AI and LLM security acquisitions and funding
44 acquisitions of AI security companies since 2020 and 173 funding rounds since 2022 on record. The most active buyers are Palo Alto Networks (3), Check Point (3) and F5 (2). See the AI security companies in the directory.
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- Managed security services 466
- GRC and compliance automation 230
- Security consulting and vCISO 213
- Fraud and payment fraud prevention 165
- Application security testing 162
- Identity and access management 159
- Encryption and key management 156
- Threat intelligence 148
- Security awareness and human risk 138
- Attack surface management 112
Deals
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| Date | Deal | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | Coralogix acquired AporiaAI observability and guardrails platform for securing AI systems | Undisclosed | Report on Coralogix buying Aporia, December 2024 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| August 2024 | Cisco acquired Robust IntelligenceSpecialises in securing AI applications | Undisclosed | Report on Cisco buying Robust Intelligence, August 2024 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| July 2024 | Protect AI acquired SydeLabsAutomated attack simulation and red teaming for generative AI systems | Undisclosed | Report on Protect AI buying SydeLabs, July 2024 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| July 2024 | Hiya acquired Loccus.aiDeepfake detection company adding voice detection to fraud prevention systems | Undisclosed | Report on Hiya buying Loccus.ai, July 2024 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| January 2024 | Protect AI acquired Laiyer AISafeguards large language models from attacks, abuse and prompt injection | Undisclosed | Report on Protect AI buying Laiyer AI, January 2024 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Each Report link goes to the announcement or story the source cites, and the via link to the round-up or newsletter issue. Amounts are in US dollars. The category is what the bought or funded company sells.