM from scanning into autonomous remediation for software supply-chain vulnerabilities · Help Net Security · Aikido Blog · CTech · GlobeNewswire
Jun 29 Intrusion Inc.VigilAigent (from Tego Cyber) Undisclosed AI-native MSSP acquisition (~$3.5M ARR, 80+ reseller partners); combines VigilAigent's "The Oracle" agentic AI threat-detection engine with Intrusion's TraceCop platform; positions Intrusion as an AI-native managed security provider for SMB and mid-market · PR Inside/GlobeNewswire · StockTitan · SEC Form 8-K
Jun 29 CyberFOXTimus Networks Undisclosed Tampa FL-based SASE + IAM startup for MSPs; adds secure web browsing, zero-trust network access, and adaptive access-policy enforcement to CyberFOX's single-vendor MSP security stack; both companies are Tampa-based and MSP-focused, creating an integrated SASE + endpoint + identity bundle · ChannelPro Network
Jun 26 CyeraOtterize Undisclosed (~tens of millions) Cloud-native non-human identity (NHI) security startup (founded 2022; eBPF-based runtime agent that discovers and controls sensitive data flows in microservices and cloud-native workloads); Cyera's sixth acquisition, bolstering its DSPM and AI-governance stack with real-time data-lineage and workload-identity controls; Otterize backed by Index Ventures (raised $11.5M seed); co-founders are IDF 8200 alumni + former CTO of MuleSoft · Cyera PR · CTech
Jun 22 Booz Allen HamiltonUltra I&C Mission Solutions (from Cobham Ultra / Advent International) $720M Mission-critical software, encryption, and edge-compute products for US and allied defence and intelligence agencies; cryptographic and signals-processing products for classified programs; Cobham Ultra retains its radar, sonar, and countermeasures divisions; close Q2 FY2027 (targeting September 2026); double-digit revenue growth and >20% EBITDA margins projected per Booz Allen guidance; a sovereign capability play distinct from the NHI/SaaS consolidation wave · Booz Allen PR · BusinessWire · WashingtonExec · SEC 8-K
Jun 22 CiscoWideField Security Undisclosed Identity-lifecycle security to extend Splunk's Agentic SOC (identity, credentials, sessions, blast radius) · SecurityWeek
Jun 22 F5SurePath AI Undisclosed Denver-based shadow AI detection and discovery startup (~19 employees, ~$6M raised); powers F5's AI Security Platform with network-based AI discovery identifying AI usage across the enterprise including shadow AI without requiring direct application integrations; 88% of organisations report AI-related security challenges per F5's 2026 State of Application Strategy Report; extends F5's application delivery portfolio into the AI governance and shadow-AI security layer · F5 PR · Help Net Security · GeekWire
Jun 18 AccentureDragos (majority) + runZero + NetRise ~$4.17B (Dragos valued $3.25B) Move from OT services into OT security software; Dragos stays standalone, runZero (asset discovery/exposure) + NetRise (firmware/supply-chain) fold under it. ~$208M ARR, +53% YoY. Close Aug–Sep 2026 · SecurityWeek · Industrial Cyber
Jun 18 Group 11, Bicycle Capital, Bain Capital Ventures (+ others)Dream (funding round — Series C) $260M ($3B valuation) Sovereign AI and national cyber defense platform for governments; three products: Sphere (CNI/nation-state threat defense), Hero (AI-powered autonomous vulnerability hunting), Atlas (national data/intelligence integration); $130M+ ARR; serving 6 governments; co-founded by Shalev Hulio (former CEO, NSO Group), Sebastian Kurz (former Austrian PM), and Gil Dolev; HQ Tel Aviv with offices in Vienna and Abu Dhabi; positioned as sovereign alternative to US/Chinese hyperscaler AI dependency · SecurityWeek · PR Newswire · Times of Israel
Jun 16 DatabricksPanther Undisclosed AI SOC / agentic detection platform; Panther built a security lakehouse-native SIEM enabling real-time threat detection at Databricks scale; integrates with Lakewatch (Databricks' agentic SIEM, launched Mar 2026 via Antimatter+SiftD.ai acquisitions); positions Databricks as a full-stack security analytics vendor — from data ingestion to detection engineering to AI-agent investigation; extends the "security lakehouse" model to disrupt legacy SIEM · Databricks PR · Infosecurity Magazine
Jun 15 SailPointEntro Security ~$200M est. Israeli NHI / AI-agent identity security startup (Tel Aviv; $24M raised seed+Series A; covers 1,000+ NHI/agent types, 1,200+ credential types across 70+ enterprise sources; proprietary NHIDR — non-human identity detection and response for behavioral anomaly monitoring of AI agents and machine identities in real time); integrates into SailPoint Agentic Fabric to expand coverage across the full identity ecosystem from human to non-human to AI agent; closed June 29, 2026 — one of the fastest close timelines of the year · SailPoint PR · GlobeNewswire close · SiliconANGLE · SC Media
Jun 15 1PasswordApono $250M–$300M (est.) Israeli just-in-time privileged access management startup (80 staff, ~50 in Israel); dynamically grants and auto-revokes temporary narrowly scoped permissions for humans, machines, and AI agents at the moment of need — eliminates standing accounts and persistent privileges; positions 1Password as the "control plane" for access governance in the agentic workforce, extending from credential management into behavioral-access monitoring; 1Password PR states "over $200M," Calcalist reports $250M–$300M · 1Password PR · SecurityWeek · CTech
Jun 1 DragosPhosphorus Undisclosed xIoT/xOT security specialist (Nashville; ~$65M total funding, $38M round 2022); adds asset discovery, vulnerability management, and threat detection for billions of connected devices embedded in critical infrastructure (IIoT, medical IoT, smart-building, building automation); extends Dragos Platform's TAM to $50B+ · Dragos PR · BusinessWire · SecurityWeek

May 2026

SecurityWeek: 26 deals announced in May 2026.
May 26 Paessler AGUVnetworks Undisclosed German IT/OT monitoring vendor (PRTG Network Monitor) acquires UVnetworks (maker of UVexplorer/UVexplorer Server — automated network topology discovery, inventory, and configuration backup); UVexplorer integrates as a native PRTG plugin, closing the gap between monitoring and network-context visibility for incident response; extends Paessler's TAM into network operations and OT security monitoring beyond its traditional IT heartbeat/SNMP roots · PR Newswire · ChannelE2E · Paessler PR
May 24 CyeraGenie Security ~$50M Six-month-old Israeli endpoint data-loss prevention startup; prevents sensitive data leaks from generative AI tools in real time; extends Cyera's DSPM ecosystem to the endpoint; Cyera's fifth acquisition, valued at $9B ($400M Series F) · CTech · Times of Israel · SecurityWeek
May 22 CycurionSecuvant $2.875M Automated SOC-as-a-Service with AI-driven threat detection and response; complements HavenX platform ($875K cash + 888,888 preferred shares; close within 7–10 days) · GlobeNewswire · SecurityWeek
May 21 ZscalerSymmetry Systems Undisclosed Identity-mapping and data-access security for AI agents; Symmetry's "Access Graph" maps every human and non-human identity interaction across an enterprise, integrating with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange to govern AI agent-to-agent communication at scale; fills a critical visibility gap as AI agents multiply service-account proliferation · Zscaler PR · Nasdaq/IR · StockTitan/8-K
May 19 Check PointDeepchecks ~$15M Israeli AI evaluation startup — team + IP acqui-hire; LLM evaluation and continuous monitoring integrated into Check Point's Agentic Network Security Orchestration platform; Check Point's fourth Israeli acquisition in 2026 (after Cyclops, Cyata, Rotate) · CTech · Security Boulevard · BankInfoSecurity
May 18 TorqJit ~$70M est. AI context-graph firm; adds org-specific context to Torq's AI SOC platform for agentic investigations; ~30-person team joins Torq; deal not officially disclosed but estimated at ~$70M across multiple Israeli tech sources · CTech · BusinessWire · BankInfoSecurity
May 14 AkamaiLayerX $205M Browser-based AI usage control / secure enterprise browser; workforce-security strategy. Closed July 2, 2026. · SecurityWeek · Help Net · GlobeNewswire close
May 14 SecurityScorecardDriftnet Undisclosed Internet-scanning / next-gen threat intel engine into the TITAN AI platform for third-party-risk · SecurityScorecard · SiliconANGLE
May 7 CycurionHalo Privacy + HavenX Undisclosed Secure communications + forensic attribution; government-grade privacy and active-defense stack atop Cycurion's existing cybersecurity services; close targeted end of June 2026 (NASDAQ: CYCU) · GlobeNewswire · SecurityWeek
May 6 WatchGuardPerimeters.io Undisclosed Cloud Application Security SaaS for MSPs (founded 2022; ~30 staff, Wilmington DE; scans SaaS environments for misconfigurations across 40+ apps including M365, Salesforce, and OpenAI); simultaneous launch of WatchGuard CloudDR (Cloud Detection and Response) — continuous visibility, detection, and automated response for MSP multi-tenant cloud environments · WatchGuard PR · GlobeNewswire · BankInfoSecurity
May 4 CiscoAstrix Security ~$400M Israeli NHI (non-human identity) security startup — API keys, service accounts, OAuth tokens, AI agent credentials; integrates into Cisco's identity security layer for the agentic workforce; Cisco's largest Israeli acquisition since 2024 · Cisco Blogs · SecurityWeek · CTech
May 1 Datavault AI (NASDAQ: DVLT) → CyberCatch (TSXV: CYBE) ~CAD $136.8M (~USD $100M) all-stock AI-enabled cyber risk mitigation and quantum-resistant security integration; CyberCatch's SaaS platform proactively discovers and remediates cyber risks in real time; acqui-hire + tech play to embed PQC into Datavault's SanQtum-secured edge ecosystem; CyberCatch valued at ~CAD $5.11/share (2.2× market premium); CyberCatch operates as Datavault subsidiary with founder Sai Huda as president · FinanceWire · Seeking Alpha · AccessNewswire

