API security acquisitions and funding
10 acquisitions of API security vendors since 2020 and 19 funding rounds since 2022 on record. The most active buyer is Akamai Technologies (2). See the API security vendors in the directory.
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Deals
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| Date | Deal | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Intuit acquired ImvisionIsraeli API security company whose technology helps prevent fraud | $50m | Report on Intuit buying Imvision, December 2021 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| May 2021 | Imperva acquired CloudVectorAPI security company | Undisclosed | Report on Imperva buying CloudVector, May 2021 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| March 2021 | VMware acquired Mesh7Provides cloud-native API security technology for applications | Undisclosed | Report on VMware buying Mesh7, March 2021 (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.