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Silverfort raises $116M

By TechTaffy Desk

Tel Aviv, Israel and Boston, MA-based identity protection provider Silverfort has raised $116 million in a series D funding round.

Brighton Park Capital (BPC) led Silverfort’s Series D round. Existing investors Acrew Capital, Greenfield Partners, Citi Ventures, General Motors Ventures, Maor Investments, Vintage Investment Partners and Singtel Innov8 also participated in the investment.

Mike Gregoire, founding Partner at BPC, will join Silverfort’s board of directors in connection with the funding.

Silverfort has raised $225 million to date.

Find the blog post by Silverfort CEO and co-founder Hed Kovetz announcing the funding here.

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