Island.io
island.io
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Data Loss Prevention
Endpoint Security
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$250M
1 round on record
Latest round
$250M
Venture round · Mar 2025 · 18 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Backers
6
Cisco Investments, Cyberstarts
The money's age
Due for its next round
18 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
in the news
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this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Mar 26, 2025
Raised a round Venture round $250M
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Web presence
top 0.34%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
10
best: 8 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Mar 2025 | $250M | — | wsj.com |
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Cisco Investments 
Cyberstarts 
Evolution Equity Partners 
G Squared 
Geodesic Capital 
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News
Cyber startup Island hits $6.4 billion valuation in new round as AI attacks fuel spending wave
Island faces an increasingly competitive cybersecurity market fueled by demand for agentic Ai defenses
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"We proved there are no sacred cows in technology": Island founder says the company c
Island co-founder Dan Amiga says the cybersecurity company has reached $200 million in revenue and is growing 100% annually, with eight of the world's 10 largest banks using its enterprise browser.
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DaaS vs. VDI: What's the difference? Island
Learn the key differences between DaaS and VDI, including cost, scalability, and management, to determine the best virtual desktop solution for your business.
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The Chromium Security Paradox: Advanced Yet Vulnerable
Chromium's advanced security still leaves enterprises vulnerable to local attacks. But it's not Chromium's fault. A deeper look via the Chromium issue tracker
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Fixing the Windows Debugger freeze when copying text
Follow an Island engineer's deep dive into fixing a years-old Windows Debugger issue - the few-second freeze when copying text from WinDbg.
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Enabling AI faster should be the federal government's focus
Embracing AI capabilities at a quicker pace is more important than choosing the perfect model.
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Island Brings Enterprise Controls to Consumer Browsers
Island is expanding beyond its enterprise browser with extension and desktop services spanning data, network and identity controls, giving customers more ways to
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Security Is Still At The Door, But Work Has Moved Inside
In the race to deploy AI tools across their operations, CISOs are struggling with how those tools are actually being used. Q&A with Michael Leland islan browser
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The Hacker News Agents Work Everywhere Now. Governance Has to See Everywhere Too. Aug 10, 2026
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Sponsored: Island's expansion to SASE and enterprise AI - Risky Business Media
In this Risky Business sponsored interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Michael Leland, Field CTO at Island, about the company
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Financials
Total raised
$250M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2025 | $250M | Details |