Malwarebytes Corporation

About

Malwarebytes Inc. is an American Internet security company

Santa Clara,California,United States
501 - 1000
https://www.malwarebytes.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Private Equity（PE）
Last Funding Money Raised: $100M
Industries: Computer,Cyber Security,Network Security,Software
Founded date: Jan 1, 2008
Number Of Employee: 501 - 1000
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Malwarebytes Inc.

Malwarebytes is on a mission to create malware-free existence. Malwarebytes proactively protects people and businesses against dangerous threats such as malware, ransomware, and exploits that escape detection by traditional antivirus solutions. The company’s flagship product combines advanced heuristic threat detection with signature-less technologies to detect and stop a cyberattack before damage occurs. Millions of people, businesses, and repair shops use, trust, and recommend Malwarebytes. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in California, with offices in Europe and Asia, and a global team of threat researchers and security experts.

Malwarebytes founder and CEO Marcin Kleczynski started the company to create the best disinfection and protection solutions to combat the world’s most harmful Internet threats. Marcin was recently named “CEO of the Year” in the Global Excellence awards and has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Rising Stars of Enterprise Technology list and the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 award, adding those to an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

3

$180M

Malwarebytes Corporation has raised a total of $180M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Sep 21, 2022 from a Private Equity（PE） round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Sep 21, 2022	Private Equity（PE）	$100M	1	Vector Capital	—	Detail
Jan 21, 2016	Series B	$50M	1	Fidelity	—	Detail
Jul 10, 2014	Series A	$30M	2	Highland Capital Partners	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

2

0

Malwarebytes Corporation has made 2 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 29, 2022, when Intugine Technologies raised ₹190M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Nov 29, 2022 Intugine Technologies	Seed	₹190M	Internet of Things	—
Dec 15, 2020 BiteSpeed	Seed	$275K	E-Commerce	—

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

3

4

Malwarebytes Corporation is funded by 4 investors. Vector Capital and Fidelity are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Vector Capital	Yes	Private Equity（PE）
Fidelity	Yes	Series B
Highland Capital Partners	Yes	Series A
Highland Europe	—	Series A

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

40

Malwarebytes Corporation has 40 current employee profiles, including Employee Thomas Reed

Employee

Executive

Executive

Executive

Employee

Acquisition

Malwarebytes Corporation has acquired 5 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was ZeroVulnerabilityLabs Inc. on Jun 23, 2013. They acquired ZeroVulnerabilityLabs Inc. for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Jun 23, 2013 ZeroVulnerabilityLabs Inc.	Enterprise Software	acquisition	—	Detail
Jul 15, 2015 Adwaremedic	Internet	acquisition	—	Detail
Oct 19, 2016 AdwCleaner	Advertising	acquisition	—	Detail
Feb 7, 2017 Saferbytes	Analytics	acquisition	—	Detail
May 24, 2018 Binisoft	Computer	acquisition	—	Detail