Proofpoint (Acquisition)
Funding Details
- Awarder
- Inbox
- Date Award
- May 16, 2025
- Vertical
- Cybersecurity
- Funding URL
- View Funding Page
- Funding Amount:
- $1,000,000,000
Company Info
- Traction
- Hornetsecurity serves over 125,000 small to medium-sized businesses and has more than 700 employees.
- Company Description
- Proofpoint is a cybersecurity firm that specializes in protecting organizations from cyberattacks, data loss, and compliance risks. The company is acquiring Hornetsecurity to strengthen its European presence and consolidate fragmented security tools into a unified platform.
- Market
- Managed cloud-based email security services
- Location
- Hannover, Germany