Vulnerability management acquisitions and funding
29 acquisitions of vulnerability management vendors since 2020 and 67 funding rounds since 2022 on record. The most active buyers are Tenable (2) and HelpSystems (2). See the vulnerability management vendors in the directory.
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Deals
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| Date | Deal | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | Hex-Rays acquired HexAIAI agents analyse source code and binaries to find vulnerabilities, malware and backdoors | Undisclosed | Report on Hex-Rays buying HexAI, October 2026 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| October 2026 | Cohere acquired AISLEAISLE provides AI-native vulnerability management that finds, fixes, and verifies software vulnerabilities. | Undisclosed | Report on Cohere buying AISLE, October 2026 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Brinqa acquired PlexTracPlexTrac provides a platform for penetration test reporting, vulnerability management, and remediation orchestration. | Undisclosed | Report on Brinqa buying PlexTrac, 19 Aug 2026 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| June 2026 | Aikido acquired RootAutomated patching and remediation of open source vulnerabilities | Undisclosed | Report on Aikido buying Root, June 2026 (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.