StackRox, a US-based software container and Kubernetes security provider, has raised $26.5m from a consortium including tech firm Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE).
Venture capital firm Menlo Ventures led the round with participation from peers Highland Capital Partners, Sequoia Capital and Redpoint Ventures as well as HPE.
In April 2018, StackRox raised $25m in its series B round and total funding is reported by TechCrunch as about $60m.
Paul Glaser, vice-president at HPE and head of its Pathfinder corporate venturing unit, said: “At HPE, we are working with our customers to help them accelerate their digital transformations. Security is a critical priority as they look to modernize their applications with containers. We are excited to invest in StackRox and see it as a great fit with our new software HPE Ezmeral to help HPE customers secure their Kubernetes environments across their full application life cycle. By directly integrating with Kubernetes, StackRox enables a level of simplicity and unification for Devops [development and operations] and security teams to apply the needed controls effectively.”
StackRox will use the $26.5m to accelerate growth, expand in geographies, such as Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and support research and development (R&D).
