Venture Investing in Security Technology – Q2 2017

The following graphs highlight venture investing trends into the Security Technology sector. The graphics include data through February 2017.

The above graph compares the total venture funding in each Security Technology category to the number of companies in the category. The Threat Detection category takes the lead in both metrics, with around $6.5B in funding and 225 startups.

The above analysis summarizes the average company funding in each Security Technology category. The Email Security category leads the sector with over $90M in average funding per company, followed by the Endpoint Security and Computer Forensics categories.

We are currently tracking 890 Security Technology companies in 14 categories across 42 countries, with a total of $17B in funding. Click here to learn more about the full Security Technology market report.