As cyber threats surge, so does the funding going into the cybersecurity startups intent on stopping them. According to Crunchbase, 2021 set a record with global VC money invested in the sector surpassing $21.8bn.
While most monster rounds were in the US, Europe’s chunky deals included Swiss unicorn Acronis’s $250m raise at a $2.5bn valuation and French unicorn Shift Technology’s $220m round, which pegged it at a value of over $1bn. READ MORE