# CipherCloud

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

## Why it 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.

## Profile

- **Stage:** acquired
- **Status:** acquired
- **Industries:** cybersecurity, enterprise-saas
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## 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)

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/index-ventures

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