Cybersecurity startups in the United States that raised money in the last 12 months
138 cybersecurity startups based in the United States announced or filed 149 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $4.5B of it stated. 32 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Cyera (Venture round · $400M), Upwind Security (Series C · $300M) and Cylake (Venture round · $245M). 62 of these startups are hiring now, with 1,150 open roles.
The newest rounds
| Startup | Round | Date | Open roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A · $12M | 3 Nov 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $28M | 28 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Series B · $40M | 27 Oct 2026 | 12 | |
| Venture round · $7MSEC Form D | 22 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Seed · $2M | 20 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Seed · $6M | 18 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $957kSEC Form D | 15 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $8M | 13 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $5MSEC Form D | 7 Oct 2026 | 34 | |
| Venture round · $14MSEC Form D | 6 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $55M | 29 Sep 2026 | 9 | |
| Venture round · $6.5MSEC Form D | 29 Sep 2026 | 6 | |
| Venture round · $400M | 22 Sep 2026 | 240 | |
| Venture round · $25M | 21 Sep 2026 | 7 | |
| Venture round · $22.2MSEC Form D | 17 Sep 2026 | – | |
| Series A · $34M | 17 Sep 2026 | 1 | |
| Venture round · $2.5MSEC Form D | 14 Sep 2026 | – | |
| Series C · $100M | 11 Sep 2026 | 60 | |
| Venture round · $245M | 8 Sep 2026 | 15 | |
| Venture round · $34.1MSEC Form D | 4 Sep 2026 | – | |
| Series C · $300M | 4 Sep 2026 | 97 | |
| Venture round · $1.6MSEC Form D | 3 Sep 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $100M | 2 Sep 2026 | 20 | |
| Venture round · $37MSEC Form D | 2 Sep 2026 | 12 | |
| Venture round · $1.3M | 31 Aug 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $156M | 27 Aug 2026 | 85 | |
| Venture round · $4.1MSEC Form D | 27 Aug 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $15.3MSEC Form D | 26 Aug 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $22M | 19 Aug 2026 | – | |
| Seed · $7.5M | 17 Aug 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $5.7MSEC Form D | 12 Aug 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $2.3MSEC Form D | 10 Aug 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $1.4MSEC Form D | 4 Aug 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $85M | 4 Aug 2026 | 16 | |
| Venture round · $1.5MSEC Form D | 3 Aug 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $1MSEC Form D | 3 Aug 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $400kSEC Form D | 30 Jul 2026 | – | |
| Convertible note · $1.2MSEC Form D | 29 Jul 2026 | – | |
| Series A · $36M | 23 Jul 2026 | 26 | |
| Venture round · $1.3MSEC Form D | 23 Jul 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $4.1M | 22 Jul 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $625kSEC Form D | 22 Jul 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $2.7MSEC Form D | 21 Jul 2026 | 2 | |
| Series A · $25M | 21 Jul 2026 | 3 | |
| Venture round · $15MSEC Form D | 15 Jul 2026 | – | |
| Convertible note · $100kSEC Form D | 9 Jul 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $12M | 8 Jul 2026 | 1 | |
| Convertible note · $60kSEC Form D | 7 Jul 2026 | 6 | |
| Venture round · $12.7MSEC Form D | 7 Jul 2026 | 1 | |
| Series A · $64M | 28 Jun 2026 | – |
The largest rounds
| Startup | Round | Date | Open roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round · $400M | 22 Sep 2026 | 240 | |
| Series C · $300M | 4 Sep 2026 | 97 | |
| Venture round · $245M | 8 Sep 2026 | 15 | |
| Venture round · $189.2MSEC Form D | 20 May 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $156M | 27 Aug 2026 | 85 | |
| Venture round · $150MSEC Form D | 11 Dec 2025 | 2 | |
| Series D · $140M | 11 Jan 2026 | 14 | |
| Venture round · $120M | 18 Mar 2026 | 3 | |
| Venture round · $116.7MSEC Form D | 9 Feb 2026 | 15 | |
| Series C · $100M | 11 Sep 2026 | 60 |
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Questions
Which cybersecurity startups in the United States raised money recently?
138 cybersecurity startups based in the United States announced or filed 149 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $4.5B of it stated. 32 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Cyera (Venture round · $400M), Upwind Security (Series C · $300M) and Cylake (Venture round · $245M). 62 of these startups are hiring now, with 1,150 open roles.
Where do these rounds come from?
From the startups' own announcements and the press, from SEC Form D filings in the United States and from the share allotments company registers publish (a filing is marked as one in the list). One round per startup, type and week; amounts as stated, in US dollars.
Are these startups hiring?
62 of the 138 startups have open roles on their own careers boards right now, 1,150 roles in all; each count links to them.
