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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
Answer-first snapshotLatest 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
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.
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Menlo Security direct
Cloud-based browser isolation.
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Symantec/Broadcom incumbent
Legacy endpoint security suites.
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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.
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