April 2026

Apr 30 Everfield GermanyRhebo (sold by Landis+Gyr) High single-digit M USD OT/IIoT network anomaly-detection software (Leipzig, est. 2014; part of Landis+Gyr since 2021); Everfield expands its OT software vertical in DACH markets (existing: ondeso OT management); Landis+Gyr exits to refocus on core energy-metering business · Landis+Gyr PR · Industrial Cyber
Apr 30 Palo Alto NetworksPortkey $120–140M est. AI Gateway startup — centralised control plane to manage, route, and secure AI agent-to-agent and app-to-model traffic (processes trillions of tokens/month); integrates into Prisma AIRS to govern agentic AI at low-latency scale; close expected fiscal Q4 2026 · Palo Alto Networks PR · GuruFocus · Pulse2 · CTech
Apr 28 SilverfortFabrix Security Undisclosed (est. tens of millions) Israeli AI-native identity security startup (Tel Aviv); adds autonomous runtime identity protection — monitors and secures identity behaviors in real time, detecting anomalous service-account, machine-identity, and AI-agent activity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments; extends Silverfort's unified identity protection platform with AI-driven detection and response for the agentic workforce era · PR Newswire
Apr 28 SocketSecure Annex Undisclosed Browser and editor extension security startup (John Tuckner, founder); extends Socket's open-source supply-chain security platform beyond npm/PyPI packages into browser extensions (Chrome/Edge), VS Code extensions, MCP servers, and AI skills — closing a high-risk visibility gap where attackers embed malicious code in developer tooling; customers include Reddit, Brave, Torq, and Movable Ink; Socket now protects 14,000+ orgs and 1.2M code repositories · Socket Blog · BankInfoSecurity · EINPresswire
Apr 28 Spin.AIRevyz Undisclosed Atlassian Jira/Confluence backup and SSPM specialist (Atlassian Gold Marketplace Partner); extends Spin.AI's data resiliency and security posture management platform to the Atlassian ecosystem alongside Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and Salesforce; combined platform covers automated backup, configuration drift detection, sandbox-to-production workflows, ransomware protection, eDiscovery, DLP, and SSPM across six SaaS platforms · Spin.AI PR · Newsfile · Seeking Alpha
Apr 23 CyeraRyft Undisclosed (~$100–130M est.) AI-agent data lake security (est. 2024, backed by Index Ventures / Bessemer; open-standard data lake with automated governance, compliance, DR); builds unified control plane for AI agent data access; Cyera's fourth acquisition, valued at $9B post $400M Series F · Cyera PR · SiliconANGLE
Apr 21 TekStreamImagineX (cybersecurity division) Undisclosed Atlanta-based digital transformation firm acquires ImagineX's cybersecurity practice (Cyber Strategy & Advisory, vCISO, GRC, CTEM, IAM); positions TekStream as an end-to-end digital resilience provider from board-level strategy through SOC operations · PR Newswire · BankInfoSecurity
Apr 21 AirbusQuarkslab Undisclosed French cybersecurity firm (~100 staff, Paris/Rennes; QShield protects software against AI-driven reverse engineering and adversarial threats); adds sovereign EU cyber R&D to Airbus Defence and Space's pan-European portfolio (alongside Infodas/DE, Ultra Cyber/UK); backed by Tikehau Capital since 2020 · Airbus PR · GovInfoSecurity
Apr 11 FortreumKovr.AI Undisclosed FedRAMP-authorized AI-native compliance automation platform; adds AI-driven compliance readiness, audit preparation, and evidence-collection automation to Fortreum's federal cybersecurity and cloud consulting practice; Fortreum specialises in FedRAMP assessments and federal cloud security · BusinessWire
Apr 9 CiscoGalileo Technologies Undisclosed AI agent observability and evaluation platform; extends Splunk Observability Cloud with agent tracing, quality evaluation, and production AI guardrails; closed May 22, 2026 · NetworkWorld · ChannelE2E · Futurum Group
Apr 2 FortraZero-Point Security Undisclosed UK red-team training firm (est. 2018; Red Team Ops I & II courses, hands-on adversary emulation and penetration testing); Fortra's 21st acquisition — expands Cobalt Strike / Core Impact / Outflank offensive portfolio with specialized training and purple-team capability · Fortra PR · Security Today

March 2026

Mar 26 Rapid7Kenzo Security Undisclosed Agentic AI platform for autonomous SOC investigations and preemptive threat detection; no material ARR/profitability impact per Rapid7 · Rapid7 IR · SecurityWeek
Mar 24 EkinopsChimere Undisclosed French universal ZTNA startup (Paris); Chimere's agent-agnostic ZTNA platform securely interconnects all endpoints with all enterprise resources regardless of OS, device type, or location; positions Ekinops as the sole European single-vendor SASE company globally (combining existing Olfeo SWG/May 2025 and new Chimere ZTNA); transaction completed before March 31, 2026 · Ekinops PR · PRNewswire · Morningstar
Mar 24 DatabricksAntimatter + SiftD.ai Undisclosed Powers Lakewatch, Databricks' new open agentic SIEM; Antimatter adds AI-agent authentication/authorization (Berkeley researchers); SiftD.ai adds SPL-originated large-scale detection engineering (Splunk founders) · Databricks PR · TechCrunch · SiliconANGLE
Mar 23 Airbus Defence and SpaceUltra Cyber Ltd Undisclosed UK sovereign cybersecurity firm (200+ staff, Maidenhead cyber centre of excellence); cryptography and data security for UK MoD programs + specialised airborne datalinks capability; joins Airbus' Connected Intelligence business unit alongside prior acquisitions Quarkslab (FR, Apr 2026) and Infodas (DE); closes H2 2026 subject to regulatory approval; seller: Cobham Ultra (Advent International portfolio) · Airbus PR · Advent International · SecurityWeek
Mar 19 AppViewXEos Undisclosed AI-native Identity Control Plane for AI agents and autonomous workloads; AppViewX (CLM/PKI automation) acquires Eos (agentic governance + privileged access control for AI agents and machine identities in cloud and hybrid environments); integrates into AppViewX platform to deliver end-to-end machine and AI agent identity security; Eos co-founders become AppViewX CEO + CTO · AppViewX PR/GlobeNewswire · Help Net Security
Mar 11 LeonardoBecrypt Undisclosed Italian aerospace, defense, and security multinational acquires UK-based data-protection and secure-mobile cybersecurity firm (encryption, secure OS, government-grade device security; founded 1996, ~100 specialists, London); expands Leonardo's cybersecurity footprint into UK sovereign/government markets; deal subject to regulatory approval, expected to close Q2 2026 · https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/leonardo-to-acquire-uk-cyber-firm-becrypt/ · https://www.becrypt.com/becrypt-joins-forces-with-leonardo-to-expand-global-cyber-security-reach/
Mar 10 Accel, GV, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, 8VC, Ballistic Ventures, In-Q-Tel (+ others)Armadin (funding round — combined seed + Series A) $189.9M Autonomous AI cybersecurity agent startup founded by Kevin Mandia (former Mandiant CEO / Google Cloud cybersecurity chief) in September 2025; Armadin creates AI agents that autonomously scan for threats and conduct red-teaming without human intervention; 60+ employees at launch; working with Fortune 100 companies; combined seed + Series A is reportedly a record for a security startup at that stage; Accel leads, with GV (Google Ventures), Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, 8VC, Ballistic Ventures (Mandia co-founded), and In-Q-Tel (CIA) participating · SecurityWeek · TechCrunch · CNBC · GovInfoSecurity
Mar 9 OpenAIPromptfoo Undisclosed (last valued ~$86M, Jul 2025) Agentic AI security testing; integrates into OpenAI's Frontier platform to identify and remediate AI-system vulnerabilities during development · OpenAI · SecurityWeek · TechCrunch
Mar 3 Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) / VeridosXTec Undisclosed US federal-grade identity, authentication, and access management specialist (FedRAMP High authorized — the only ICAM ecosystem certified at this level; long-standing relationships with 105+ US federal agencies; cryptographic tokens and smart access systems for government and regulated enterprises); integrated into Veridos (G+D's joint venture with Bundesdruckerei, the German federal government ID technology group); closed February 27, 2026, announced March 3; expands G+D's Digital Security Segment and Veridos' federal credentialing footprint · G+D PR · GlobeNewswire · Biometric Update
Mar 2 Quantum eMotionSKV Technology Inc. Undisclosed Canadian quantum-resistant security firm acquires SKV Technology (Ottawa; hardware security modules and post-quantum cryptography integration); expands Quantum eMotion's quantum-safe product portfolio for financial services and critical infrastructure; closed March 2, 2026 · Quantum eMotion PR · SEC Filing
Mar 2 Zurich InsuranceBeazley $10.9B (~£8.1B) Specialty insurer (cyber, marine, aviation, space, fine art); Beazley is one of the world's largest cyber insurers with Full Spectrum Cyber offering combining coverage + in-house IR + proactive security services; combined ~$15B specialty GWP; close H2 2026 subject to regulatory approval · Zurich PR · Insurance Journal

