Amount$100M
Post-money valuation$550M
SeriesSeries D
AnnouncedMay 31, 2017
Valuation step-up2.5×
Time since last round507 mo
SectorEnterprise, Cyber Security, Incident Response, Forensics, Endpoint Security
Sub-sectorMachine Learning, Natural Language Processing
Strong
A strong, well-structured round.
Round size vs peers
In line with the typical Series D round.
Syndicate size
Single investor — limited external validation.
Insider conviction
1 existing investor re-upped — insiders doubling down.
Investor track record
Backed by established, high-track-record investors.
Valuation step-up
Healthy 2.5× valuation step-up.
Heuristic read of round size vs peers, syndicate size, insider conviction, and investor track record. Not investment advice.
vs. Series D rounds (1,000)
Round size distribution59th pct
smaller Series D roundslarger
Post-money valuation11th pct
$65Mthis round: $550M$6B
vs. Enterprise, Cyber Security, Incident Response, Forensics, Endpoint Security (9)
Round size in sector67th pct
$5Mthis round: $100M$200M
