Funding rounds greater than $100M accounted for 38% of all funding for Security Vendors and Startups in Q3 2025.

Security vendors raised $9.4 Billion year-to-date.

There were 121 total funding, M&A, and IPO transactions for security vendors and startups in Q3 2025.

95 funding rounds for security vendors and startups were tracked in Q3 2025.

73 funding rounds for security vendors and startups were tracked in Q3 2024.

$2.95 billion was raised over 95 rounds by security vendors and startups in Q3 2025.

Early stage funding (Seed, Series-A) represents 69% of all Q3 2025 funding rounds recorded for Security Vendors and Startups.

Six funding rounds for Security Vendors and Startups were greater than $100M in Q3 2025.

20 funding rounds occurred for Startups in Q3 2025.

There was 1 IPO for security vendors and startups in Q3 2025.

There were 25 total M&A events for security vendors and startups in Q3 2025.

Year-to-date funding for security vendors increased by 20% over the same period in 2024.

20 acquisitions occurred for Security Vendors in Q3 2025.

Funding raised by security vendors and startups in Q3 2025 increased by 37% compared to Q3 2024.

26% of respondents indicated that AI-based cybersecurity tools are prioritised for funding.

79% of IT and security decision-makers say federal defunding has increased overall cyber risk.

63% of IT and security decision-makers state that recent or anticipated cuts are affecting team structure and staffing plans.

Nearly half (46%) of IT and security decision-makers report reducing their planned security investments for 2025 due to ongoing federal funding instability.

The cybersecurity sector saw a total of $4.2 billion raised in Q2 2025 secured across 100 distinct funding rounds during the reporting period. This represents a 25% increase in funding when compared to Q2 2024. In Q2 2024, $3.4 billion was raised across a similar number of rounds, specifically 98 funding rounds.

There was 18 total M&A cybersecurity events.