http://www.darkreading.com/management/crowdstrike-gets-30m-in-new-round-of-fun/240161057/
By Tim Wilson
Dark Reading
September 10, 2013
Security vendor CrowdStrike received an infusion of $30 million in funding
Monday, and investors say they are putting their dollars behind companies
that are rethinking the security problem.
In a press release, CrowdStrike announced that it had raised an additional
$30 million in Series B financing, led by high-tech venture capital firm
Accel Partners and Warburg Pincus.
CrowdStrike, which has gained wide attention through its focus on
identifying adversaries, rather than just the malware they distribute, was
not hunting for funding, but the investors made an offer that was too good
to pass up, says George Kurtz, president, CEO, and co-founder of the
company.
"Accel and Warburg both see an opportunity to redefine the way we think
about security," Kurtz says.
Venture firms and other investors say they are looking for companies with
a new approach to security because the threat continues to escalate
despite rising enterprise investment in existing technology. Kurtz says he
receives an average of "five emails a week" from venture funding firms
interested in putting their money behind CrowdStrike's approach.
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