Following significant company growth, funding will accelerate global expansion and scale in the delivery of CAASM and SaaS Management solutions
NEW YORK — March 8, 2022 — Axonius, the leader in cybersecurity asset management and SaaS management, today announced that it closed $200 million in Series E funding, led by Accel, with participation from new investors Silver Lake Waterman, Alta Park Capital, and Owl Rock, a division of Blue Owl, and existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alkeon, Stripes, ICONIQ, and DTCP. This investment follows a 2021 round of $100 million, increasing total funding to $395 million, with a valuation of $2.6 billion.
"Axonius has transformed the way companies manage and secure their assets, solving foundational problems for teams struggling to control complexity," said Matt Weigand, partner at Accel. "Axonius has achieved tremendous growth in such a short time, and we believe that their deep understanding of IT and security challenges have positioned them to be the system of record for all infrastructure."
Axonius exploded onto the scene in 2017 with a simple, effective approach to solving a decades-old problem of asset visibility and security in complex IT environments. Providing immediate value recognized by a rapidly growing customer base, the company quickly became one of the industry’s fastest-growing. Continuing its rapid-growth trajectory, Axonius closed 2021 with a significant 132% year-over-year increase in annual recurring revenue, marking its third consecutive year of triple-digit revenue growth. It also expanded its team by 174%, and it now has representation in every region worldwide.
In 2021, Axonius nearly doubled its customer base. Hundreds of companies from around the world choose Axonius to help them control complexity within their environments. The company counts Fortune 500, Global 500, some of the largest federal agencies, and emerging innovators among its customer base, including many global leaders, such as AB InBev, Schneider Electric, The New York Times, Wacom, MindBody, and Landmark Health.
“Accel’s history of investing in companies that are redefining markets aligns perfectly with our goals and commitment to innovation,” said Dean Sysman, co-founder and CEO, Axonius. “From the beginning, our goal has been to help our customers control complexity across their organizations. Our massive success since 2017 is a direct result of our intense focus on meeting their needs, and it’s why we hold the highest NPS score in the cybersecurity industry. I’m honored to lead our incredible team as we continue working to solve core issues for modern businesses.”
Funding will support continued efforts in scaling to meet global customer demand. Axonius was a pioneer in the emerging category of Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management, which Gartner identified in its Hype Cycle for Network Security as on the rise with growing market penetration. And recently, the company’s innovation unit, AxoniusX, launched SaaS Management, the first and only platform to combine the capabilities of SaaS Security Posture Management with SaaS Management to help security, IT, finance, and risk teams control the complexity, cost, and risk associated with modern apps and infrastructure.
Read the Axonius blog to learn more about the company’s plans for funding and how the company is helping companies control complexity in modern IT environments.
About Accel
Accel is a global venture capital firm that is the first partner to exceptional teams everywhere, from inception through all phases of private company growth. Atlassian, Bumble, CrowdStrike, DJI, Facebook, Fiverr, Flipkart, Freshworks, Qualtrics, Slack, Spotify, Squarespace, Tenable, and UiPath are among the companies Accel has backed over the past 35+ years. We help ambitious entrepreneurs build iconic global businesses. For more, visit www.accel.com or www.twitter.com/accel.
About Axonius
Axonius gives customers the confidence to control complexity by mitigating threats, navigating risk, automating response actions, and informing business-level strategy. With solutions for both cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM) and SaaS management, Axonius is deployed in minutes and integrates with hundreds of data sources to provide a comprehensive asset inventory, uncover gaps, and automatically validate and enforce policies. Cited as one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity startups, with accolades from CNBC, Forbes, and Fortune, Axonius covers millions of assets, including devices and cloud assets, user accounts, and SaaS applications, for customers around the world. For more, visit Axonius.com.
