illusive networks

Acquired

Deception-Based Cyber Defense

Tel Aviv, Israel · Founded 2014 · $76.0M raised

Headquarters
Tel Aviv
Employees
11–50
Founded
2014
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$76.0M
Last Round
$24.0M Series BOct 2020
Rounds
4

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About

illusive networks was a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company founded in 2014 that pioneered deception-based threat detection technology. The platform deployed thousands of realistic deception decoys across enterprise networks to detect and expose attackers with zero false positives. illusive networks was acquired by Proofpoint in August 2021 for approximately $225 million.

Summary

illusive networks is a Cybersecurity company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2014. It has raised $76.0M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $24.0M Series B round in Oct 2020. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, Spring Lake Equity Partners and Marker.

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Funding History

Series BSeries B1Oct 2020
$24.0M

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