Malwarebytes Corporation

company

About

Malwarebytes Inc. is an American Internet security company

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
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
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
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