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Cyber Company SecurityScorecard Raises $20 Million In Series B Funding

Wednesday, June 29th, 2016

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SecurityScoreguard, a cybersecurity rating and risk monitoring company, raised $20 million in Series B funding, led by GV (formerly Google Ventures) [GOOG], the company said June 23.The financing was led by GV but also included participation from previous investors Sequoia Capital, Evolution Equity Partners, Boldstart Ventures, and new investor Two Sigma Ventures. The funding is set to fuel the company’s continued scale and innovation in cybersecurity ratings, the company said.SecurityScoreguard was launched in 2013 and identifies vulnerabilities from an outside…

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