Cylance is in talks to be acquired by Blackberry in a $1.5bn deal that would enable Citi Ventures, Dell Ventures and Capital One Ventures to exit.

Mobility technology provider Blackberry has entered negotiations to acquire Cylance, a US-based cybersecurity software producer backed by corporates Citi, Capital One and Dell, for up to $1.5bn, Business Insider has reported.

A final deal could potentially be announced as early as this week, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The company has raised $297m in funding altogether, and was reported last month to be considering an initial public offering in early 2019.

Founded in 2012, Cylance provides endpoint security…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.