CWPP acquisitions and funding
19 acquisitions of container security vendors since 2020 and 23 funding rounds since 2022 on record. The most active buyers are Wiz (2) and Elastic (2). See the container security vendors in the directory.
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Deals
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| Date | Deal | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | Cisco acquired PortshiftKeeps software safe in cloud development built with Kubernetes | $100m | Report on Cisco buying Portshift, October 2020 (opens in a new tab)via Cybersecurity Ventures (opens in a new tab) |
| May 2020 | Zscaler acquired Edgewise NetworksApplication security startup protecting application-to-application communications in cloud and data centres | Undisclosed | Report on Zscaler buying Edgewise Networks, May 2020 (opens in a new tab)via Wikipedia (opens in a new tab) |
| May 2020 | VMware acquired OctarineSecurity platform for Kubernetes applications | Undisclosed | Report on VMware buying Octarine, May 2020 (opens in a new tab)via Cybersecurity Ventures (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.