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Security Technology 2020 Summary
Below you will find the 2020 summary for the security technology startup market. It includes funding, maturity, and exit trends for the full year, along with key takeaways.
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Security Technology Q3 Summary Card
Below you will find our security technology q3 summary card, which summarizes security technology startup funding, maturity, and exit trends for the last quarter.
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Security Technology Q2 Funding Update
The pandemic and resulting economic toll has presented challenging headwinds for startups. In this post we look back on Q2 ending funding trends for security technology startups to determine the trajectory of innovation in this emerging technology sector.
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Security Technology Q1 2020 Exit Activity
The below chart summarizes security technology year-to-date exit activity compared to last year. There were 9 exits in Q1 2020, which is a 10% drop from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 16% of the 2019 full-year exit activity.
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Security Technology Q1 2020 Funding
The below chart summarizes security technology year-to-date funding compared to last year. As you can see, Q1 2020 funding closed at $2.6B, which is a 43% increase from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 25% of the 2019 full-year funding amount.
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Notable Security Technology Startups and Menlo Security Profile
As you may know, Venture Scanner provides emerging technology research services to support corporate innovation and startup scouting. To give you a view into our client-only research, here is an excerpt focused on notable startups.
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Security Technology Report Highlights – Q3 2019
Here is our Q3 2019 summary report on the security technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
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Threat Detection Leads Security Technology Funding
The security technology industry has seen $40B in all-time funding through Q3 2019. Let's now examine the graphic below and analyze which of the 14 security technology categories are leading the sector in total funding amounts.
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Threat Detection Leads Security Technology Exit Activity
How do the different security technology categories compare in terms of exit activity? Let’s find out in the graph below, which shows the number of all-time security technology acquisitions and IPOs by category through Q3 2019.
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Security Technology Investor Activity Is On An Upward Trend
How has investor appetite in security technology evolved throughout the years? In this blog post we examine the total investments by year into this sector to help answer that question. The graph below shows the total number of investors in all deals stacked by quarters.