Area 1 Security
AcquiredPreemptive, comprehensive, contextual, and continuous cloud email security.
San Francisco, United States · Founded 2013 · $35.3M raised
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2013
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- area1security.com
- Total Funding
- $35.3M
- Last Round
- $25.0M Series DJun 2020
- Rounds
- 3
- Acquired by
- CloudflareFeb 2022 · $162.0M
About
Area 1 Security provides a preemptive, cloud-native email security platform that identifies and blocks phishing attacks, business email compromise (BEC), spear phishing, and other advanced threats before they hit user inboxes. The company uses big data and threat intelligence to identify threat campaigns, attacker infrastructure, and attack delivery mechanisms to provide advanced warning and protection for Office 365 and Gmail users. Area 1 Security was founded in 2013 in San Francisco and became part of the Cloudflare Zero Trust platform after being acquired by Cloudflare in April 2022.
Summary
Area 1 Security is a Cybersecurity company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2013. It has raised $35.3M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $25.0M Series D round in Jun 2020. Investors include Kleiner Perkins, Forgepoint Capital and Allegis Capital.
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Feb 2022
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