Resilience Reels In $80 Million Series C

<p><strong><span class&equals;"xn-location">SAN FRANCISCO<&sol;span><&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; Resilience&comma; a provider of cyber insurance and security solutions&comma; has closed an <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;80 million<&sol;span> Series C funding round&comma; co-led by General Catalyst and <span class&equals;"xn-person">Corey Thomas<&sol;span> of Rapid7&comma; with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners&comma; Founders Fund&comma; Charles River Ventures&comma; Shield Capital&comma; and Intact Ventures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The investment comes as Resilience executes on plans for middle market expansion and international growth&period; Enterprises in the middle market &&num;8211&semi; manufacturing&comma; agriculture&comma; universities&comma; hospitals&comma; construction &&num;8211&semi; underpin the American economy&period; As ransomware claims have surged over the last year&comma; the hardened cyber insurance market has enabled newcomers with an innovative approach to rise to the top&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We took a deliberate approach entering the middle market&period; Our clients are discerning buyers with sophisticated infrastructure&period; We proactively connect their security posture with their insurance policy&comma; not as vendors&comma; but as partners&period; That personal&comma; integrated approach of transparency and action is what makes us so different&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Vishaal &&num;8220&semi;V8&&num;8221&semi; Hariprasad&comma; CEO of Resilience&period; &&num;8220&semi;This funding round signals that the market is ready for our insure &plus; secure model&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Resilience has built an Insure &plus; Secure business model that provides both tailored insurance and security solutions to its customers&period; A team of in-house security engineers are engaged with clients from risk assessment to post-bind vulnerability monitoring&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Resilience is building the leading cyber risk and response platform for the insurance industry&comma; helping mid-market enterprises identify and integrate the best insurance and security solutions for their business needs&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s more than risk mitigation – it&&num;8217&semi;s bespoke security solutions combined with an insurance policy that provides clarity and certainty&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">David Fialkow<&sol;span>&comma; Managing Partner and Founder at General Catalyst&period; &&num;8220&semi;General Catalyst is proud to co-lead this funding round with <span class&equals;"xn-person">Corey Thomas<&sol;span> as we believe Resilience&&num;8217&semi;s integrated model is the future of cyber risk&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Setting standards of coverage is not just an internal priority for Resilience&period; It continues to be a leader in working with government and the private industry in bridging the gap between insurance and security to support a framework designed to fight back against the nation&&num;8217&semi;s collective cybersecurity challenges&period; This past August&comma; Resilience&&num;8217&semi;s CEO was invited to the White House by President Biden to discuss the role insurance can play in the fight against ransomware&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Resilience&&num;8217&semi;s expertise&comma; combined with an innovative approach to cyber risk&comma; deliver unparalleled value for clients&period; The team has seen tremendous progress in the past year&comma; setting the course for responsible and profitable growth&period; Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions is pleased to be a carrier partner&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Michael Miller<&sol;span>&comma; CEO&comma; Global Specialty Lines&comma; Intact&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;At Intact Ventures&comma; we are thrilled to increase the size of our commitment and to invest in a world-class team building a category-defining business&comma;&&num;8221&semi; added <span class&equals;"xn-person">Justin Smith-Lorenzetti<&sol;span>&comma; Intact Ventures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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