Defense.net
AcquiredSan Francisco, United States · Founded 2003 · $9.5M raised
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Founded
- 2003
- Business Model
- B2B
- Total Funding
- $9.5M
- Last Round
- $9.5M Seed
- Rounds
- 1
About
Defense.Net was a cloud-based DDoS mitigation company founded by Barrett Lyon, who pioneered the DDoS mitigation industry with his earlier work. The company combined deep DDoS expertise with new detection technology to defend businesses and organizations against large-scale, sophisticated DDoS attacks, aiming to keep customer applications online with minimal disruption during an attack. Its AttackView tool gave customers visibility into attack traffic, origins, and diagnostics in real time. Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Defense.Net was later acquired by F5 Networks.
Summary
Defense.net is a Cybersecurity company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2003. It has raised $9.5M in total across 1 round. Investors include Bessemer VP and F5 Networks.
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Funding History
May 2014
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