What is HyTrust?
HyTrust is dedicated to enhancing the trustworthiness of private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructures for enterprises, service providers, and government agencies. The company offers solutions that automate security controls across software-defined computing, networking, and storage workloads. This automation provides enhanced visibility, granular policy control, and robust data protection. HyTrust's offerings enable clients to realize cloud and virtualization cost savings while simultaneously improving their security posture through real-time policy enforcement, rapid adaptation to compliance mandates, and prevention of unplanned outages. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, HyTrust has garnered support from key IT infrastructure providers and strategic investors.
How much funding has HyTrust raised?
HyTrust has raised a total of $104.5M across 7 funding rounds:
Series A
$5.5M
Series B
$10.5M
Series C
$18.5M
Series D
$25M
Debt
$8M
Series E
$36M
Debt
$1M
Series A (2009): $5.5M with participation from Trident Capital and Epic Ventures
Series B (2010): $10.5M led by Trident Capital, Granite Ventures, EPIC Ventures, and Cisco Systems
Series C (2013): $18.5M supported by In-Q-Tel, Intel Capital, VMware, Cisco, Trident Capital, Granite Ventures, Fortinet, and Epic Ventures
Series D (2015): $25M featuring Vanedge Capital, Accelerate-IT Ventures, Trident Capital, Granite Ventures, and Epic Ventures
Debt (2015): $8M backed by City National Bank
Series E (2017): $36M with participation from Intel Capital, VMware, Advance Venture Partners, Cisco, Vanedge Capital, Trident Capital, Fortinet, Epic Ventures, and Sway Ventures
Debt (2020): $1M led by PPP
Key Investors in HyTrust
In-Q-Tel
In-Q-Tel (IQT) is a not-for-profit strategic investment firm that acts as the U.S. national security community's venture arm, identifying and investing in early-stage commercial technology companies worldwide to deliver capabilities in areas like space, biotech, microelectronics, AI, and energy for the CIA, broader Intelligence Community, DoD, and allied agencies.
Intel Capital
Founded in 1991, Intel Capital, a division of Intel, invests in innovative startups targeting artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, datacenter, Cloud, 5G, next-generation compute, and a wide range of other technologies. Intel Capital curates thousands of business development introductions each year. It is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
VMware
VMware, Inc. is a leading provider of multi-cloud services for applications, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control. Its software powers more than 500,000 customers by transforming network complexity and security, and by empowering enterprises to build, run, manage, govern, and secure any app on any cloud.
What's next for HyTrust?
With substantial enterprise-level backing and a recent strategic investment, HyTrust is well-positioned to accelerate its market penetration and further develop its cloud security automation solutions. The company's established relationships with major technology players and government-focused investors suggest a strategic focus on expanding its enterprise and public sector client base. Future initiatives will likely involve enhancing its platform's capabilities to address evolving cloud security threats and compliance requirements, potentially through further R&D or strategic acquisitions. The consistent backing from a diverse set of investors underscores confidence in HyTrust's business model and its critical role in securing modern cloud environments.
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