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Darktrace raises $75 million

By TechTaffy Desk

Artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity company Darktrace has raised a $75 million Series D financing round, led by Insight Venture Partners. Existing investors Summit Partners, KKR and TenEleven Ventures also participated in the round.

Darktrace is headquartered in Cambridge, UK and San Francisco.The company has raised $100 million in funding from investors including Invoke Capital, Talis Capital, Hoxton Ventures, Summit Partners, KKR, Softbank, TenEleven and Samsung.

[Image courtesy: Darktrace]

 

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