سائبر اسٹارٹ اپ ڈیپ واچ نے تازہ $180M راؤنڈ اٹھایا

Managed detection and response (MDR) company ڈیپ واچ closed a $180 million round of “equity investments and strategic financing” to both push product development and grow partnerships.

The company declined to offer a breakdown of the round pertaining to equity investment and debt/credit. 

The financing comes from a handful of investors, including وسٹا کریڈٹ پارٹنرز - وسٹا ایکویٹی پارٹنر’ “credit-investing strategy offering flexible, customized debt and structured equity financing,” per its website.

دوسرے سرمایہ کار بھی شامل ہیں Springcoast Capital Partners اور سپلنک وینچرز.

Deepwatch’s MDR helps protect customers from the growing number of cyber threats. MDR platforms help investigate alerts and determine whether there actually is a threat at play. Such platforms use a combination of data analytics, machine learning and human intelligence.

“Our services have never been more vital,” CEO چارلی تھامس ایک میں کہا جاری. “Business transformation to cloud and digital, coupled with increasing levels of cyber risk, drives strong demand for advanced protection from Deepwatch.”

Tampa, Florida-based Deepwatch reported 100% sales growth in 2022 while announcing the funding. Founded in 2019, the company has now raised $256 million, per Crunchbase.

Big cyber funding rounds

Deepwatch joins other cyber firms already announcing large rounds this year.

منگل کو، الفابیٹ باہر گھماؤ سینڈ باکس اے کیو ایک اٹھایا $ 500 ملین راؤنڈ. The startup is looking at how companies and the government can replace current public-key cryptography algorithms with algorithms that are resistant to quantum computer-based attacks.

In January, Santa Clara, California-based نیٹکوپ received a $401 million convertible note investment led by مورگن اسٹینلے ٹیکٹیکل ویلیو. 

In general, investment in cybersecurity has held relatively steady this year. Through the first six weeks-plus of the new year, cyber startups have received a total of about $1.7 billion, per Crunchbase اعداد و شمار. While that number is down from the same period last year — where startups raised more than $4 billion — it actually is ahead of the numbers from 2021 and 2020.

Investors still seem to prioritize cybersecurity as threats continue to grow and more scrutiny is put on how companies are protecting data.

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