How many total Cybersecurity companies are there?

As of Jul 2026, there are 21,612 active companies in Cybersecurity sector.

Which countries have the most Cybersecurity companies?

United States (9,256) has the highest number of Cybersecurity companies, followed by United Kingdom (3,898) and India (1,694).

How many Cybersecurity companies are funded?

As of Jul 2026, 7,272 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in Cybersecurity sector?

As of Jul 2026, SSI has secured $3B in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the Cybersecurity sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in Cybersecurity companies?

With $108B in total funding, United States has attracted the most investment among Cybersecurity companies.

Who are the top investors in Cybersecurity companies?

The top investors in Cybersecurity companies by number of investments are Europa, Accel and Y Combinator

How much venture capital has Cybersecurity sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $96.2B in this sector.

How many unicorns has Cybersecurity sector produced?

Globally, there are 117 unicorns in Cybersecurity sector, to date.

Cybersecurity - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

There are 27.9K companies in the Cybersecurity sector across the world, with 7.27K funded companies having collectively raised $190B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 4.21K of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 117 Unicorns.

Cybersecurity sector has seen 2.41K acquisitions and 319 IPOs. This represents almost 9.8% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.7% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes products and cloud-based services which detect, prevent, protect and respond to cyber threats and attacks on businesses, government organizations or individuals/consumers.

Cybersecurity sector is also known as Information Security or Privacy Enhancing Technology.

Companies included in Cybersecurity sector

Companies providing cyber security products (or cloud-based services) for enterprises, government organizations (B2B) or consumers (B2C).

Companies excluded in Cybersecurity sector

Personal Security, Physical Security, Surveillance, GRC, Consulting, Resellers and services only.

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Total Companies

27.9K

Top Companies

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Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

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The market map of Cybersecurity gives a visual overview of the sector, showing key business models, their interactions in the value chain, and industry evolution. Top 3 trending business models in Cybersecurity sector are Network Security, Website Security and Virtual Private Network (VPN).

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There are more than 27.9K companies in Cybersecurity. CloudFlare is the top Cybersecurity company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Cybersecurity companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
CloudFlare	Provider of cloud services for security, performance, and application development	San Francisco (United States)	2009	Public	$332M
Okta	Provider of identity management solutions for workforces, customers, and AI	San Francisco (United States)	2009	Public	$228M
Palo Alto Networks	Provider of cybersecurity platforms, threat intelligence, and incident response services	Santa Clara (United States)	2005	Public	$65.7M
Aura	Provider of online safety solutions for identity, privacy, and devices	Boston (United States)	2017	Series G	$672M
CrowdStrike	Provider of cloud-delivered solutions for endpoint and workload protection	Sunnyvale (United States)	2011	Public	$430M

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Companies founded year-on-year in the Cybersecurity sector

35 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the Cybersecurity sector. 2,796 Cybersecurity startups were founded in 2020 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	35
2025	264
2024	679
2023	999
2022	1,155
2021	1,599
2020	2,796
2019	2,184
2018	1,901
2017	1,617

Companies founded across countries in the Cybersecurity sector

United States has 9,256 Cybersecurity startups, the most by any country, followed by United Kingdom which has 3,898 startups and India which has 1,694.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	9,256
United Kingdom	3,898
India	1,694
Germany	930
China	874
Canada	829
Israel	781
France	633
Australia	551
Netherlands	453

Stage-wise distribution of the Cybersecurity sector

Out of the total 27,923 Cybersecurity companies, 7,272 have secured funding. Among them, 4,211 have reached Series A or higher, and 3,380 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 27,923

Funded - 7,272

Series A+ - 4,211

Series B+ - 3,380

Series C+ - 3,034

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	27,923
Funded	7,272
Series A+	4,211
Series B+	3,380
Series C+	3,034

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27.9K+ Total Companies
$190B+ Total Funding
7.3K+ Funded Companies
315+ IPOs
2.4K+ Acquisitions
165+ Reports

Total funding year-on-year in the Cybersecurity sector

The Cybersecurity sector saw a total funding of more than $153B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2021 at more than $30.6B. There has been a total funding of $5.95B in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$5.95B
2025	$16.8B
2024	$11.5B
2023	$8.65B
2022	$18.9B
2021	$30.6B
2020	$14.4B
2019	$24.6B
2018	$13.5B
2017	$8.21B

