Hornetsecurity GmbH
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Hornetsecurity GmbH - overview
Established
2007
Location
Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Primary Industry
IT Security/Cybersecurity
About
Based in Germany, Hornetsecurity GmbH, f. k. a. Antispameurope GmbH operates as a developer of cloud security solutions and services for software management, IT infrastructure, and data and email protection in various organizations.
Based in Hannover, Germany, and founded in 2007 by CEO Daniel Hofmann, and CFO Oliver Dehning, Hornetsecurity GmbH, f. k. a. Antispameurope GmbH operates as an IT (information technology) security company that provides a SaaS (software as a service) solutions to offers security, compliance, and backup solution for Microsoft 365 to safeguard emails, documents, and files.
In May 2025, Proofpoint, Inc. , a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo and Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund, agreed to acquire Hornetsecurity GmbH from TA Associates, PSG Equity and Verdane Capital Advisors for approximately USD 1 billion. The transaction valued the company at USD 1. 8 billion.
The company offers 365 total protection, 365 total protection enterprise backup, and hornet. email, against phishing, ransomware, advanced threats, and data loss. Additionally, Hornetsecurity provides seamless integration, simple management, and other features to improve cloud-based corporate email mailboxes. The company generates revenue from the subscription of its 365 total Protection packages, which include business (USD 2 per Microsoft 365 license), enterprise (USD 4 per Microsoft 365 license and USD 1.
00 for the addition of hornet. email), and enterprise backup (USD 6 per Microsoft 365 license).
Current Investors
Providence Equity Partners, Verdane, TA Associates
Primary Industry
IT Security/Cybersecurity
Sub Industries
IT Security/Cybersecurity, Monitoring & Security Software
Website
www.hornetsecurity.com
Verticals
Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing
Company Stage
Mature
Total Amount Raised
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Hornetsecurity GmbH - financials
| Fiscal Year Ended | Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2017 |
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| Revenue (USD) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| % Revenue Growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EBITDA (USD) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income (USD) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| % EBITDA Margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NET Income (USD) | 1,472,215.1 | (929,136.1) | (389,424.1) | (305,818) | (116,574) | - | - | - |
| % Net Margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hornetsecurity GmbH - deals
| Deals Type | Deal Status | Target (s) | Deal Date | Investor(s) | Seller(s) | Deal size (Mn) | Enterprise value (Mn) | Post-money valuation (Mn) | EBITDA multiple (x) | Revenue multiple (x) | Lead partner (s) |
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| Add-on, Trade Sale | Completed | Hornetsecurity GmbH | - | ||||||||
| Add-on | Announced | Altospam | - | ||||||||
| Private Debt | Completed | Hornetsecurity GmbH | - | ||||||||
| Growth | Completed | Hornetsecurity GmbH | - | ||||||||
| Secondary Buyout | Completed | Hornetsecurity GmbH | - |
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Hornetsecurity GmbH - employee data
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