Cybersecurity company Acronis hits unicorn status after raising $147 million led by Goldman Sachs

Cybersecurity company Acronis hits unicorn status after raising $147 million led by Goldman Sachs

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https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/18/cybersecurity-company-acronis-hits-unicorn-status-after-raising-147-million-led-by-goldman-sachs/

Cyber security solutions provider Acronis announced today that it has raised $147 million in funding led by Goldman Sachs, bringing it to unicorn status. The company did not disclose its valuation, but founder and CEO Serguei Beloussov told TechCrunch that it is between $1 billion and $2 billion.

Founded in Singapore as a data backup and recovery company in 2003 and now headquartered in Switzerland, Acronis currently has more than 1,400 employees in 18 countries. Its cyber protection technology is used by 5 million consumers and 500,000 businesses.