The volume of cybersecurity transactions increased in 2023 compared to the previous year, but the total amount of funding secured by companies decreased significantly, according to cybersecurity recruitment firm Pinpoint Search Group.
Pinpoint's 2023 annual cybersecurity funding report shows that there were a total of 437 funding and M&A transactions last year, including 346 funding rounds and 91 M&A deals.
The number of funding rounds increased from 303 in 2022, but companies only raised a total of $8.7 billion last year, compared to $14.5 billion the previous year, which represents a 40% drop.
More than 40% of investments announced in 2023 were seed funding rounds.
The cybersecurity market segments receiving the highest percentages of funding last year were identity, detection and response, and GCR. The list of companies announcing significant funding rounds last year included ArmorCode, Halcyon, SimSpace, FusionAuth, Chainguard, Gutsy, Adlumin, Island, Censys, Prove Identity, Upwind, HiddenLayer, Cato Networks, Endor Labs, and Grip Security.
This Cyber News was published on www.securityweek.com. Publication date: Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:13:04 +0000