Top 10 Cybersecurity Capital Raises in the U.S. – March 16th – 31st, 2025
Several interesting transactions closed in the Cybersecurity sector over the past two weeks. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PE Growth/Expansion
- Hunted Labs, operator of a cybersecurity company intended to provide cybersecurity and advisory services to the US Department of Defense, US Intelligence Community and Fortune 500, raised $3 million of pre-seed funding in a deal led by Red Cell Partners.
- Unit 221B, developer of a cybersecurity platform designed to offer discreet cybersecurity assessments, raised $5 million of seed funding from J2 Ventures.
Buyout/LBO
- Calkins Networks, provider of managed services intended to serve customers across the acquired by Blue Mantis, via its financial sponsor Recognize Partners, through an LBO.
- Element Technologies, operator of a technology and consulting firm intended to serve law firms, financial institutions, law departments, hospitals, and other healthcare organizations, acquired by New Charter Technologies.
Later Stage VC
- Corsha, developer of a cloud-based streaming authentication software designed to protect application programming interfaces against data breaches, raised $8 million of venture funding.
- Hakimo, operator of a physical security technology company intended to develop cybersecurity-like tools for enterprise security teams, raised $10.5 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Vertex Capital and Zigg Capital.
Early Stage VC
- Cape, operator of a privacy-first mobile carrier intended to protect users’ data security and provide reliable mobile service, raised $55 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Andreessen Horowitz and A*.
- GetReal, developer of a deepfake detection platform intended to mitigate fraud and identity manipulation, raised $17.5 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Forgepoint Capital.
Seed Round
- Charm Security, developer of an AI-powered customer security platform intended to prevent scams, social engineering, and human-centric fraud, raised $8 million of seed funding in a deal led by Team8.
- Hunted Labs, operator of a cybersecurity company intended to provide cybersecurity and advisory services to the US Department of Defense, US Intelligence Community and Fortune 500, raised $3 million of pre-seed funding in a deal led by Red Cell Partners.
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