Proofpoint

Acquired

Protecting people, data, and AI from advanced cyber threats

Employees
5001–10000
Founded
2002
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$86.0M
Last Round
$28.0M Series FFeb 2008
Rounds
6

About

Proofpoint is a global enterprise cybersecurity company that provides human-centric and agent-centric security solutions protecting people, data, and AI agents across email, cloud, collaboration tools, and endpoints. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Proofpoint serves more than half of the Fortune 100 and over two million customers worldwide. The company offers solutions spanning email threat protection, data loss prevention, insider threat management, digital communications governance, identity threat defense, and security awareness training. In 2021, Proofpoint was acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a $12.3 billion transaction, the largest go-private software deal in history at the time. The platform analyzes over 100 billion data points daily to detect and block advanced threats across all human communication channels.

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AcquisitionAcquired by Thoma BravoAug 2021

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