Tripwire

Acquired

Tripwire is a cybersecurity company in Portland, United States, founded in 1997. It has raised $11.6M across 4 rounds, most recently a $300K Seed in January 2015.

We help the world's leading organizations find, monitor and minimize cyber threats without disrupting productivity.

Headquarters
Portland, Oregon
Employees
201–500
Founded
1997
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$11.6M
Last Round
$300K SeedJan 2015
Rounds
4
Acquisition Date
Dec 2014

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About

Tripwire is a software company founded in 1997 in Portland, Oregon, that focuses on security and compliance automation. Originally created by Gene Kim as a file integrity monitoring tool, Tripwire grew into a comprehensive cybersecurity platform. Its products include Tripwire Enterprise (file integrity monitoring and secure configuration management), vulnerability management, cloud security, and ICS/OT security. The company served over 5,500 customers before being acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in 2011, then sold to Belden for $710 million in 2015, and subsequently acquired by HelpSystems (now Fortra) in 2022 for $350 million. It operates as a subsidiary of Fortra.

Summary

It lists 201–500 employees. It has raised $11.6M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $300K Seed round in Jan 2015.

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Funding & Exit History

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SeedSeed RoundJan 2015
$300K

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Funding: Series A through Series C. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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