Startup profile for Bromium: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Bromium funding, valuation and investors

Micro-virtualization endpoint security isolating browser and app threats.

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Funding, valuation & investors

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Latest funding

Series B

Amount not disclosed · Date not disclosed

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

Not publicly disclosed

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

acquired

acquired · Cupertino, California

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Andreessen Horowitz

Other: Lightspeed Venture Partners

Source links not recorded Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Bromium provided virtualization-based endpoint security. HP acquired Bromium in September 2019.

Why Bromium is interesting

Bromium's hardware-enforced micro-VMs became HP Sure Click — a16z led early rounds before HP acquired the company in 2019.

Product & use cases

Hardware-enforced micro-virtualization isolating browser tabs and apps — malware contained within micro-VMs on endpoints.

  • Browser isolation for enterprise endpoints
  • Malware containment without detection-only approaches
  • Secure browsing for high-risk user groups

Key facts

  • Acquired by HP Inc. (Sep 2019): endpoint micro-virtualization for Sure Click (HP press)
  • Series B/C: a16z, Lightspeed, Highland, Intel Capital, Meritech participated (Wikipedia, FinSMEs)
  • Raised ~$116M total
  • Source: https://www.hp.com/us-en/newsroom/press-releases/2019/hp-announces-acquisition-of-bromium.html

Funding history (newest first)

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Competitive landscape

Edge: Bromium's hardware-enforced micro-VMs became HP Sure Click — a16z led early rounds before HP acquired the company in 2019.

Micro-VM isolation was early answer to browser-born threats. HP acquisition folded Bromium into Sure Click endpoint protection.

  • Menlo Security direct

    Cloud-based browser isolation.

  • Symantec/Broadcom incumbent

    Legacy endpoint security suites.

  • CrowdStrike adjacent

    Detection-focused endpoint platform.

Notable stories

  • HP acquired Bromium in September 2019 for Sure Click product line.
  • Raised ~$116M total before acquisition.
  • Micro-VM approach influenced endpoint containment thinking.

Industries

Cybersecurity Enterprise SaaS

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FAQs about Bromium

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Bromium used hardware-enforced micro-virtualization to isolate browser tabs and applications, stopping malware from escaping compromised sessions on endpoints.
Andreessen Horowitz (see /fund/andreessen-horowitz) led early rounds. Lightspeed Venture Partners (see /fund/lightspeed-venture-partners-nyc) and other enterprise security investors participated before the HP acquisition.
HP Inc. acquired Bromium in September 2019. The technology became part of HP Sure Click endpoint protection.
Micro-VM isolation was an early answer to browser-born threats — the approach influenced how endpoint vendors think about containment vs. detection.
No — acquired by HP in 2019. Bromium no longer operates as a standalone company.
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cybersecurity, enterprise-saas

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