The SB Isat-backed cybersecurity technology developer increased its overall funding to $230m in a Vitruvian-led round that valued it at $1.65bn.

DarkTrace, a UK-based cybersecurity system developer that counts telecommunications firms SoftBank and Indosat as backers, has secured $50m in a series E round led by private equity firm Vitruvian Partners.

Investment firm KKR and cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm 1011 Ventures also participated in the round, which valued the company at $1.65bn, double the $825m valuation at which it last raised money.

Founded in 2013, DarkTrace has developed software that utilises artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to detect and take…

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