Horizon3 Raises $250M Series E at $2B+ Valuation to Lead the “AI vs. AI” Cybersecurity Era
The company said its NodeZero platform has run 310,000 production tests with zero disruptions as enterprises seek more frequent vulnerability scanning.
- Cybersecurity startup Horizon3 raised $250 million in a Series E round, reaching a $2 billion valuation with backing from returning investors NightDragon and NEA.
- Founders Snehal Antani and Anthony Pelletier established Horizon3 after serving at the Joint Special Operations Command, creating AI Hackers to automate penetration testing.
- Matt Hartley, chief revenue officer, noted the NodeZero platform tests live systems continuously without disruption. Clients now demand monthly or weekly scans instead of sampling 5% of infrastructure annually.
- Strategic investors including EDBI, SAIC, and Qualcomm joined the funding round. Grand View Research projects the cybersecurity market will reach $663.2 billion by 2033.
- With the funding, Horizon3 is expanding internationally, opening offices in Amsterdam, Australia, and Singapore while building on $100 million in annual recurring revenue achieved last year.
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Cybersecurity firm Horizon3 crosses $2 billion valuation in new funding round
Aug 3 (Reuters) - Cybersecurity company Horizon3 said on Monday it has raised $250 million in its latest funding round, more than tripling its valuation to over $2 billion in just about a year. The round comes amid growing demand for cybersecurity to...
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