Company:Exabeam

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Exabeam
IndustryInformation security
Founded2013
FounderNir Polak, Domingo Mihovilovic, and Sylvain Gil
Headquarters
Foster City, California
Key people
Adam Geller (CEO)
Websitehttps://www.exabeam.com/

Exabeam is a global cybersecurity company headquartered in Foster City, California.[1] In 2021 it joined the Snowflake Inc. data services platform and achieved unicorn status with over $2B valuation.[2][3]

History

Exabeam was founded in 2013[4][5] while its software was developed by programmers from Imperva,[6] Sumo Logic, HP ArcSight, and Splunk.[7] On June 10, 2014, Exabeam raised $10 million.[8] In September 2015, EXABEAM raised $25 million in a Series B venture round led by Icon Ventures.[9] In June, the company launched Analytics for Ransomware, app designed for early detection of ransomware infections across the corporate network.[10][11] In 2017, Exabeam raised $30 million,[12] $50 million 2018,[13][14][15] and $75 million in 2019.[16]

In May 2019, the company partnered with Deakin University to develop a cybersecurity degree program.[17][18] On July 2, Exabeam bought Israeli cloud security firm SkyFormation.[19][20][21] In January 2021, the company joined the cybersecurity ecosystem Snowflake Inc. data services platform.[22] Exabeam achieved $2.4 billion valuation,[23] following its announcement of a $200 million Series F funding round in June.[24][25][26]

In 2020, Forrester Research featured Exabeam in its Security Analytics Platforms, Q4 2020 report.[27] Former ForeScout CEO Michael DeCesare became the second CEO of Exabeam on June 1, 2021, as announced by Reuters.[28][29]

References

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  2. Taylor, Brian (2015-02-09). "Exabeam handles security threats in real time with user behavior intelligence" (in en-US). https://www.techrepublic.com/article/exabeam-handles-security-threats-in-real-time-with-user-behavior-intelligence/. 
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  7. "Exabeam named "Cool Vendor" in Security Intelligence by Analyst Firm Gartner" (in en). 2015-05-01. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150501005144/en/Exabeam-named-Cool-Vendor-in-Security-Intelligence-by-Analyst-Firm-Gartner. 
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  11. "Machine learning could help companies react faster to ransomware" (in en). https://www.pcworld.com/article/415184/machine-learning-could-help-companies-react-faster-to-ransomware.html. 
  12. "Exabeam raises $30 million led by Cisco and Lightspeed" (in en-US). 2017-02-07. https://venturebeat.com/business/exabeam-raises-30-million-led-by-cisco-and-lightspeed/. 
  13. "Cybersecurity startup Exabeam raises $50 million Series D" (in en). https://www.zdnet.com/article/cybersecurity-startup-exabeam-raises-50-million-series-d/. 
  14. Schubart, Cromwell (2018-08-16). "Exabeam boasts of being a 'Splunk killer' as it raises $50M in new funding". https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2018/08/14/exabeam-data-security-funding-vs-splunk.html. 
  15. "Israeli-Founded Firm Exabeam Raises $50M to Leverage Big Data Security". 2018-09-03. https://nocamels.com/2018/09/exabeam-cybersecurity-big-data/. 
  16. "Exabeam raises $75 million to advance SIEM cybersecurity" (in en-US). 2019-05-07. https://venturebeat.com/security/exabeam-raises-75-million-to-advance-siem-cybersecurity/. 
  17. "Exabeam enhances security management approach and boosts cybersecurity degree program" (in en-US). 2019-05-21. https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2019/05/21/exabeam-deakin-university/. 
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  26. Gallindoss, Alan. "New Israeli Unicorn Exabeam Hits $2.4 Billion Valuation" (in en-US). https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2021/06/06/new-israeli-unicorn-exabeam-hits-2-4-billion-valuation/. 
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