A report providing an overview of the Security Technology startup landscape. Includes a sector overview, graphical trends with insights, and recent funding/exit events. Contact info@venturescanner.com or visit www.venturescanner.com to learn more!

1. Q3 Startup Market Trends and Insights
SECURITY TECHNOLOGY
August 2017

2. Security technology report outline
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This report provides an overview of the security technology sector and is broken
down into three sections
SectorDescription
High-level sector metrics,
innovation quadrant, and
category definitions
Trends& Insights
Infographics and data points
for the security technology
sector
QuarterlyActivity
Major funding and exit
events from the previous
90 days
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database and research platform

3. Sector Description
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Security technology startups are creating new businesses in 14 categories
The full Venture Scanner market report
and database tracks 947 companies with
$20B in funding
SECURITY TECHNOLOGY
The graphic above shows only a sampling of companies in each category, data cumulativeas of July 2017
CloudSecurity DataSecurity MobileSecurity IdentitySecurity IndustrialSecurity
SecurityAnalytics
ThreatDetection
RiskAssessment
EndpointSecurity
ApplicationSecurity EmailSecurity BrandProtection ComputerForensics SecurityHardware

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Innovation quadrant for security technology
This quadrant shows a relative segmentationof the categories with respect to oneanother, data cumulativeas of July 2017
AverageFunding
ESTABLISHED HEAVYWEIGHTS
PIONEERS DISRUPTORS
AverageAge
Endpoint
Security
Email
Security
Threat Detection
Computer Forensics
Cloud Security
Application Security
Industrial
Security
Mobile Security
Security Analytics
Information
Security
Identity
Security
Brand Protection
Risk
Assessment
Security
Hardware

6. Security technology startups play in many different categories (1 of 2)
6Category stats cumulative as of July 2017
Applicationand SourceCodeSecurity
69 Startups, $1.8B Total Funding
Companies that scan code bases for potential loopholes,
including runtime security and performance
management
Cloud and HostingServerSecurity
131 Startups, $4.6B Total Funding
Companies that protect servers from being attacked,
including cloud servers used for applications,
infrastructure, and data files
BrandProtection
24 Startups, $399M Total Funding
Companies that help protect a brand’s public image on
the internet, including domain name monitoring and
reputation management
Data and InformationSecurity
217Startups, $4.6B Total Funding
Companies that help protect electronic data from
unauthorized external access or threats, including
information assurance
EndpointSecurity and Firewalls
113 Startups, $4.7B Total Funding
Companies that protect devices connected to a network as
opposed to the network itself, including anti-virus and
firewalls programs
ComputerForensics
29 Startups, $1.1B Total Funding
Companies that monitor and review computer usage
activity for criminal investigation and evidence
acquisition purposes
Email Security
41 Startups, $1.2B Total Funding
Companies that focus on producing security solutions for
email platforms, including products for anti-spam and
anti-phishing
Identityand FraudSecurity
218 Startups, $3.4B Total Funding
Companies that authenticate identities, approve access
within a system, and monitor activities to prevent fraud,
including password management

7. Security technology startups play in many different categories (2 of 2)
7Category stats cumulative as of July 2017
Infrastructureand IndustrialSecurity
70 Startups, $636M Total Funding
Companies that protect the operations of infrastructure
and industrial facilities, such as power plants, electricity
grids,and factories
RiskAssessmentand Compliance
131 Startups, $2.6B Total Funding
Companies that assess the security level of enterprise
networks and ensure that they comply with relevant
standards
MobileSecurity
69 Startups, $2.1B Total Funding
Companies that protect portable devices, such as
smartphones or tablets, from threats associated with
mobile computing
Security Intelligenceand Analytics
112 Startups, $3.4B Total Funding
Companies that collect data and then produce actionable
analytics on network security to predict and optimize
performance over time
Security Hardware
37 Startups, $917M Total Funding
Companies that produce hardware components for
digital security solutions, such as VPN routers and
controller access points
ThreatDetectionand Mitigation
258 Startups, $8.6B Total Funding
Companies that actively monitor a network to detect
attacks and help to mitigate them by responding in real
time

8. Sector Trends & Insights
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Investing into the sector is occurring across a variety of categories
The Threat Detection category accounts for 21% of venturefunding and 17% of total
companiesin the security technology sector
Venture Investing in Security Technology
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulativethrough July 2017
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VC Funding Count

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VC funding into security tech has grown in recent years
Overall securitytech VC fundinggrewata CAGRof 40%from 2011-2016, and
2017 is currently at 110% of 2016 funding
Security Technology Funding Over Time
Data cumulative through July 2017
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Security technology funding amounts happening across a variety of stages
Security Technology Funding Amount By Round
SeriesA,SeriesB, andSeriesC financings accounted for roughly 25% each of the
total 2016 security tech VC funding raised
Graphs shows only the funding rounds listed therein, data cumulativethrough July 2017
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Security technology startups founded in 2013 lead in VC funding
Startups founded in 2013 account for 16% of the sectorfunding over the last decade, and
include companies like Illumio, Darktrace, and Cohesity
Security Technology Funding By Vintage Year
Data cumulative through July 2017
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Security technology startups are a global phenomenon
Security Technology Startup Countby Country
Data cumulative through July 2017
5250
Companies

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A variety of top investors are making bets into security technology
Selected Investor Activity in Security Technology
The above count represents a subset of overall investor activity, data cumulative through July 2017
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Exits within the security technology space have grown in the past few years
Exit events within the security tech sector grew by 550% from 2011 to 2016,
and 2017 is currently at 82% of the 2016 total
Security Technology M&A and IPO Events By Year
Data cumulativethrough July 2017
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16. Quarterly Notable Events
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Recent security technology funding statistics
There have been 68 security tech funding events from April 2017
through June 2017
Recent Security Technology Funding Round Counts
Graph shows only the funding types listed therein
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Recent security technology funding events
Notable Recent Security Technology Funding Events
Company FundingType Amount Date
Series D $180,000,000 April 28, 2017
Series D $125,000,000 June 7, 2017
Series D $100,000,000 June 20, 2017
Series E $100,000,000 June 6, 2017
Secondary Market $100,000,000 May 25, 2017
Security tech startups raised $1.7billion from April 2017 through June 2017

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Recent security technology exit events
Notable Recent Security Technology Exit Events
Company Acquirer Amount Date
$100,000,000 May 24, 2017
Unknown June 16, 2017
Unknown Jun 12, 2017
Unknown Jun 5, 2017
Unknown May 11, 2017
There have been 8 security tech exits from April 2017 through
June 2017, including 7 acquisitions and 1 IPO

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