February 2026

Feb 27 Quantum eMotionJet Lab Technologies (SecureKey platform) Up to $15M (royalties over 5 years) QeM acquired Jet Lab's SecureKey cryptographic-software platform to combine it with its QRNG-powered Sentry-Q layer, creating a full-stack quantum-resilient security architecture spanning cloud, network, endpoint, and chip; distinct from QeM's concurrent March acquisition of SKV Technology hardware security modules · GlobeNewswire
Feb 23 ExperianAtData Undisclosed Email identity intelligence specialist (world's most comprehensive email insights technology; 10B+ email addresses globally; 98% coverage of active North American email addresses; real-time signals on validity, deliverability, fraud risk, identity linkage); Experian integrates AtData into its identity and fraud decisioning platforms to close gaps in email-based authentication and fraud prevention; Experian's first acquisition in 16+ years · Experian PR · Finovate · RegTech Analyst
Feb 18 Palo Alto NetworksKoi ~$400M est. Agentic endpoint security startup (secures unvetted browser extensions, AI tools, and developer add-ons that employees install — the "last mile" of the modern attack surface); technology folds into Cortex XDR and Prisma AIRS to govern AI agent-level endpoint risk; closed April 14, 2026 · Palo Alto Networks PR · KuppingerCole · Futurum Group
Feb 17 Booz Allen HamiltonDefy Security Undisclosed Cyber services and consulting firm; expands Booz Allen's global commercial business into UK/EU financial services, health/life sciences, manufacturing, and energy markets · Booz Allen PR · SecurityWeek
Feb 17 ITC Secure + IronNet (merger)Collective Defence (new co.) Undisclosed UK-headquartered ITC Secure (30+ years managed security / SOC operations) merged with IronNet's collective-defense network-detection platform to form Collective Defence — a Luxembourg-domiciled critical-infrastructure protection company targeting state-sponsored hybrid-warfare threats; combined entity serves CNI operators across financial services, energy, and government · BusinessWire
Feb 12 ProofpointAcuvity Undisclosed AI enterprise security and governance startup (founded 2023, 24 staff, $9M seed Foundation Capital; emerged from stealth Sep 2024); delivers visibility, governance, and runtime protection across the full AI/agent-driven workspace — from browser endpoints and MCP servers to locally installed models; enables Proofpoint to govern shadow AI usage, prevent sensitive data exposure to GenAI services, and defend against prompt injection and model-manipulation attacks; extends the human-centric security platform into the agentic workforce era · Proofpoint PR · Help Net Security · CyberScoop
Feb 12 Check PointCyata + Cyclops Security + Rotate ~$150M total (~$85M to Cyclops) Three Israeli startups acquired simultaneously to build an end-to-end AI security platform: Cyata (AI agent identity management — discover active agents, map permissions, monitor behavior, enforce policy; founded 2024); Cyclops (internal asset discovery + continuous threat exposure management — integrates with 150+ systems across SaaS, cloud, on-premises, IoT/OT, endpoints and workloads); Rotate (unified MSP management and scalability for mid-market customers); Check Point's fourth through sixth Israeli acquisitions in 2026 · Check Point PR · CTech · BankInfoSecurity · SC Media
Feb 11 Palo Alto NetworksCyberArk $25B Bring identity security into the core platform; largest pure-play cyber deal of 2026 · Verdict
Feb 11 CellebriteSCG Canada, Inc. Undisclosed Drone/UAV digital forensics leader; access to data from 80+ UAV types (flight logs, video, cell tower data, telemetry); extends Cellebrite's AI platform for law enforcement, defense, and intelligence customers; closed March 2, 2026 · Cellebrite PR · Newswire.ca
Feb 11 Endor LabsAutonomous Plane Undisclosed Cloud-native AppSec startup (founded by Kyle Quest, creator of DockerSlim); adds full-stack reachability from code to container — SCA findings correlated with container image vulnerabilities, runtime profiling to identify genuinely exploitable vulns; eliminates up to 90% of false positives typical of conventional scanners; extends Endor Labs' AI-native application security platform · Endor Labs PR · fintech.global
Feb 10 SophosArco Cyber Undisclosed UK-based cybersecurity assurance company (~30 staff; specialist in controls optimization and governance automation); Sophos integrates Arco's capabilities into its CISO Advantage offering, delivering AI-powered cybersecurity governance to organisations that lack dedicated security leadership — one of the only MDR vendors to bundle CISO-level advisory at scale · Sophos PR · GlobeNewswire · SecurityWeek
Feb 5 ZscalerSquareX Undisclosed Browser security / zero trust for the AI era; extends Zscaler's inline proxy architecture into the browser layer for AI-agent traffic and data controls · Zscaler IR · SecurityWeek
Feb 3 VaronisAllTrue.ai $150M AI trust, risk, and security management (TRiSM); enables Varonis customers to monitor and govern AI agent behavior and reduce AI-introduced data risks · GlobeNewswire · SecurityWeek
Feb 3 Logicalis USMaple Woods Enterprises Undisclosed Managed security services provider; adds Maple Woods' "Overwatch" cybersecurity and compliance program (built to federal/regulated-sector standards) to Logicalis's services framework, expanding into healthcare and SLED (state, local, education) markets · PR Newswire
Feb (TBD) Arctic WolfSevco Security Undisclosed Attack surface management (ASM) into Arctic Wolf's managed SOC platform; improves asset inventory and exposure visibility for managed detection customers · SecurityWeek

January 2026

Jan 29 Palo Alto NetworksChronosphere $3.35B Cloud-native observability for AI-era data volumes; visibility/security at scale · CTech
Jan 27 LevelBlueAlert Logic MDR (from Fortra) Undisclosed MSSP consolidation: LevelBlue acquires Fortra's Alert Logic managed detection and response (MDR), extended detection and response (XDR), and web application firewall (WAF) services business; Fortra transitions to a technology partner; extends LevelBlue's managed security services portfolio and customer base in the SMB and mid-market segments · CyberScoop · LevelBlue PR
Jan 26 RadwarePynt Undisclosed Israeli API security testing startup; adds automated pre-production API security testing + dynamic vulnerability discovery to Radware's API portfolio; extends protection across the full API lifecycle from design through runtime; acquired at close (not just announced) · GlobeNewswire/Security Solutions Media · SecurityWeek
Jan 26 OVHcloudSeald Undisclosed French E2E encryption startup with ANSSI CSPN security visa; zero-knowledge model encrypts data client-side before upload — neither host nor admin can access plaintext; Seald SDK natively integrated into OVHcloud's Secret Manager, KMS, and HSM catalogue; sovereign European cloud data-protection play · OVHcloud PR · Channel Web · SecurityWeek
Jan 15 DelineaStrongDM Undisclosed PAM leader acquires JIT runtime authorization and universal access management (infrastructure, databases, AI agents); eliminates standing credentials in favour of access granted at the moment of action; closed March 5, 2026 · Delinea PR · MSSP Alert
Jan 15 Parsons CorporationAltamira Technologies (from ClearSky) ~$385M ($340M base + $45M earn-out) National security IT and cybersecurity services firm (McLean, VA; 600+ employees, 90%+ clearance-holders); delivers advanced analytics, SIGINT, cyber, missile warning, and space capabilities; adds to Parsons' Defence & Intelligence unit; closed January 15, 2026 · Parsons IR · GlobeNewswire · SecurityWeek
Jan 14 InfobloxAxur Undisclosed AI-powered external threat discovery and digital risk protection; adds brand-abuse, credential-exposure, and phishing takedown capabilities (40M+ URLs/day scanned); closes May 5, 2026 · Infoblox PR · BankInfoSecurity
Jan 13 CrowdStrikeSeraphic Security ~$420M Israeli browser runtime security firm; decouples security from the browser itself — enforces policy within Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, and agentic browsers on managed and unmanaged devices alike; turns any browser into a secure enterprise browser without forced migration; closes Q1 FY27 · CrowdStrike PR · CTech · CyberScoop
Jan 12 OneSpanBuild38 Undisclosed Mobile app protection SDK spinoff from Giesecke+Devrient; adds client-side on-device app-shielding, runtime application self-protection (RASP), and SDK hardening to OneSpan's identity verification and e-signature portfolio; closed March 2, 2026 · OneSpan IR · SEC 8-K
Jan 8 ThreatModelerIriusRisk $100M+ Spain-based threat modeling platform (Paladin Capital-backed); unites the top two enterprise threat modeling platforms; $50M combined ARR; positions for AI-era design-time security in the application security market; deal closed end-2025, announced Jan 8 · Fortune · PRNewswire · ThreatModeler PR
Jan 8 CrowdStrikeSGNL $740M Continuous identity and dynamic authorization startup; grants/revokes access for human, non-human (NHI), and AI agent identities in real time based on contextual risk — eliminates standing privileges; integrates into Falcon Identity Protection; closes Q1 FY27 · CrowdStrike PR · The Register
Jan 8 JumpCloudMacSolution Undisclosed Brazil's largest JumpCloud MSP (São Paulo); acqui-hire to build a LatAm GTM hub for JumpCloud's open directory/identity platform; expands JumpCloud's presence in the largest enterprise IT market in South America · JumpCloud PR · SiliconANGLE

🧩 Consolidation by subsector

Every tracked deal and funding round, grouped by cyber subsector (taxonomy anchored on Momentum Cyber CYBERscape + Gartner market segments — see Methodology). Sorted by deal count: where buy-side attention is concentrating, and by omission, where it isn't.

