# Lakera

> AI runtime security and prompt-injection defense company, acquired by Check Point in October 2025.

## Why it is interesting

Lakera shows the third, runtime-defense layer beyond Dreadnode's testing and Fiddler's behavior monitoring: detecting malicious inputs and agent misuse while the system operates.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Equity financing (2023) — $10M (Date not disclosed)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $30M
- **Stage:** acquired
- **Status:** acquired
- **Industries:** ai-ml, cybersecurity, developer-tools
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-11-05

## Key facts

- Oct 22, 2025: Check Point acquisition completed; audited buyer consideration approximately $201.8M.
- Historical equity financing: $10M in 2023, $20M Series A in 2024.

## Funding history

- Check Point acquisition completed · ~$201.8M buyer-disclosed consideration, not funding · October 22, 2025
  Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015922/000117891326001932/zk2634942.htm
- Check Point acquisition announced · Undisclosed at announcement · September 16, 2025
  Source: https://www.checkpoint.com/press-releases/check-point-to-acquire-lakera-ai-security/
- Equity financing (2023) · $10M
  Source: https://www.nkf.ch/news/deals-cases/lakera-secures-usd-10m-in-funding-to-secure-generative-ai-in-the-enterprise/
- Series A (July 2024; exact day unverified) · $20M
  Source: https://app.dealroom.co/companies/lakera

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**Last updated:** November 5, 2026

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