Carbon Black (Cyber Security, Privacy and Security) — Funding, Investors & Signals 2026

Carbon Black

Cloud native endpoint, workload and container protection.

Founded 2002

Palo Alto, United States 368 employees Secondary Market Total: $191.68M Cyber Security, Privacy and Security

Carbon Black is a Cyber Security startup founded in 2002 and headquartered in the United States. The company's slogan, "Cloud native endpoint, workload and container protection," reflects its core focus on empowering top security teams to close the Risk Gap they face in dealing with specific directed cyber attacks, which have become the norm in today's threat landscape. In response to increasing cyber-insurance scrutiny and stricter government regulations, security teams can no longer rely on general security platforms alone. Carbon Black aims to provide deeper visibility and more control to its clients, enabling them to tailor responses to their unique environment. The company's solutions offer security teams an unprecedented ability to detect and contain directed attacks, change policies without user interruption, prevent repeat incidents, and measure their impact. The latest notable investment in Carbon Black occurred on 06 April 2017, with a Secondary Market investment. The investors involved were the Employee Stock Option Fund and Founders Circle Capital. This investment in a company dedicated to addressing the evolving cyber threat landscape underscores the growing importance of cybersecurity and the demand for specialized solutions in the market.

Funding Stage	Amount	Investors	Lead Investors	Date
Secondary Market	••••••	2	•••• ••••	06 Apr 2017
Series F	••••••	-		03 Feb 2016
Series F	••••••	9	•••• ••••	14 Oct 2015
Series E	••••••	8	•••• ••••	13 Feb 2014
Series D	••••••	7	•••• ••••	30 Jul 2012

Funding Stage

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Lead Investors

Date

Secondary Market

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06 Apr 2017

Series F

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03 Feb 2016

Series F

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14 Oct 2015

Series E

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13 Feb 2014

Series D

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30 Jul 2012

FAQ About Carbon Black

Cloud native endpoint, workload and container protection.

Carbon Black was founded in 2002.

Carbon Black is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.

Carbon Black operates in the following industries: Cyber Security, Privacy and Security.

Carbon Black has approximately 368 employees.

Carbon Black has completed 11 funding rounds, raising a total of $191.68M. The latest funding stage is Secondary Market.

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