Identity & Access19
deal(s) · $27.9B disclosed
Latest — Jul 2026: Okta → Permiso Security
AI Security & Governance19
deal(s) · $901M disclosed
Latest — Aug 2026: Fortinet → Virtue AI
Security Services17
deal(s) · $963M disclosed
Latest — Aug 2026: Munich Re (via HSB) → At-Bay
Security Operations10
deal(s) · $3.6B disclosed
Latest — Aug 2026: CrowdStrike Falcon Fund → Above Security
Application & Supply Chain10
deal(s) · $650M disclosed
Latest — Aug 2026: Ballistic Ventures, Canon Capital, Greenfield Partners, Lightspeed, Red Dot Capi
Data Security & Privacy8
deal(s) · $82M disclosed
Latest — Jul 2026: Bessemer Venture Partners, Merlin Ventures, Evolution Equity Partners, Singtel I
Exposure Management8
deal(s) · $177M disclosed
Latest — Aug 2026: Brinqa → PlexTrac
GRC & Trust8
deal(s) · $11.2B disclosed
Latest — Aug 2026: Datavault AI (NASDAQ: DVLT) → CyberCatch Holdings (TSXV: CYBE)
OT / ICS / IoT5
deal(s) · $4.3B disclosed
Latest — Jul 2026: Qualcomm → SAM Seamless Network (Securing Sam Ltd.)
Fraud & Identity Verification5
deal(s) · $2.4B disclosed
Latest — Aug 2026: Socure → Fravity
Endpoint & Device4
deal(s) · $975M disclosed
Latest — Jul 2026: Institutional investors → ThreatLocker
Email & Human Risk2
deal(s) · $36M disclosed
Latest — Jul 2026: Battery Ventures, Accel, Foundation Capital → AegisAI
Network & Edge1
deal(s) · — disclosed
Latest — Mar 2026: Ekinops → Chimere
Cloud Security1
deal(s) · — disclosed
Latest — Aug 2026: Crescent Cove Advisors, Greylock, Menlo Ventures → Obsidian Security
Other / Unclassified5
deal(s) · $1.2B disclosed
Latest — Aug 2026: Undisclosed → Tenet Security

Full deal record

Cybersecurity M&A, 2026 onward. Deals filed by announcement month; de-duplicated by buyer + target. US & Europe prioritised, notable global deals included.

August 2026

Date Buyer Target(s) Value Rationale Source
Aug 27 Socure Fravity Undisclosed Agentic AI-native fraud/risk/compliance investigation platform, folded into Socure's RiskOS as RiskOS_Agents (starting with watchlist screening and KYB checks); announced alongside a $156M strategic growth investment (led by Summit Partners) valuing Socure at $5.2B; Fravity deployments show 80% lower cost-per-case, 5x faster resolution, 70% fewer false positives Crunchbase News · BankInfoSecurity
Aug 19 Brinqa PlexTrac Undisclosed Penetration testing and offensive-security reporting platform; closes the CTEM (Continuous Threat and Exposure Management) loop by adding attacker-perspective validation and proof-of-remediation; makes Brinqa the largest standalone unified exposure management vendor (3,000+ customers, 57 countries, 25%+ of Fortune 500) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/19/brinqa-plextrac-acqisition/
Aug 19 Munich Re (via HSB) $575M 75M Cyber insurtech serving US SMEs with integrated cyber insurance and managed detection and response (MDR); Munich Re's largest disclosed primary-cyber-market move; At-Bay overseen by Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB), Munich Re's Global Specialty Insurance unit; closing expected Q1 2027; strengthens Munich Re's position combining insurance underwriting with proactive risk mitigation technology Munich Re PR · Insurance Journal
Aug 17 Fortinet Virtue AI Undisclosed AI runtime protection specialist with automated testing, real-time protection, and compliance oversight for AI models, conversational applications, and autonomous agents; integrated into Fortinet's Security for AI strategy and FortiGate platform; Gartner projects AI-security market to grow from .8B to 6.4B by 2030 Fortinet PR · SecurityWeek · Help Net Security
Aug 14 Datavault AI (NASDAQ: DVLT) CyberCatch Holdings (TSXV: CYBE) $94.5M all-cash AI-enabled continuous compliance and cyber-risk mitigation platform (NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS); patented agentic AI for continuous control assessment and pen testing; Datavault deploys CyberCatch as compliance layer across DataValue/DataScore/IDE product suite https://ir.datavaultsite.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/487/datavault-ai-will-acquire-cybercatch-in-an-all-cash-transaction
Aug 12 Undisclosed A Security $37M Series B Autonomous offensive security testing platform; AI-driven red-teaming. https://www.securityweek.com/category/cybersecurity-funding-news/ma/
Aug 12 Undisclosed Tenet Security $6M seed Early-stage cyber startup; seed funding round August 2026. https://www.securityweek.com/category/cybersecurity-funding-news/ma/
Aug 7 AXA XL S-RM Undisclosed Full acquisition of remaining shares in S-RM, a global corporate intelligence and cybersecurity consultancy (incident response, threat intelligence, integrity due diligence) operating in 140 countries; AXA XL integrates S-RM into its new AXA XL Risk Advisory unit, extending its prevention-focused offering beyond insurance underwriting into consultancy; transaction expected to close by end-September 2026 AXA XL PR · Insurance Journal
Aug 4 Crescent Cove Advisors, Greylock, Menlo Ventures Obsidian Security 5M Series D (.1B valuation) Non-human identity and AI-agent security for SaaS/cloud; 60 Fortune 500 customers; unicorn milestone https://pulse2.com/obsidian-security-raises-85-million-series-d-at-1-1-billion-valuation/
Aug 4 CrowdStrike Falcon Fund Above Security Undisclosed (strategic investment) AI-native managed insider threat platform; integrates with Falcon Next-Gen SIEM telemetry for insider risk investigations https://www.msspalert.com/brief/crowdstrike-invests-in-above-security-adds-insider-risk-investigations-to-falcon
Aug 4 Norwest Venture Partners, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hitachi Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, Qumra Capital, Vertex Ventures, Third Point Ventures, DTCP, Intel Capital Zenity $125M Series C ($180M total raised) AI agent security governance platform (Tel Aviv, 2021) — governs agent intent, allows/blocks autonomous actions; targets the 1-billion AI-agent deployment wave; largest AI-agent-security raise of H2 2026 https://zenity.io/company-overview/newsroom/company-news/zenity-raises-125-million-to-secure-the-era-of-1-billion-ai-agents/
Aug 4 Ballistic Ventures, Canon Capital, Greenfield Partners, Lightspeed, Red Dot Capital, TLV Partners Oligo Security $60M Series C ($140M total raised) Runtime application security covering code, cloud workloads, and AI systems; addresses AI-accelerated exploit development https://www.securityweek.com/oligo-raises-60-million-for-runtime-security/
Aug 3 Visa BioCatch $2.4B Behavioral biometrics AI platform protecting 1.8B devices and 760M users across 350+ banking clients in 21 countries; fills AI-powered fraud detection gap as account takeovers and scams cost economy $1T+ annually; deal closes Q2 FY2027 pending regulatory approval https://investor.visa.com/news/news-details/2026/Visa-to-Acquire-BioCatch/default.aspx
Aug 3 Bank of America MDSec Consulting Limited Undisclosed Acquires UK red-team/pen-testing consultancy (~65 staff, Macclesfield) to internalise offensive security expertise alongside existing Chester cyber ops center https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48179/bofa-to-buy-uk-cybersecurity-firm-mdsec-consulting
Aug 3 Deel Clarity ~5-50M Deepfake detection and AI identity verification embedded into Deel HR/payroll platform; combats projected 1-in-4 fraudulent candidate profiles by 2028 https://www.deel.com/blog/deel-acquires-clarity/
Aug 1 SYN Ventures, DataTribe, TEDCO (lead: SYN Ventures) Balance Theory $19M Series A AI-driven CISO investment management platform; helps enterprises evaluate and optimise security spending across $1B+ portfolios; addresses portfolio visibility gap for large-enterprise security teams https://www.securityweek.com/balance-theory-raises-19-million-to-help-enterprises-manage-cybersecurity-investments/

