Lastline
Lastline provides a malware protection platform to detect and stop advanced persistent threats, zero-day exploits, and evasive malware. The company was founded in 2011 by world-renowned security researchers and creators of Anubis and Wepawet – malware analysis tools used by thousands of security vendors, enterprises, and government agencies worldwide. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.
Lastline
Lastline provides a malware protection platform to detect and stop advanced persistent threats, zero-day exploits, and evasive malware. The company was founded in 2011 by world-renowned security researchers and creators of Anubis and Wepawet – malware analysis tools used by thousands of security vendors, enterprises, and government agencies worldwide. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.
TL;DR
Exit: Acquired by VMware (announced June 4, 2020)
Core offering: Network-level threat detection platform (malware analysis, intrusion detection, network traffic analysis)
Founders: Christopher Kruegel; Engin Kirda; Giovanni Vigna — academic security researchers
Funding: Raised about $52.2M total (venture and strategic investors)
Product highlights: Cloud-native platform with a web-based API and an Intelligence/Knowledge Base (integrated with VMware NSX Network Detection and Response)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Malware protection and network-level threat detection
Industry
Cybersecurity
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
10000000.00
Announced $10M round led by Redpoint and e.ventures
28500000.00
Series C led by Thomvest Ventures (reported amount $28.5M)
Investor Signal
“Backed by venture investors (Thomvest Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, e.ventures) and strategic/corporate investors (Barracuda Networks, NTT Finance, Dell Technologies Capital)”