Cybereason Raises $59M, Partners With SoftBank

October 13, 2015 | Cyber security company Cybereason closed its second round of fundraising at $59 million, including a $50 million investment from Japanese telecoms giant Softbank, which will distribute the startup’s security platform in the Japanese market. Earlier this year, the Boston-based company raised $25 million from CRV, Spark Capital, and Lockheed Martin, which is also a strategic partner of the company. Founded in 2012 by veterans of the Israeli military intelligence unit 8-200, Cybereason offers an automated system that uses big data, behavioral analytics, and machine learning to uncover cyber attacks in real-time.