Cybersecurity firm Armis Security closed a $200 million Series D led by Alkeon Capital and General Catalyst. The round boosts the company’s valuation nearly 25% to $4.2 billion. The San Francisco-based startup last raised a $300 million private equity round in 2021 led by One Equity Partners at a $3.4 billion valuation. The Series D also included participation from existing investors Brookfield Growth and Georgian. The new cash comes just after Armis said it had surpassed $200 million in annual recurring revenue — growing ARR by an additional $100 million in less than 18 months. The company is targeting an IPO in 2026, per Bloomberg. In 2020, Insight Partners bought a large stake in the startup.
Industrial security
Armis is one of a handful of companies that plays in the industrial security — also called operational technology security — and IoT security spaces. Cyber companies help companies protect large assets like manufacturing facilities and energy infrastructure. However, securing older industrial control systems that were designed decades ago — long before cyberattacks were a reality — have proven difficult to build. The sector typically sees an ebb-and-flow of investment interest, but 2024 has been good for startups in the sector. Earlier this year, New York-based Claroty secured $100 million in strategic debt/credit financing led by Delta-v Capital, and San Francisco-based Nozomi Networks locked up a $100 million Series E from investors including Mitsubishi Electric and Schneider Electric.
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