Total funding across countries in the Cybersecurity sector

In the last 10 years, Cybersecurity startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $108B. Israel follows with $10.7B and Canada with $10.2B.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$108B
Israel	$10.7B
Canada	$10.2B
United Kingdom	$6.63B
China	$3.92B
France	$2.57B
Switzerland	$1.85B
India	$1.1B
Germany	$1.04B
Australia	$497M

Total funding amount raised by stage in the Cybersecurity sector

Over the last 10 years, the Cybersecurity sector have seen $7.56B into Seed Stage funding rounds, $45.3B into Early Stage funding rounds and $60.6B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Late Stage	$60.6B
Early Stage	$45.3B
Post IPO	$17.2B
Debt	$15.9B
Seed Stage	$7.56B
PE	$1.09B
ICO	$549M
Grant	$387M
Other-Equity	$720K

Recent Funding Rounds in Cybersecurity

In the year 2026, till June 2026, Cybersecurity companies have raised $5.89B in equity funding across 201 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till June 2025), Cybersecurity companies had raised $8.8B across 277 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 33.13% drop in funding in Cybersecurity companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Cybersecurity:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Straiker	Series A	6616	Jun 29, 2026	Marathon and 5 more
Wultra	Series A	9990	Jun 29, 2026	Seventure Partners and 4 more
Quantifind	Series E	8233	Jun 26, 2026	Summit Partners and 4 more
Nebulock	Series A	7920	Jun 25, 2026	Step Function and 4 more
Runlayer	Series A	9641	Jun 24, 2026	Felicis Ventures and 1 more

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Europa is the top investor in Cybersecurity companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Cybersecurity:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Europa	Belgium	CrowdStrike, Cisco, McAfee and Proton
Accel	Palo Alto (United States)	Aura, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne and Netskope
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	Loom, Veracode, Sift and Veriff
Sequoia Capital	Menlo Park (United States)	Okta, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco and SentinelOne
Bessemer Venture Partners	Redwood City (United States)	Okta, Auth0, HashiCorp and Dashlane

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In the year 2026, till July 2026, 61 acquisitions happened in Cybersecurity sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 166 acquisitions happened in Cybersecurity sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Cybersecurity:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Root	Business Acquisition	Jul 01, 2026	Aikido
Omni	Business Acquisition	Jun 30, 2026	TabTrader
Identiq	Business Acquisition	Jun 26, 2026	Incode
Ancora	Business Acquisition	Jun 24, 2026	OnGrid
WideField	Business Acquisition	Jun 19, 2026	Cisco

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Acquisition trends in Cybersecurity

Here are the acquisition trends in Cybersecurity:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	61
2025	166
2024	161
2023	139
2022	187
2021	268
2020	176
2019	167
2018	162
2017	143

In the year 2026, till June 2026, 3 IPOs happened in Cybersecurity sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Cybersecurity:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Hqvt	Jun 22, 2026	Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG)
Rank One Computing	Feb 20, 2026	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Cycraft Security	Feb 05, 2026	Taiwan Stock Exchange (TPE)
FESCARO	Dec 10, 2025	Korea Exchange (KRX)
S2W	Sep 19, 2025	Korea Exchange (KRX)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Cybersecurity sector

Most number of Cybersecurity startups have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, Tel Aviv University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	246
Tel Aviv University	240
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	153
Harvard University	140
University of California (Berkeley)	96
Harvard Business School	87
Technion Israel Institute Technology	83
University of Pennsylvania	76
University of Cambridge	65
INSEAD	63

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the Cybersecurity sector

In the last 10 years, Stanford University graduates' Cybersecurity companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. Tel Aviv University alumni are second, and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Stanford University	$15.6B
Tel Aviv University	$12.7B
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem	$7.16B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$6.81B
Harvard Business School	$5.94B
Harvard University	$5.75B
University of California (Berkeley)	$5.53B
INSEAD	$5.46B
Bar-Ilan University	$5.15B
Leiden University	$4.63B