Proofpoint Overview

  • Founded
  • 2002
Founded
  • Status
  • Private
  • Employees
  • 3,835
Employees
  • Latest Deal Type
  • Buyout/​LBO
  • Financing Rounds
  • 10
  • Investments
  • 24

Proofpoint General Information

Description

Developer of cybersecurity and compliance software for mid and large-sized organizations. The company's solutions include threat protection, incident response, regulatory compliance, archiving, governance, and secure communication capabilities.

Contact Information

Website
www.proofpoint.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Primary Industry
Network Management Software
Other Industries
Systems and Information Management
Primary Office
  • 925 West Maude Avenue
  • Sunnyvale, CA 94085
  • United States
+1 (408) 000-0000
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Proofpoint Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Proofpoint Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
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Post Valuation
Last Financing Details
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Proofpoint Competitors (115)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Qualys Formerly VC-backed Foster City, CA 0000 00000 000000 - 000 00000
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000000 00000000000 Formerly VC-backed Cambridge, MA 0000 00000 000000&0
000000000 Private Equity-Backed Addison, TX 000 00.000 0000000 0000 00.000
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Proofpoint Patents

  • 405

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 85

    Granted

  • 25

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

Proofpoint Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20210374526-A1 Systems and methods for email campaign domain classification Pending 26-May-2020 00000000000
EP-3917117-A1 Systems and methods for email campaign domain classification Pending 26-May-2020 00000000000 0
EP-3917117-A4 Systems and methods for email campaign domain classification Pending 26-May-2020 00000000000
EP-3863236-A1 Electronic message processing systems and methods Pending 10-Feb-2020 00000000000 0
US-20210250331-A1 Electronic message processing systems and methods Pending 10-Feb-2020 H04L51/12
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Proofpoint Executive Team (42)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Marcel DePaolis Chief Technical Officer
David Knight Executive Vice President & General Manager, Information and Cloud Security Products Group
Darren Lee Executive Vice President & General Manger, Compliance and Digital Risk Business Unit
Sharyl Givens Chief Human Resources Officer
Blake Sallé Chief Revenue Officer
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Proofpoint Board Members (13)

Name Representing Role Since
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Proofpoint Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %ile
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Proofpoint Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Proofpoint Investments & Acquisitions (24)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
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000000000000 22-Feb-2021 0000000000 000.00 IT Consulting and Outsourcing 0000 0000
0000000 00000 05-May-2020 0000000000 00.000 Consulting Services (B2B)
000000000 25-Nov-2019 0000000000 00000 Network Management Software 0000 0000
Meta Networks 15-May-2019 Merger/Acquisition 00000 Network Management Software 0000 0000
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Proofpoint Subsidiaries (6)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Dathena Network Management Software Singapore, Singapore 2016
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