Encryption and key management acquisitions and funding
44 acquisitions of encryption vendors since 2020 and 112 funding rounds since 2022 on record. The most active buyers are Keyfactor (3) and IonQ (2). See the encryption vendors in the directory.
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Deals
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| Date | Deal | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Centricus Acquisition Corp acquired Arqit LimitedDevelops quantum encryption technology to secure communications against all attacks | Undisclosed | Report on Centricus Acquisition Corp buying Arqit Limited, May 2021 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| April 2021 | Keyfactor acquired PrimeKeyProvides PKI and signing solutions | Undisclosed | Report on Keyfactor buying PrimeKey, April 2021 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| April 2021 | Atos acquired cryptovisionMakes cryptographic goods and services that protect digital identities | Undisclosed | Report on Atos buying cryptovision, April 2021 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| March 2021 | RingCentral acquired KinditeDevelops cryptographic technologies reducing security and privacy risks in the cloud | Undisclosed | Report on RingCentral buying Kindite, March 2021 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| January 2021 | Entrust acquired HyTrustIt covers scrambled data across clouds, key handling and checking cloud safety | Undisclosed | Report on Entrust buying HyTrust, January 2021 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| May 2020 | Zoom acquired KeybaseFull scrambling of messages, shared files and code storage | Undisclosed | Report on Zoom buying Keybase, May 2020 (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.