KnowBe4 Raises $30M to Advance Security Awareness

There is money to be made in lots of different areas of the cyber security market, including training and awareness. That's the reason security firm KnowBe4 announced on Oct. 24 that it has raised a new $30 million series B round of funding.

The new funding round was led new investor Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (GS Growth) with existing investor Elephant participating. Total funding to date for KnowBe4 now stand at $44 million since the company was founded back in 2010.

"The demand for KnowBe4’s platform has driven 18 straight quarters of growth," Stu Sjouwerman, KnowBe4 Founder and CEO, stated. "The funding comes at an important time for us as we are expanding globally."

KnowBe4's Series B funding round comes a day after the company announced the acquisition of securable.io, which provides data driven cyber security education resources.The securable.io acquisition adds new content analytics capabilities to the KnowBe4 platform.

"This enables KnowBe4 to get a closer look at how users are interacting with content and find the most relevant and engaging training for that person," Sjouwerman stated.

KnowBe4 is also expanding globally, announcing on Oct. 10 a new set of European growth plans with a new office in the U.K.

Among KnowBe4's products and services is the Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training program.

Read the full article here.

Source: eSecurity Planet

Topics: Speaking Engagements, Stu Sjouwerman, European growth plan, Elephant, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (GS Growth), security awareness training, KnowBe4, cyber security education, Kevin Mitnick

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