When was CipherTrust founded?

CipherTrust was founded in 2000 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is CipherTrust located?

CipherTrust is headquartered in Alpharetta, United States.

Is CipherTrust a funded company?

CipherTrust is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Series B round on Mar 08, 2004.

When was the latest funding round of CipherTrust?

CipherTrust's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Mar 08, 2004, with participation from 5 investors. Its primary sector is Cybersecurity. In United States, the Cybersecurity sector has seen $6.59B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does CipherTrust rank among its competitors?

CipherTrust ranks 236th amongst 2238 active competitors, of which 266 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Goldcast, which secured $32M in Aug, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of CipherTrust?

CipherTrust's top competitors include Zoom, Vonage and Mitel. Among them, Goldcast secured the most recent funding round in August, 2022.

CipherTrust - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

CipherTrust provided messaging security appliances to enterprise. Its security solutions to stopped inbound and outbound messaging threats by stopping inbound threats like spam, viruses, intrusions, spyware, zombies, phishing and protected against outbound policy and compliance violations. It provided solutions to protect various messaging protocols, including email, instant messaging, Web mail, file transfers and other HTTP and FTP based activities. Acquired by Secure Computing to integrate with its existing universal threat management, identity management and other security products and software.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2000

Location

Alpharetta, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$42M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Mar 08, 2004, $*****

Investors

Amplify Partners & 5 more

Ranked

236^th among 2238 active competitors

Similar Companies

Vonage & 2708 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Secure Computing (Jul 11, 2006)

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CipherTrust got acquired by Secure Computing on Jul 11, 2006 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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CipherTrust has raised a total funding of $42M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Mar 08, 2004 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. CipherTrust has 6 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of CipherTrust:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 08, 2004	6801009	Series B	8197653	4782088	6843919	8459512

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The founders of CipherTrust is Lawrence Hughes.

Here are the details of CipherTrust's key team members:

Lawrence Hughes: Co-Founder & Owner of CipherTrust.

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Top competitors of CipherTrust include Zoom, Vonage and Mitel. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of CipherTrust, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Zoom 2011, San Jose (United States), Public	Cloud-based video conferencing software	$157M	Qualcomm Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures & 18 others	81/100
2nd	Vonage 2001, Holmdel (United States), Acquired	Provider of contact center business communication solutions	$645M	New Enterprise Associates, 3i Group & 15 others	74/100
3rd	Mitel 1973, Ottawa (Canada), Acquired	Cloud based platform for unified communication management	$1.01M	August Capital, Francisco Partners & 3 others	74/100
4th	LumApps 2012, Tassin la Demi Lune (France), Acquired	Cloud based employee communication platform provider	$102M	Idinvest Partners, Goldman Sachs & 6 others	74/100
5th	Panopto 2007, Seattle (United States), Series B	Cloud-based video conferencing management software provider	$48.5M	Sterling Partners Education Opportunity Fund, Square 1 Bank ... & 9 others	73/100
6th	Fuze 2006, Boston (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based unified communication software provider	$543M	Summit Partners, Index Ventures & 16 others	71/100
7th	Goldcast 2020, Cambridge (United States), Acquired	Cloud based platform offering virtual event management solutions	$42M	WestBridge Capital, Underscore VC & 17 others	71/100
8th	Signal 2018, Mountain View (United States), Seed	Provider of a platform for secure messaging	$50M	-	70/100
9th	VBrick Systems 1998, Herndon (United States), Series F	Video over IP solutions for enterprises	$48.5M	Morgan Stanley, Graystone Ventures & 8 others	69/100
10th	Intermedia 1995, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based unified communication management solution provider	$5.2M	Section Partners, Northleaf & 3 others	68/100
236th	CipherTrust 2000, Alpharetta (United States), Acquired	Messaging security appliance for enterprise	$42M	Amplify Partners, SVB & 4 others	40/100