July 2026

Date Buyer Target(s) Value Rationale Source
Jul 31 Cycurion (NASDAQ: CYCU) Unnamed DC-based federal cybersecurity firm Undisclosed Federal cybersecurity services; acquisition announced alongside record contracted backlog exceeding $150M; expands Cycurion's footprint in US government/defense cyber services https://www.stocktitan.net/news/CYCU/cycurion-nasdaq-cycu-announces-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-y1exn1qhhm08.html
Jul 30 Institutional investors ThreatLocker $190M Series D Zero Trust endpoint security platform; round framed around AI threat protection and endpoint isolation for enterprise and MSP markets; Florida-based, ~3.5M protected endpoints https://fintech.global/2026/07/30/threatlocker-lands-190m-as-ai-threats-reshape-security/
Jul 30 Okta Permiso Security ~$200M Identity threat detection startup (co-founded by ex-FireEye executives Paul Nguyen and Jason Martin); behavioral analytics across human, non-human, and AI agent identities; fills non-human identity (NHI) and AI agent security gap in Okta's portfolio; deal expected to close Q3 FY2027 https://www.securityweek.com/okta-to-acquire-identity-threat-detection-firm-permiso/
Jul 29 Bessemer Venture Partners, Cyberstarts, TCV Onyx Security 13M Series B (40M valuation) AI-agent control plane keeping humans in authority over autonomous enterprise AI agents; Unit 8200 founders https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-cyber-startup-raises-113m-to-secure-and-control-autonomous-ai-agents/
Jul 28 Cyera Oasis Security ~$1B (LOI) Non-human identity (NHI) and AI agent security startup (machine identity governance, service accounts, API keys, AI agent permissions); deal creates a combined data security + NHI platform at a time when AI agent proliferation is outpacing identity controls; Cyera recently raised $600M at $12B valuation; cash-majority deal https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/cyera-agrees-to-acquire-oasis-security-for-1b-to-safeguard-proliferating-ai-agents/
Jul 28 Team8, Bessemer Venture Partners, Hetz Ventures, Claltech, Notable Capital, Startpoint Capital, SVCI (investors) Act Security $60M Seed + Series A AI agent control and cloud security platform; stealth launch July 28; headquartered Tel Aviv; addresses AI agent permission management and control-plane visibility for enterprises deploying agentic AI workloads https://www.chinatechnews.com/2026/07/29/126373-venture-capital-startup-funding-roundup-july-28-2026-battery-ventures-bessemer-gradient-team8-y-combinator-more
Jul 28 Team8, Battery Ventures, YL Ventures (investors) Hush Security $30M Series A Machine access governance platform for enterprise AI agents and their infrastructure; Akamai Technologies joining as strategic investor; addresses control-plane gap as enterprises deploy AI agents at scale; founded 2024, less than one year from stealth to Series A https://www.securityweek.com/hush-security-raises-30-million-for-ai-agent-governance/
Jul 28 Canaan Partners, Insight Partners, Team8, M12 (Microsoft Venture Fund) Mate Security $35M Series A AI-native agentic security operations platform; brings total funding past $50M (eight months post-stealth); 500%+ revenue growth since Q3 2025; enterprise SOC automation targeting AI-speed threats; Black Hat USA 2026 exhibitor (Booth 4717, Aug 3-6) https://pulse2.com/mate-security-raises-35-million-series-a-to-scale-agentic-security-operations-platform/
Jul 27 United Ventures (investor) Beelzebub €3.3M seed AI-native deception platform (LLM-powered honeypots for servers, databases, APIs, cloud, IoT); NIS2 compliance tooling; targeting European enterprises https://tech.eu/2026/07/27/beelzebub-raises-eur3m-to-strengthen-enterprise-cyber-defence-with-ai/
Jul 27 Keyfactor Cofide Undisclosed Extends PKI-based verified identity to AI agents and cloud workloads; fills machine/agent identity gap for agentic AI deployments https://www.keyfactor.com/press-releases/keyfactor-announces-intent-to-acquire-cofide-to-bring-verified-identity-to-ai-agents-and-cloud-workloads/
Jul 23 Battery Ventures, Accel, Foundation Capital AegisAI $36M Series A ($49M total raised) AI-native email security countering AI spear-phishing surge (reported 5x increase); targets corporate inboxes with proprietary LLMs https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aegisai-raises-36-million-series-a-led-by-battery-ventures-to-fight-the-new-wave-of-ai-spear-phishing-302833624.html
Jul 23 Cheyenne Ventures, AVP (co-leads), Olive Hill Ventures Abstract Security $25M Series A extension ($50M total raised) Composable streaming-first SIEM platform; 380% ARR YoY, 264% NRR — positioned as enterprise replacement for monolithic SIEM vendors https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/abstract-raises-25-million-as-enterprises-shift-to-composable-security-operations-302832945.html
Jul 22 Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia (investors) Cathedral $160M Series A ($1.4B valuation) AI-native offensive and defensive cyber tooling for DoD and IC; founded by ex-DOGE alumni; targets defense-sector demand wave from Iran and Russia conflicts https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-07-22/exclusive-doge-alumni-launch-military-cyber-startup-with-1-4-billion-valuation
Jul 22 Sequoia, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks, Redpoint (investors) Glow $180M Series A ($1.2B valuation) AI-native endpoint security purpose-built for agentic workloads and AI agents; founded by ex-Meta/Snowflake/Claroty team; targets coverage gap in traditional EDR for AI environments https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/22/3331154/0/en/glow-emerges-from-stealth-with-180-million-to-reinvent-endpoint-security-in-the-ai-era.html
Jul 22 Cisco Investments (strategic) Zafran Security Strategic investment (>$140M total raised) Threat exposure management platform; classifies 99% of critical CVEs as unexploitable in a given environment and focuses remediation on the 1% that matter; addresses CVE triage bottleneck https://www.newswire.com/news/zafran-announces-strategic-investment-from-cisco-investments
Jul 21 Palo Alto Networks Embrace Undisclosed Leading provider of user-focused observability; adds high-fidelity Real User Monitoring (RUM) and Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM/ADEM) capabilities to Palo Alto Networks Observability platform; also launching Synthetics for proactive application performance validation; Observability platform surpassed $300M ARR in Q3 FY26; expected close Q1 FY27 Palo Alto IR · GuruFocus · StreetInsider
Jul 21 Series A investors (Brightmind Partners led) Empirical Security 5M Series A (7M total raised) AI-driven CVE exploit-prediction platform; Foundation monitors 18k+ CVEs for exploit likelihood; Radiant provides org-specific threat identification; founded 2024 by Kenna Security / EPSS alumni https://www.securityweek.com/empirical-security-raises-25-million-in-series-a-funding/
Jul 20 A16Z, Bessemer, Craft, Merlin (investors) Neo $100M (seed + Series A combined) Agentic software control for enterprise AI: SecOps inventory, posture, attribution, and policy enforcement across AI agents, AI-enabled apps, agentic browsers, NHI identities, and traditional software; built by ex-SentinelOne/Wiz/Palo Alto veterans; addresses coverage gap as enterprises adopt agentic tools at speed https://www.securityweek.com/neo-emerges-from-stealth-with-100m-to-control-and-secure-enterprise-ai-software/ · https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/20/3329638/0/en/neo-launches-with-100m-to-secure-ai-software-across-the-enterprise.html
Jul 17 Axiom Equity, Mercia (investors) Risk Ledger $32M Series B Network-first third-party risk management platform mapping supplier risk at depth; US expansion; addresses supply-chain cyber gap in enterprise vendor risk programmes https://www.securityweek.com/risk-ledger-raises-32-million-in-series-b-funding/
Jul 16 Signicat Inverid Undisclosed Dutch NFC-based digital identity verification company behind ReadID, used by 50+ organisations including Rabobank, ING, Entrust and government entities in UK and Denmark; deal strengthens Signicat's EU digital identity platform ahead of EUDI Wallet rollout; Inverid tripled revenue under Main Capital ownership; founders reinvesting proceeds into Signicat https://www.signicat.com/press-releases/signicat-acquires-inverid
Jul 16 CrowdStrike XM Cyber (IP acquisition from Schwarz Digits) Undisclosed (IP-only) 45+ patents and proprietary source code for exposure management and attack-path analysis added to Falcon; Schwarz Digits simultaneously expands sovereign-cloud partnership bringing Falcon to STACKIT cloud for European sovereign deployments https://ir.crowdstrike.com/news-releases/news-release-details/crowdstrike-and-schwarz-digits-expand-strategic-partnership · https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rkx9rod4zl
Jul 16 NINJIO SafeStack Undisclosed Developer-focused secure coding and AppSec training platform; NINJIO had been reselling SafeStack's Secure Code product, making this a vertical integration acqui-hire that embeds secure-code training natively into NINJIO's human-risk management platform (Gauge Capital portfolio) https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ninjio-acquires-safestack-to-expand-human-risk-management-platform-with-secure-code-training-302827087.html
Jul 15 Accel, Greylock, CRV, Hetz, AlphaDrive (investors) Oak $60M seed AI-native Identity Operating System replacing fragmented legacy IGA/IAM stack with a single continuous control plane governing all human, machine, and AI agent identities; founded Dec 2025 by ex-SentinelOne (CEO Shai Morag); already GA and deployed across enterprise customers https://www.securityweek.com/oak-emerges-from-stealth-mode-with-60-million-in-funding/ · https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/15/backed-by-60m-in-funding-oak-steps-out-of-stealth-to-fix-the-identity-mess-that-ai-agents-are-making-worse/
Jul 15 Foundation Capital, Zetta Venture Partners (investors) Pulse Security $8M seed AI-powered CISO operational management platform: program visibility, business-risk communication, board reporting https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/15/3327850/0/en/Pulse-Security-Debuts-Operational-Management-Platform-Built-for-Security-Leaders.html
Jul 14 Cribl CardinalOps ~$100M est. AI-native detection-engineering platform; automates SIEM rule translation and coverage-gap analysis; new Tel Aviv R&D hub; extends Cribl AI platform into full AI-SOC offering https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/14/3327113/0/en/cribl-acquires-cardinalops-to-further-expand-its-ai-platform-into-security-operations.html
Jul 13 NEA, Lightbank, XTX, Sequoia (investors) Valarian $50M Series A Sovereign and air-gapped AI compute infrastructure for defense and regulated sectors; first NEA bet on a European defense-tech startup https://www.securityweek.com/valarian-raises-50-million-for-sovereign-infrastructure-control-layer/
Jul 9 Bessemer Venture Partners, Merlin Ventures, Evolution Equity Partners, Singtel Innov8 (investors) QIZ Security $17M seed Post-quantum cryptography orchestration: inventories cryptographic assets, manages migration to PQC-compliant algorithms; ecosystem with Cisco, AWS, Google, CrowdStrike https://www.securityweek.com/qiz-security-raises-17-million-for-cryptographic-governance-platform/
Jul 7 Barracuda Networks Evo Security Undisclosed PAM/IAM specialist for MSPs — multi-factor authentication, privileged access management, and identity controls integrated into the BarracudaONE platform; positions Barracuda as a single-vendor security stack for MSP customers with native identity governance alongside its existing email, network, and application security Barracuda PR · Help Net Security · SiliconANGLE
Jul 3 Zurich Insurance Group BOXX Insurance Undisclosed Toronto-based global cyber insurtech (retail + SME cyber insurance across 5 continents; prior Zurich partnership since 2021); BOXX continues operating as a standalone entity integrated into Zurich Global Ventures (ZGV); accelerates Zurich's cyber coverage and protection services for retail and SME customers globally; BOXX's all-in-one cyber insurance + security services model extends Zurich's position in the SME cyber market that large commercial insurers have historically underserved BOXX PR · Reinsurance News · InsurTech Digital · Insurance Business
Jul 3 Viatel Technology Group FullProxy Undisclosed Glasgow-based cybersecurity consultancy; Viatel expands its UK & Ireland security portfolio with a specialist firm serving healthcare, public sector, education, and CNI verticals; FullProxy brings penetration testing, managed security services, and security consulting capabilities digit.fyi · Viatel PR · SiliconRepublic
Jul 1 LevelBlue Trustwave Undisclosed MSSP consolidation forming world's largest pure-play managed security services provider; Trustwave brings SpiderLabs (threat research, intelligence, threat hunting), MDR, offensive security, strategic advisory, incident response, and security software; combined entity also includes Stroz Friedberg and Elysium Digital; LevelBlue is the AT&T Cybersecurity spinoff (Dallas TX); deal positions LevelBlue to serve SMB through large enterprise and public sector LevelBlue PR · MSSP Alert · SecurityBrief · GovConWire
Jul 1 Qualcomm SAM Seamless Network (Securing Sam Ltd.) >$150M Israeli IoT/connected-device security startup protecting 500M+ devices across 15M+ ISP/telco networks; customers include AT&T, Verizon, Bezeq (Israel), Telenet (Belgium), Virgin Media (UK); SAM's on-device security layer protects home/enterprise IoT environments at network edge without routing traffic through the cloud; fits Qualcomm's edge-AI strategy — thickening on-device protection reduces cloud compute dependency and extends Snapdragon platform value into CNI and enterprise IoT security CTech/Calcalist · Globes · MarketScreener · Telecompaper

