AlienVault Lands $8 Million Series B Funding Round Led By Trident Capital
CAMPBELL, Calif. – January 31, 2012 - AlienVault, creator of OSSIM, the de facto standard open source SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) solution, announced today that it has closed an $8 million Series B financing led by new investor Trident Capital with participation from existing investors Adara Venture Partners and Neotec. The company has named Trident managing director J. Alberto Yepez Chairman of the Board. Trident principal Michael Biggee also joins the AlienVault Board of Directors. The funding will be used to accelerate research and development and aggressively expand sales and marketing to meet increasing demand for unified security management from around the world. AlienVault also recently announced the appointment of a new executive team, led by CEO Barmak Meftah and CTO Roger Thornton.
Trident Capital has an exceptional track record of building successful cyber security companies including: AirTight Networks, Arxan, BlueCat Networks, HyTrust, Neohapsis, Qualys, Solera Networks, Voltage Security, Sygate (acquired by Symantec – NASDAQ: SYMC), Tablus (acquired by EMC – NYSE: EMC), Thor Technologies (acquired by Oracle – NASDAQ: ORCL), and Tricipher (acquired by VMware – NYSE: VMW).
“The SIEM market is the fastest growing segment in information security and AlienVault’s OSSIM is the leading open source SIEM,” said Trident Capital managing director J. Alberto Yepez, AlienVault Board Chairman. “AlienVault is uniquely positioned to expand its leadership in a global market that wants proven, cost-effective solutions that provide a unified management approach to their security requirements. The combination of the OSSIM community, the AlienVault team led by founders Julio Casal and Dominique Karg, and the recent addition of the experienced Silicon Valley executive team we helped recruit, will establish the company as the leader in the rapidly growing unified security management market.”
According to global investment banking and asset management firm William Blair & Co., the SIEM market is growing at 21.9% CAGR and on track to surpass $2.3 Billion by 2014[i].
“Trident is one of the most prominent investors in cyber security, and we’re proud to be partnering with them as we build our business and establish the first true platform for unified security management,” said AlienVault President and CEO Barmak Meftah. “This funding comes amid significant momentum at AlienVault as the company has achieved 150% year over year revenue growth and is poised for even greater expansion in 2012.”
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About Trident Capital
Trident Capital is a leading venture capital firm with more than $1.9 billion of capital under management, including its most recent fund, Trident Capital Fund VII. Trident invests in Software, Internet and Business Services companies across multiple stages, from early startup to venture growth. Trident has substantial investment experience, sector expertise and operating skills together with broad networks of entrepreneurs and industry executives. The firm has helped build large numbers of successful companies within its areas of focus since firm inception in 1993. Trident is broadly recognized as one of the leading investors in IT security, healthcare IT, cloud computing, online advertising and technology-enabled services. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Visit tridentcap.
[i] Cyber Security Industry Report, William Blair & Co., November 2011
Contact:
Leslie Johnson
AT&T Cybersecurity
Phone: 925.381.1237
Email: ljohnson@alienvault.com