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Proofpoint

Proofpoint sells cloud cybersecurity and compliance software, covering email security, data loss prevention and archiving, to mid-size and large enterprises.

ARR
$1.1B revenue (est.)
as of Oct 2026
Employees
4.6K
as of Oct 2026
Valuation
—
latest round
ARR / employee
$239K
revenue efficiency
About Proofpoint

Proofpoint is a SaaS cybersecurity company. Its products cover email security, identity threat defense, data loss prevention, security awareness training, e-discovery and archiving. It sells to mid-size and large organizations, directly and through resellers. It IPO'd in 2012, then went private in 2021 when Thoma Bravo bought it for about $12.3B. Revenue was over $1B in 2020, its last public year. It bought Hornetsecurity in 2025. Tracxn counts about 5,261 employees as of Aug 2026.

Investors · 9

LeadThoma BravoPrivate equity5 partners on file
BoardThoma BravoPrivate equity· Seth Boro (Managing Partner at Thoma Bravo)5 partners on file
InvestorAlberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)Venture capital3 partners on file
InvestorBenchmarkVenture capital16 partners on file
InvestorBridgescale PartnersVenture capital
InvestorCPP InvestmentsVenture capital3 partners on file
InvestorDAG VenturesVenture capital10 partners on file
InvestorInflection VenturesVenture capital
InvestorRRE VenturesVenture capital3 partners on file
InvestorSMDVVenture capital
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