June 2026

Date Buyer Target(s) Value Rationale Source
Jun 30 Aikido Security Root ~$70M Belgian open-source AppSec unicorn ($1B valuation) acquires Israeli startup Root.io; Root deploys AI agents to generate and ship backported patches for vulnerable open-source library versions in 15–40 minutes — without forcing major version upgrades that break APIs; integrates into Aikido's platform as "Aikido Libraries," extending Aikido's ASPM from scanning into autonomous remediation for software supply-chain vulnerabilities Help Net Security · Aikido Blog · CTech · GlobeNewswire
Jun 29 Intrusion Inc. VigilAigent (from Tego Cyber) Undisclosed AI-native MSSP acquisition (~$3.5M ARR, 80+ reseller partners); combines VigilAigent's "The Oracle" agentic AI threat-detection engine with Intrusion's TraceCop platform; positions Intrusion as an AI-native managed security provider for SMB and mid-market PR Inside/GlobeNewswire · StockTitan · SEC Form 8-K
Jun 29 CyberFOX Timus Networks Undisclosed Tampa FL-based SASE + IAM startup for MSPs; adds secure web browsing, zero-trust network access, and adaptive access-policy enforcement to CyberFOX's single-vendor MSP security stack; both companies are Tampa-based and MSP-focused, creating an integrated SASE + endpoint + identity bundle ChannelPro Network
Jun 26 Cyera Otterize Undisclosed (~tens of millions) Cloud-native non-human identity (NHI) security startup (founded 2022; eBPF-based runtime agent that discovers and controls sensitive data flows in microservices and cloud-native workloads); Cyera's sixth acquisition, bolstering its DSPM and AI-governance stack with real-time data-lineage and workload-identity controls; Otterize backed by Index Ventures (raised $11.5M seed); co-founders are IDF 8200 alumni + former CTO of MuleSoft Cyera PR · CTech
Jun 22 Booz Allen Hamilton Ultra I&C Mission Solutions (from Cobham Ultra / Advent International) $720M Mission-critical software, encryption, and edge-compute products for US and allied defence and intelligence agencies; cryptographic and signals-processing products for classified programs; Cobham Ultra retains its radar, sonar, and countermeasures divisions; close Q2 FY2027 (targeting September 2026); double-digit revenue growth and >20% EBITDA margins projected per Booz Allen guidance; a sovereign capability play distinct from the NHI/SaaS consolidation wave Booz Allen PR · BusinessWire · WashingtonExec · SEC 8-K
Jun 22 Cisco WideField Security Undisclosed Identity-lifecycle security to extend Splunk's Agentic SOC (identity, credentials, sessions, blast radius) SecurityWeek
Jun 22 F5 SurePath AI Undisclosed Denver-based shadow AI detection and discovery startup (~19 employees, ~$6M raised); powers F5's AI Security Platform with network-based AI discovery identifying AI usage across the enterprise including shadow AI without requiring direct application integrations; 88% of organisations report AI-related security challenges per F5's 2026 State of Application Strategy Report; extends F5's application delivery portfolio into the AI governance and shadow-AI security layer F5 PR · Help Net Security · GeekWire
Jun 18 Accenture Dragos (majority) + runZero + NetRise ~$4.17B (Dragos valued $3.25B) Move from OT services into OT security software; Dragos stays standalone, runZero (asset discovery/exposure) + NetRise (firmware/supply-chain) fold under it. ~$208M ARR, +53% YoY. Close Aug–Sep 2026 SecurityWeek · Industrial Cyber
Jun 18 Group 11, Bicycle Capital, Bain Capital Ventures (+ others) Dream (funding round — Series C) $260M ($3B valuation) Sovereign AI and national cyber defense platform for governments; three products: Sphere (CNI/nation-state threat defense), Hero (AI-powered autonomous vulnerability hunting), Atlas (national data/intelligence integration); $130M+ ARR; serving 6 governments; co-founded by Shalev Hulio (former CEO, NSO Group), Sebastian Kurz (former Austrian PM), and Gil Dolev; HQ Tel Aviv with offices in Vienna and Abu Dhabi; positioned as sovereign alternative to US/Chinese hyperscaler AI dependency SecurityWeek · PR Newswire · Times of Israel
Jun 16 Databricks Panther Undisclosed AI SOC / agentic detection platform; Panther built a security lakehouse-native SIEM enabling real-time threat detection at Databricks scale; integrates with Lakewatch (Databricks' agentic SIEM, launched Mar 2026 via Antimatter+SiftD.ai acquisitions); positions Databricks as a full-stack security analytics vendor — from data ingestion to detection engineering to AI-agent investigation; extends the "security lakehouse" model to disrupt legacy SIEM Databricks PR · Infosecurity Magazine
Jun 15 SailPoint Entro Security ~$200M est. Israeli NHI / AI-agent identity security startup (Tel Aviv; $24M raised seed+Series A; covers 1,000+ NHI/agent types, 1,200+ credential types across 70+ enterprise sources; proprietary NHIDR — non-human identity detection and response for behavioral anomaly monitoring of AI agents and machine identities in real time); integrates into SailPoint Agentic Fabric to expand coverage across the full identity ecosystem from human to non-human to AI agent; closed June 29, 2026 — one of the fastest close timelines of the year SailPoint PR · GlobeNewswire close · SiliconANGLE · SC Media
Jun 15 1Password Apono $250M–$300M (est.) Israeli just-in-time privileged access management startup (80 staff, ~50 in Israel); dynamically grants and auto-revokes temporary narrowly scoped permissions for humans, machines, and AI agents at the moment of need — eliminates standing accounts and persistent privileges; positions 1Password as the "control plane" for access governance in the agentic workforce, extending from credential management into behavioral-access monitoring; 1Password PR states "over $200M," Calcalist reports $250M–$300M 1Password PR · SecurityWeek · CTech
Jun 1 Dragos Phosphorus Undisclosed xIoT/xOT security specialist (Nashville; ~$65M total funding, $38M round 2022); adds asset discovery, vulnerability management, and threat detection for billions of connected devices embedded in critical infrastructure (IIoT, medical IoT, smart-building, building automation); extends Dragos Platform's TAM to $50B+ Dragos PR · BusinessWire · SecurityWeek

May 2026

SecurityWeek: 26 deals announced in May 2026.

Date Buyer Target(s) Value Rationale Source
May 26 Paessler AG UVnetworks Undisclosed German IT/OT monitoring vendor (PRTG Network Monitor) acquires UVnetworks (maker of UVexplorer/UVexplorer Server — automated network topology discovery, inventory, and configuration backup); UVexplorer integrates as a native PRTG plugin, closing the gap between monitoring and network-context visibility for incident response; extends Paessler's TAM into network operations and OT security monitoring beyond its traditional IT heartbeat/SNMP roots PR Newswire · ChannelE2E · Paessler PR
May 24 Cyera Genie Security ~$50M Six-month-old Israeli endpoint data-loss prevention startup; prevents sensitive data leaks from generative AI tools in real time; extends Cyera's DSPM ecosystem to the endpoint; Cyera's fifth acquisition, valued at $9B ($400M Series F) CTech · Times of Israel · SecurityWeek
May 22 Cycurion Secuvant $2.875M Automated SOC-as-a-Service with AI-driven threat detection and response; complements HavenX platform ($875K cash + 888,888 preferred shares; close within 7–10 days) GlobeNewswire · SecurityWeek
May 21 Zscaler Symmetry Systems Undisclosed Identity-mapping and data-access security for AI agents; Symmetry's "Access Graph" maps every human and non-human identity interaction across an enterprise, integrating with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange to govern AI agent-to-agent communication at scale; fills a critical visibility gap as AI agents multiply service-account proliferation Zscaler PR · Nasdaq/IR · StockTitan/8-K
May 19 Check Point Deepchecks ~$15M Israeli AI evaluation startup — team + IP acqui-hire; LLM evaluation and continuous monitoring integrated into Check Point's Agentic Network Security Orchestration platform; Check Point's fourth Israeli acquisition in 2026 (after Cyclops, Cyata, Rotate) CTech · Security Boulevard · BankInfoSecurity
May 18 Torq Jit ~$70M est. AI context-graph firm; adds org-specific context to Torq's AI SOC platform for agentic investigations; ~30-person team joins Torq; deal not officially disclosed but estimated at ~$70M across multiple Israeli tech sources CTech · BusinessWire · BankInfoSecurity
May 14 Akamai LayerX $205M Browser-based AI usage control / secure enterprise browser; workforce-security strategy. Closed July 2, 2026. SecurityWeek · Help Net · GlobeNewswire close
May 14 SecurityScorecard Driftnet Undisclosed Internet-scanning / next-gen threat intel engine into the TITAN AI platform for third-party-risk SecurityScorecard · SiliconANGLE
May 7 Cycurion Halo Privacy + HavenX Undisclosed Secure communications + forensic attribution; government-grade privacy and active-defense stack atop Cycurion's existing cybersecurity services; close targeted end of June 2026 (NASDAQ: CYCU) GlobeNewswire · SecurityWeek
May 6 WatchGuard Perimeters.io Undisclosed Cloud Application Security SaaS for MSPs (founded 2022; ~30 staff, Wilmington DE; scans SaaS environments for misconfigurations across 40+ apps including M365, Salesforce, and OpenAI); simultaneous launch of WatchGuard CloudDR (Cloud Detection and Response) — continuous visibility, detection, and automated response for MSP multi-tenant cloud environments WatchGuard PR · GlobeNewswire · BankInfoSecurity
May 4 Cisco Astrix Security ~$400M Israeli NHI (non-human identity) security startup — API keys, service accounts, OAuth tokens, AI agent credentials; integrates into Cisco's identity security layer for the agentic workforce; Cisco's largest Israeli acquisition since 2024 Cisco Blogs · SecurityWeek · CTech
May 1 Datavault AI (NASDAQ: DVLT) CyberCatch (TSXV: CYBE) ~CAD $136.8M (~USD $100M) all-stock AI-enabled cyber risk mitigation and quantum-resistant security integration; CyberCatch's SaaS platform proactively discovers and remediates cyber risks in real time; acqui-hire + tech play to embed PQC into Datavault's SanQtum-secured edge ecosystem; CyberCatch valued at ~CAD $5.11/share (2.2× market premium); CyberCatch operates as Datavault subsidiary with founder Sai Huda as president FinanceWire · Seeking Alpha · AccessNewswire

