Splunk-backed cyber threat and defence software startup Acalvio has received an undisclosed amount from GV to increase its overall funding to $22m.

GV, the corporate venturing unit formerly known as Google Ventures, has invested an undisclosed amount in US-based cybersecurity software developer Acalvio Technologies, taking its total funding to $22m.

Acalvio’s Deception 2.0 technology uses dynamic deception and data science to cost-effectively detect, engage and respond to cyber threats at scale.

The company emerged from stealth in July this year having raised $17m from Accel, Ignition Partners and Eileses Capital before data software producer Splunk added an undisclosed sum in September.

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