Lookout was founded in 2005 by James Burgess, John Hering, and Kevin Mahaffey. The company has not publicly endorsed a plan to pursue an IPO at this time. These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.
Lookout is a cybersecurity firm that works with partners such as AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone, Microsoft, Google, and Apple. In 2016, the company acquired Bluebox, a cybersecurity firm that specializes in protecting company data that comes in contact with employee devices. In 2021 they acquired CipherCloud, a cloud security firm. Lookout has received nearly $300 million in funding from investors such as Wellington Management, T. Rowe Price, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. In 2014, Forbes reported that the company could be worth significantly more than its $1 billion valuation.
Funding Date | Share Class | Amount Raised | Price per Share | Post-Money Valuation | Key Investors | |
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08/13/2014 | Series F | $150MM | $xx.xx | $1.76B | Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Bezos Expeditions, Blackrock Private Equity Partners, Goldman Sachs, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Mithril Capital Management, Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, T. Rowe Price, Wellington Management | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
13,131,287
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Bezos Expeditions, Blackrock Private Equity Partners, Goldman Sachs, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Mithril Capital Management, Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, T. Rowe Price, Wellington Management
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10/10/2013 | Series E | $55.29MM | $xx.xx | $1.01B | Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Deutsche Telekom, Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Mithril Capital Management, Qualcomm Ventures | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
6,967,435
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Deutsche Telekom, Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Mithril Capital Management, Qualcomm Ventures
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09/21/2011 | Series D | $43.25MM | $xx.xx | $488.38MM | Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
11,104,268
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures
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12/23/2010 | Series C | $18.6MM | $xx.xx | $178.83MM | Accel Partners, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
10,729,254
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Accel Partners, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures
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05/18/2010 | Series B | $11MM | $xx.xx | $71.39MM | Accel Partners, Khosla Ventures, Trilogy Equity Partners | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
13,991,711
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Accel Partners, Khosla Ventures, Trilogy Equity Partners
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12/22/2009 | Series A | $5.78MM | $xx.xx | $19.26MM | Khosla Ventures, Millennium Technology Value Partners, Trilogy Equity Partners | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
26,869,815
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Khosla Ventures, Millennium Technology Value Partners, Trilogy Equity Partners
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