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CipherCloud funding, valuation and investors

Cloud access security broker (CASB) and SASE platform for encrypting and governing SaaS data.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Series B

$50M · 2014

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$80M

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

Current status

acquired

acquired · Campbell, California

Investors in latest funding

Other: Andreessen Horowitz

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

Overview

CipherCloud provided cloud encryption, CASB, zero-trust network access, and data loss prevention for enterprises adopting SaaS. Lookout acquired CipherCloud in March 2021 to combine mobile endpoint security with SASE capabilities; the brand now operates under Lookout.

Why CipherCloud is interesting

CipherCloud was an early CASB category leader — a16z led a $30M growth round before Lookout acquired it in 2021 to build endpoint-to-cloud security.

Product & use cases

Cloud access security broker (CASB) — encryption, zero-trust network access, and DLP for enterprise SaaS data.

  • SaaS data encryption and governance
  • Cloud access security for enterprise apps
  • SASE endpoint-to-cloud security

Key facts

  • Acquired by Lookout (Mar 2021): SASE/CASB folded into endpoint-to-cloud platform; terms undisclosed (Lookout press, PR Newswire)
  • Series A (2012): $30M led by a16z; Index Ventures among existing investors (GlobeNewswire)
  • Series B (2014): $50M led by Transamerica Ventures; a16z participated (PR Newswire)

Funding history (newest first)

Series B

2014 $50M

Series A

2012 $30M

Investors in our directory

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Andreessen Horowitz Index Ventures

Competitive landscape

Edge: CipherCloud was an early CASB category leader — a16z led a $30M growth round before Lookout acquired it in 2021 to build endpoint-to-cloud security.

CipherCloud operates in cybersecurity, enterprise-saas. CipherCloud was an early CASB category leader — a16z led a $30M growth round before Lookout acquired it in 2021 to build endpoint-to-cloud security.

  • Netskope direct

    CASB and SASE leader.

  • Zscaler direct

    Zero trust and cloud security platform.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps incumbent

    Bundled CASB in Microsoft security stack.

Notable stories

  • Early CASB category leader.
  • Lookout acquired CipherCloud in March 2021 for SASE capabilities.

Industries

Cybersecurity Enterprise SaaS

FAQs about CipherCloud

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

CipherCloud was a cloud-native security company offering CASB, encryption, zero-trust network access, secure web gateway, and DLP — helping enterprises govern data as workloads moved to SaaS and cloud infrastructure.
Andreessen Horowitz (see /fund/andreessen-horowitz) led the $30M Series A in 2012. Index Ventures (see /fund/index-ventures) was an early backer.
Series B ($50M, 2014) was the last disclosed venture round before Lookout acquired the company in March 2021.
CipherCloud helped define the CASB market — securing SaaS data before SASE became a standard enterprise category. Its acquisition by Lookout signaled consolidation of endpoint and cloud security.
No. Lookout acquired CipherCloud in March 2021. CipherCloud now operates under the Lookout brand and leadership.
Headquarters not publicly disclosed in sources we index.
Founding year not publicly disclosed in sources we index.
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cybersecurity, enterprise-saas
CipherCloud provided cloud encryption, CASB, zero-trust network access, and data loss prevention for enterprises adopting SaaS. Lookout acquired CipherCloud in March 2021 to combine mobile endpoint se...
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