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Exabeam

Big data security analytics company

PRE-IPOmedium risk

Valuation in 2015-2018

Company income
$130 mln
$270 mln
$560 mln
Current price
$29.20
Min Amount
$10
Earliest start
12 Feb 21:00
Fee
Enter 3.50%Leave 0.50%Success 20%

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Investment Idea Details
About the company

Exabeam is a leading provider of user and entity behaviour analytics. It applies machine learning algorithms to ensure cyber security and a cutting-edge data science and innovative Stateful User Tracking technology used to track and analyse user behaviour.

The company was founded in 2013 by security and enterprise IT veterans from Splunk, Imperva, and Sumo Logic. Exabeam is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Since mid-2020, the company has been actively investing in the Exabeam Partner Program, which now includes more than 400 reseller, distributor, system integrator and consulting partners from all around the world. In addition, Exabeam maintains over 500 technology integrations with the leading IT and security companies, including CrowdStrike, Okta and Snowflake.


Market Opportunities

The global cyber security market was valued at $167 billion in 2020 and is expected to register a CAGR of 10.9% from 2021 to 2028.

While venture capital investment in cyber security has been rising fast over the past few years, this sector got an extra boost during the pandemic due to the unforeseen challenges created by the remote work conditions. According to the PitchBook data agency, venture funding in cyber security hit a record $10 billion in 2020 and as of May 2021 had already reached $8 billion.

Exabeam continuously monitors the sources of companies’ log data to determine “normal” activity so it can spotlight unusual activities and allocate a risk score. Exabeam was named a leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management for the third consecutive time.

Risks

Exabeam faces strong competition in the security information and event management (SIEM) industry from a number of firms. Its closest rival Splunk has reached a market cap around $22 billion as of November 2021. This may have a negative effect on its long-term viability and valuation.

Financials and Valuation

The company hit unicorn status with a $2.4 billion valuation in May 2021, when it raised $200 million in a Series F round led by the Owl Rock division of Blue Owl Capital. The previous round was held in May 2019 at a valuation of $800 million.

As of November 2021, Exabeam has raised a total of $390 million in 6 investment rounds from a number of top Silicon Valley VC firms, including Lightspeed Venture Partners (invested in Zscaler, Nutanix), Sapphire Ventures (invested in Livongo Health, Alteryx, Looker) and Norwest Venture Partners (invested in Health Catalyst, FireEye).

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Publication
25 Sep
Minimum Amount
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Public Offering Date
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Estimated Gains
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3.5% of the share purchase amount. The fee is charged at confirmation of your investment bid.

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