Crunchbase2026-10-15 11:00:48

Cybersecurity Investors Put $6.8B To Work In The Third Quarter, Mostly In Larger Rounds

For the third quarter of 2026, global cybersecurity- and privacy-focused startups pulled in a total of $6.8 billion, per Crunchbase data.

Summary

That’s up about 50% from the prior quarter and tied for the highest quarterly tally in years.

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This is a brief wire summary, the full story (linked below) has the complete details.

KazaSec's take

Stories like this are part of why proactive security testing exists, finding the gap before someone else does is always cheaper than responding after the fact.

Coverage details

Source: Crunchbase
Published: 2026-10-15 11:00:48
Author: joanna glasner
Category: technology

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