April 2026

Date Buyer Target(s) Value Rationale Source
Apr 30 Everfield Germany Rhebo (sold by Landis+Gyr) High single-digit M USD OT/IIoT network anomaly-detection software (Leipzig, est. 2014; part of Landis+Gyr since 2021); Everfield expands its OT software vertical in DACH markets (existing: ondeso OT management); Landis+Gyr exits to refocus on core energy-metering business Landis+Gyr PR · Industrial Cyber
Apr 30 Palo Alto Networks Portkey $120–140M est. AI Gateway startup — centralised control plane to manage, route, and secure AI agent-to-agent and app-to-model traffic (processes trillions of tokens/month); integrates into Prisma AIRS to govern agentic AI at low-latency scale; close expected fiscal Q4 2026 Palo Alto Networks PR · GuruFocus · Pulse2 · CTech
Apr 28 Silverfort Fabrix Security Undisclosed (est. tens of millions) Israeli AI-native identity security startup (Tel Aviv); adds autonomous runtime identity protection — monitors and secures identity behaviors in real time, detecting anomalous service-account, machine-identity, and AI-agent activity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments; extends Silverfort's unified identity protection platform with AI-driven detection and response for the agentic workforce era PR Newswire
Apr 28 Socket Secure Annex Undisclosed Browser and editor extension security startup (John Tuckner, founder); extends Socket's open-source supply-chain security platform beyond npm/PyPI packages into browser extensions (Chrome/Edge), VS Code extensions, MCP servers, and AI skills — closing a high-risk visibility gap where attackers embed malicious code in developer tooling; customers include Reddit, Brave, Torq, and Movable Ink; Socket now protects 14,000+ orgs and 1.2M code repositories Socket Blog · BankInfoSecurity · EINPresswire
Apr 28 Spin.AI Revyz Undisclosed Atlassian Jira/Confluence backup and SSPM specialist (Atlassian Gold Marketplace Partner); extends Spin.AI's data resiliency and security posture management platform to the Atlassian ecosystem alongside Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and Salesforce; combined platform covers automated backup, configuration drift detection, sandbox-to-production workflows, ransomware protection, eDiscovery, DLP, and SSPM across six SaaS platforms Spin.AI PR · Newsfile · Seeking Alpha
Apr 23 Cyera Ryft Undisclosed (~$100–130M est.) AI-agent data lake security (est. 2024, backed by Index Ventures / Bessemer; open-standard data lake with automated governance, compliance, DR); builds unified control plane for AI agent data access; Cyera's fourth acquisition, valued at $9B post $400M Series F Cyera PR · SiliconANGLE
Apr 21 TekStream ImagineX (cybersecurity division) Undisclosed Atlanta-based digital transformation firm acquires ImagineX's cybersecurity practice (Cyber Strategy & Advisory, vCISO, GRC, CTEM, IAM); positions TekStream as an end-to-end digital resilience provider from board-level strategy through SOC operations PR Newswire · BankInfoSecurity
Apr 21 Airbus Quarkslab Undisclosed French cybersecurity firm (~100 staff, Paris/Rennes; QShield protects software against AI-driven reverse engineering and adversarial threats); adds sovereign EU cyber R&D to Airbus Defence and Space's pan-European portfolio (alongside Infodas/DE, Ultra Cyber/UK); backed by Tikehau Capital since 2020 Airbus PR · GovInfoSecurity
Apr 11 Fortreum Kovr.AI Undisclosed FedRAMP-authorized AI-native compliance automation platform; adds AI-driven compliance readiness, audit preparation, and evidence-collection automation to Fortreum's federal cybersecurity and cloud consulting practice; Fortreum specialises in FedRAMP assessments and federal cloud security BusinessWire
Apr 9 Cisco Galileo Technologies Undisclosed AI agent observability and evaluation platform; extends Splunk Observability Cloud with agent tracing, quality evaluation, and production AI guardrails; closed May 22, 2026 NetworkWorld · ChannelE2E · Futurum Group
Apr 2 Fortra Zero-Point Security Undisclosed UK red-team training firm (est. 2018; Red Team Ops I & II courses, hands-on adversary emulation and penetration testing); Fortra's 21st acquisition — expands Cobalt Strike / Core Impact / Outflank offensive portfolio with specialized training and purple-team capability Fortra PR · Security Today

March 2026

Date Buyer Target(s) Value Rationale Source
Mar 26 Rapid7 Kenzo Security Undisclosed Agentic AI platform for autonomous SOC investigations and preemptive threat detection; no material ARR/profitability impact per Rapid7 Rapid7 IR · SecurityWeek
Mar 24 Ekinops Chimere Undisclosed French universal ZTNA startup (Paris); Chimere's agent-agnostic ZTNA platform securely interconnects all endpoints with all enterprise resources regardless of OS, device type, or location; positions Ekinops as the sole European single-vendor SASE company globally (combining existing Olfeo SWG/May 2025 and new Chimere ZTNA); transaction completed before March 31, 2026 Ekinops PR · PRNewswire · Morningstar
Mar 24 Databricks Antimatter + SiftD.ai Undisclosed Powers Lakewatch, Databricks' new open agentic SIEM; Antimatter adds AI-agent authentication/authorization (Berkeley researchers); SiftD.ai adds SPL-originated large-scale detection engineering (Splunk founders) Databricks PR · TechCrunch · SiliconANGLE
Mar 23 Airbus Defence and Space Ultra Cyber Ltd Undisclosed UK sovereign cybersecurity firm (200+ staff, Maidenhead cyber centre of excellence); cryptography and data security for UK MoD programs + specialised airborne datalinks capability; joins Airbus' Connected Intelligence business unit alongside prior acquisitions Quarkslab (FR, Apr 2026) and Infodas (DE); closes H2 2026 subject to regulatory approval; seller: Cobham Ultra (Advent International portfolio) Airbus PR · Advent International · SecurityWeek
Mar 19 AppViewX Eos Undisclosed AI-native Identity Control Plane for AI agents and autonomous workloads; AppViewX (CLM/PKI automation) acquires Eos (agentic governance + privileged access control for AI agents and machine identities in cloud and hybrid environments); integrates into AppViewX platform to deliver end-to-end machine and AI agent identity security; Eos co-founders become AppViewX CEO + CTO AppViewX PR/GlobeNewswire · Help Net Security
Mar 11 Leonardo Becrypt Undisclosed Italian aerospace, defense, and security multinational acquires UK-based data-protection and secure-mobile cybersecurity firm (encryption, secure OS, government-grade device security; founded 1996, ~100 specialists, London); expands Leonardo's cybersecurity footprint into UK sovereign/government markets; deal subject to regulatory approval, expected to close Q2 2026 https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/leonardo-to-acquire-uk-cyber-firm-becrypt/ · https://www.becrypt.com/becrypt-joins-forces-with-leonardo-to-expand-global-cyber-security-reach/
Mar 10 Accel, GV, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, 8VC, Ballistic Ventures, In-Q-Tel (+ others) Armadin (funding round — combined seed + Series A) $189.9M Autonomous AI cybersecurity agent startup founded by Kevin Mandia (former Mandiant CEO / Google Cloud cybersecurity chief) in September 2025; Armadin creates AI agents that autonomously scan for threats and conduct red-teaming without human intervention; 60+ employees at launch; working with Fortune 100 companies; combined seed + Series A is reportedly a record for a security startup at that stage; Accel leads, with GV (Google Ventures), Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, 8VC, Ballistic Ventures (Mandia co-founded), and In-Q-Tel (CIA) participating SecurityWeek · TechCrunch · CNBC · GovInfoSecurity
Mar 9 OpenAI Promptfoo Undisclosed (last valued ~$86M, Jul 2025) Agentic AI security testing; integrates into OpenAI's Frontier platform to identify and remediate AI-system vulnerabilities during development OpenAI · SecurityWeek · TechCrunch
Mar 3 Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) / Veridos XTec Undisclosed US federal-grade identity, authentication, and access management specialist (FedRAMP High authorized — the only ICAM ecosystem certified at this level; long-standing relationships with 105+ US federal agencies; cryptographic tokens and smart access systems for government and regulated enterprises); integrated into Veridos (G+D's joint venture with Bundesdruckerei, the German federal government ID technology group); closed February 27, 2026, announced March 3; expands G+D's Digital Security Segment and Veridos' federal credentialing footprint G+D PR · GlobeNewswire · Biometric Update
Mar 2 Quantum eMotion SKV Technology Inc. Undisclosed Canadian quantum-resistant security firm acquires SKV Technology (Ottawa; hardware security modules and post-quantum cryptography integration); expands Quantum eMotion's quantum-safe product portfolio for financial services and critical infrastructure; closed March 2, 2026 Quantum eMotion PR · SEC Filing
Mar 2 Zurich Insurance Beazley $10.9B (~£8.1B) Specialty insurer (cyber, marine, aviation, space, fine art); Beazley is one of the world's largest cyber insurers with Full Spectrum Cyber offering combining coverage + in-house IR + proactive security services; combined ~$15B specialty GWP; close H2 2026 subject to regulatory approval Zurich PR · Insurance Journal

