Ann Arbor’s Censys Secures $75M in New Funding; Adds Board Member

Censys, the Ann Arbor-based cybersecurity provider, today announced it has secured $75 million in new funding from a variety of sources.
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Censys, the Ann Arbor cybersecurity provider, has secured $75 million in new funding. // Stock photo

Censys, the Ann Arbor-based cybersecurity provider, today announced it has secured $75 million in new funding from a variety of sources.

The capital raise consisted of a $50 million Series C led by Decibel Partners, GV, Greylock, and Intel Capital, and included new investors Ascension Ventures, Four Rivers Partners V, L.P, and accounts managed by Hamilton Lane. Additionally, $25 million in debt funding was led by SVB Capital and Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank.

“This round of funding brings us even closer to our goal as the ground truth for global internet infrastructure,” says Brad Brooks, CEO of Censys. “We are committed to providing our customers the high-integrity data and analysis needed to understand exposures and conduct critical threat investigations. Cybersecurity is an essential anchor to the future of our global economy, and we are excited to continue our focus on ensuring a more resilient, cyber-aware future.”

The digital world is central to the global society, Censys says, and both the public and private sectors are faced with the task of securing an ever-growing, complex, and fragmented technology landscape. Further, the sophistication of today’s threat actors continues to accelerate, posing a global threat and making cybersecurity key to the future of the economy.

Censys says it has built “the most complete and accurate collection of global internet infrastructure data, enriched with critical context to empower security and intelligence teams globally.”

The company plans to use the new funding to accelerate product innovation and development, to further solidify its position as the leader in threat intelligence data. It also says it plans to scale revenue growth globally and expand its focus into the growing needs of health care security and privacy protection with the help of Ascension Ventures.

In related news, Andy Boyd, former director of the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, has joined the Censys board.

Boyd has experience leading worldwide intelligence operations and brings in-depth knowledge of geopolitics, cyber operations and policy, security practices, and risk mitigation. In his most recent assignment at the CIA, he was responsible for intelligence collection, analysis, and operations focused on foreign cyber threats to U.S. interests.

“As someone who has personally been involved in some of the most consequential counterterrorism operations of the past decade, I intimately understand the urgent need to strengthen our cybersecurity posture across both the public and private sectors,” Boyd says. “I believe that Censys has a critical role to play in arming organizations with the data and insights they need to defend attack surfaces and take down threats in real-time, and am incredibly excited to partner with Censys on their mission.”

Since its Series B in January 2022, Censys reported more than 130 percent annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth. Several initiatives have driven this success, according to Censys, including partnerships with leading technology vendors, the launch of the Censys Internet Map, and the expansion of international offices.

The company also completd the SOC 2 Type II Compliance standard and plan to expand its footprint and open an office in Seattle by the end of 2023.

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