Press Release
June 22, 2017

Cybereason Secures $100 Million Investment from SoftBank

The Technology team advised Cybereason as it secured a $100 million investment from Japanese telecommunications firm SoftBank Corp, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group. This new financing solidifies Cybereason as the leading cybersecurity startup changing the status quo in the security industry, with 500 percent growth in revenue and nearly 200 percent growth in employees across the globe last year.

Cybereason is the leader in endpoint protection, offering endpoint detection and response, next-generation antivirus, and managed monitoring services. Cybereason is privately held and headquartered in Boston with offices in London, Tel Aviv and Tokyo.

Recently, Cybereason was named to The Wall Street Journal’s Technology Companies Watch List 2017, showcasing the top 25 companies that demonstrate signs of becoming emerging leaders in some of the most dynamic parts of the technology industry.

The Goodwin team was led by partners Bill Schnoor and Joe Theis and included associate Robert Dzialo.

For additional details on the agreement, please read the press release.