February 2026

Date Buyer Target(s) Value Rationale Source
Feb 27 Quantum eMotion Jet Lab Technologies (SecureKey platform) Up to $15M (royalties over 5 years) QeM acquired Jet Lab's SecureKey cryptographic-software platform to combine it with its QRNG-powered Sentry-Q layer, creating a full-stack quantum-resilient security architecture spanning cloud, network, endpoint, and chip; distinct from QeM's concurrent March acquisition of SKV Technology hardware security modules GlobeNewswire
Feb 23 Experian AtData Undisclosed Email identity intelligence specialist (world's most comprehensive email insights technology; 10B+ email addresses globally; 98% coverage of active North American email addresses; real-time signals on validity, deliverability, fraud risk, identity linkage); Experian integrates AtData into its identity and fraud decisioning platforms to close gaps in email-based authentication and fraud prevention; Experian's first acquisition in 16+ years Experian PR · Finovate · RegTech Analyst
Feb 18 Palo Alto Networks Koi ~$400M est. Agentic endpoint security startup (secures unvetted browser extensions, AI tools, and developer add-ons that employees install — the "last mile" of the modern attack surface); technology folds into Cortex XDR and Prisma AIRS to govern AI agent-level endpoint risk; closed April 14, 2026 Palo Alto Networks PR · KuppingerCole · Futurum Group
Feb 17 Booz Allen Hamilton Defy Security Undisclosed Cyber services and consulting firm; expands Booz Allen's global commercial business into UK/EU financial services, health/life sciences, manufacturing, and energy markets Booz Allen PR · SecurityWeek
Feb 17 ITC Secure + IronNet (merger) Collective Defence (new co.) Undisclosed UK-headquartered ITC Secure (30+ years managed security / SOC operations) merged with IronNet's collective-defense network-detection platform to form Collective Defence — a Luxembourg-domiciled critical-infrastructure protection company targeting state-sponsored hybrid-warfare threats; combined entity serves CNI operators across financial services, energy, and government BusinessWire
Feb 12 Proofpoint Acuvity Undisclosed AI enterprise security and governance startup (founded 2023, 24 staff, $9M seed Foundation Capital; emerged from stealth Sep 2024); delivers visibility, governance, and runtime protection across the full AI/agent-driven workspace — from browser endpoints and MCP servers to locally installed models; enables Proofpoint to govern shadow AI usage, prevent sensitive data exposure to GenAI services, and defend against prompt injection and model-manipulation attacks; extends the human-centric security platform into the agentic workforce era Proofpoint PR · Help Net Security · CyberScoop
Feb 12 Check Point Cyata + Cyclops Security + Rotate ~$150M total (~$85M to Cyclops) Three Israeli startups acquired simultaneously to build an end-to-end AI security platform: Cyata (AI agent identity management — discover active agents, map permissions, monitor behavior, enforce policy; founded 2024); Cyclops (internal asset discovery + continuous threat exposure management — integrates with 150+ systems across SaaS, cloud, on-premises, IoT/OT, endpoints and workloads); Rotate (unified MSP management and scalability for mid-market customers); Check Point's fourth through sixth Israeli acquisitions in 2026 Check Point PR · CTech · BankInfoSecurity · SC Media
Feb 11 Palo Alto Networks CyberArk $25B Bring identity security into the core platform; largest pure-play cyber deal of 2026 Verdict
Feb 11 Cellebrite SCG Canada, Inc. Undisclosed Drone/UAV digital forensics leader; access to data from 80+ UAV types (flight logs, video, cell tower data, telemetry); extends Cellebrite's AI platform for law enforcement, defense, and intelligence customers; closed March 2, 2026 Cellebrite PR · Newswire.ca
Feb 11 Endor Labs Autonomous Plane Undisclosed Cloud-native AppSec startup (founded by Kyle Quest, creator of DockerSlim); adds full-stack reachability from code to container — SCA findings correlated with container image vulnerabilities, runtime profiling to identify genuinely exploitable vulns; eliminates up to 90% of false positives typical of conventional scanners; extends Endor Labs' AI-native application security platform Endor Labs PR · fintech.global
Feb 10 Sophos Arco Cyber Undisclosed UK-based cybersecurity assurance company (~30 staff; specialist in controls optimization and governance automation); Sophos integrates Arco's capabilities into its CISO Advantage offering, delivering AI-powered cybersecurity governance to organisations that lack dedicated security leadership — one of the only MDR vendors to bundle CISO-level advisory at scale Sophos PR · GlobeNewswire · SecurityWeek
Feb 5 Zscaler SquareX Undisclosed Browser security / zero trust for the AI era; extends Zscaler's inline proxy architecture into the browser layer for AI-agent traffic and data controls Zscaler IR · SecurityWeek
Feb 3 Varonis AllTrue.ai $150M AI trust, risk, and security management (TRiSM); enables Varonis customers to monitor and govern AI agent behavior and reduce AI-introduced data risks GlobeNewswire · SecurityWeek
Feb 3 Logicalis US Maple Woods Enterprises Undisclosed Managed security services provider; adds Maple Woods' "Overwatch" cybersecurity and compliance program (built to federal/regulated-sector standards) to Logicalis's services framework, expanding into healthcare and SLED (state, local, education) markets PR Newswire
Feb (TBD) Arctic Wolf Sevco Security Undisclosed Attack surface management (ASM) into Arctic Wolf's managed SOC platform; improves asset inventory and exposure visibility for managed detection customers SecurityWeek

January 2026

Date Buyer Target(s) Value Rationale Source
Jan 29 Palo Alto Networks Chronosphere $3.35B Cloud-native observability for AI-era data volumes; visibility/security at scale CTech
Jan 27 LevelBlue Alert Logic MDR (from Fortra) Undisclosed MSSP consolidation: LevelBlue acquires Fortra's Alert Logic managed detection and response (MDR), extended detection and response (XDR), and web application firewall (WAF) services business; Fortra transitions to a technology partner; extends LevelBlue's managed security services portfolio and customer base in the SMB and mid-market segments CyberScoop · LevelBlue PR
Jan 26 Radware Pynt Undisclosed Israeli API security testing startup; adds automated pre-production API security testing + dynamic vulnerability discovery to Radware's API portfolio; extends protection across the full API lifecycle from design through runtime; acquired at close (not just announced) GlobeNewswire/Security Solutions Media · SecurityWeek
Jan 26 OVHcloud Seald Undisclosed French E2E encryption startup with ANSSI CSPN security visa; zero-knowledge model encrypts data client-side before upload — neither host nor admin can access plaintext; Seald SDK natively integrated into OVHcloud's Secret Manager, KMS, and HSM catalogue; sovereign European cloud data-protection play OVHcloud PR · Channel Web · SecurityWeek
Jan 15 Delinea StrongDM Undisclosed PAM leader acquires JIT runtime authorization and universal access management (infrastructure, databases, AI agents); eliminates standing credentials in favour of access granted at the moment of action; closed March 5, 2026 Delinea PR · MSSP Alert
Jan 15 Parsons Corporation Altamira Technologies (from ClearSky) ~$385M ($340M base + $45M earn-out) National security IT and cybersecurity services firm (McLean, VA; 600+ employees, 90%+ clearance-holders); delivers advanced analytics, SIGINT, cyber, missile warning, and space capabilities; adds to Parsons' Defence & Intelligence unit; closed January 15, 2026 Parsons IR · GlobeNewswire · SecurityWeek
Jan 14 Infoblox Axur Undisclosed AI-powered external threat discovery and digital risk protection; adds brand-abuse, credential-exposure, and phishing takedown capabilities (40M+ URLs/day scanned); closes May 5, 2026 Infoblox PR · BankInfoSecurity
Jan 13 CrowdStrike Seraphic Security ~$420M Israeli browser runtime security firm; decouples security from the browser itself — enforces policy within Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, and agentic browsers on managed and unmanaged devices alike; turns any browser into a secure enterprise browser without forced migration; closes Q1 FY27 CrowdStrike PR · CTech · CyberScoop
Jan 12 OneSpan Build38 Undisclosed Mobile app protection SDK spinoff from Giesecke+Devrient; adds client-side on-device app-shielding, runtime application self-protection (RASP), and SDK hardening to OneSpan's identity verification and e-signature portfolio; closed March 2, 2026 OneSpan IR · SEC 8-K
Jan 8 ThreatModeler IriusRisk $100M+ Spain-based threat modeling platform (Paladin Capital-backed); unites the top two enterprise threat modeling platforms; $50M combined ARR; positions for AI-era design-time security in the application security market; deal closed end-2025, announced Jan 8 Fortune · PRNewswire · ThreatModeler PR
Jan 8 CrowdStrike SGNL $740M Continuous identity and dynamic authorization startup; grants/revokes access for human, non-human (NHI), and AI agent identities in real time based on contextual risk — eliminates standing privileges; integrates into Falcon Identity Protection; closes Q1 FY27 CrowdStrike PR · The Register
Jan 8 JumpCloud MacSolution Undisclosed Brazil's largest JumpCloud MSP (São Paulo); acqui-hire to build a LatAm GTM hub for JumpCloud's open directory/identity platform; expands JumpCloud's presence in the largest enterprise IT market in South America JumpCloud PR · SiliconANGLE