Cybersecurity funding in H1 2010

European Cybersecurity startup funding raised during H1 2010.

In H1 2010, 18 European Cybersecurity companies closed 19 funding rounds and raised €77M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 172.9% versus H1 2009. France led by capital raised, and Alliance Venture was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€77M

+172.9% vs H1 2009 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+72.7% vs H1 2009

Companies

Top country

France

Rank among sectors

6.9% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

94.0%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€34M	7
Feb	€3.8M	3
Mar	€1.7M	3
Apr	€16M	3
May	€13M	2
Jun	€8.1M	1

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Cybersecurity — top countries by capital, H1 2010
France	€23M
UK	€18M
Switzerland	€15M
Israel	€10M
Ireland	€9.3M
Sweden	€1.5M
Norway	€573k
Canada	€208k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Cybersecurity — stage mix, H1 2010
Series D+	€26M
Growth/Late	€24M
Series B	€15M
Series A	€5.5M
Other	€2.7M
Early VC	€2.5M
Seed	€2.0M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition · 1 Buyout

2 exits · €227k disclosed.

Storage Made Easy

Buyout

Jan 2010

€227k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2010

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
WISeKey	Growth/Late	Apr 2010	€15M
Mimecast	Series B	Jan 2010	€15M
Inside Secure	Series D+	May 2010	€11M
Hibernia Atlantic	Growth/Late	Jan 2010	€9.3M
Zenprise	Series D+	Jun 2010	€8.1M
cVidya	Series D+	Jan 2010	€6.9M
Vedicis	Other	Jan 2010	€2.5M
BillGuard	Series A	May 2010	€2.3M
Metrasens	Series A	Feb 2010	€1.7M
FireHost	Series A	Mar 2010	€1.5M
Accumulate	Early VC	Feb 2010	€1.5M
Nexess	Early VC	Apr 2010	€1.0M
United Parents Online Ltd	Seed	Jan 2010	€625k
Encap	Seed	Feb 2010	€573k
FireBlade	Seed	Apr 2010	€445k

View all 19 Cybersecurity deals in H1 2010 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2010, by deal count

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