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Malwarebytes: Funding, Investors & Team (Aug 2026)

Malwarebytes is on a mission to create malware-free existence. Malwarebytes proactively protects people and businesses against dangerous threats such as malware, ransomware, and exploits that escape detection by traditional antivirus solutions. The company’s flagship product combines advanced heuristic threat detection with signature-less technologies to detect and stop a cyberattack before damage occurs. Millions of people, businesses, and repair shops use, trust, and recommend Malwarebytes. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in California, with offices in Europe and Asia, and a global team of threat researchers and security experts. Malwarebytes founder and CEO Marcin Kleczynski started the company to create the best disinfection and protection solutions to combat the world’s most harmful Internet threats. Marcin was recently named “CEO of the Year” in the Global Excellence awards and has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Rising Stars of Enterprise Technology list and the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 award, adding those to an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

www.malwarebytes.com LinkedIn Santa Clara, United States 501-1000 employees
Computer Cyber Security Network Security Software B2B B2C
Total raised
$100M
Rounds
1
Latest
Private Equity
Sep 2022

Malwarebytes has raised $100M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Private Equity of $100M announced in Sep 2022.

That round is above the $7.5M median round size for Consumer Electronics companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Malwarebytes Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$100M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Private Equity
$100M in Sep 2022
Employees
501-1000
reported band
Headquarters
Santa Clara, United States

Latest funding round on record: Sep 2022.

Malwarebytes Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Private Equity
$100M

Malwarebytes Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Marcin Kleczynski
CEO

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Malwarebytes Funding Compared to Other Consumer Electronics Startups

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Median round

Malwarebytes' latest round of $100M is above the median round in Consumer Electronics. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Malwarebytes Funding FAQs

What does Malwarebytes do?

Malwarebytes is on a mission to create malware-free existence. Malwarebytes proactively protects people and businesses against dangerous threats such as malware, ransomware, and exploits that escape detection by traditional antivirus solutions. The company’s flagship product combines advanced heuristic threat detection with signature-less technologies to detect and stop a cyberattack before damage occurs. Millions of people, businesses, and repair shops use, trust, and recommend Malwarebytes. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in California, with offices in Europe and Asia, and a global team of threat researchers and security experts. Malwarebytes founder and CEO Marcin Kleczynski started the company to create the best disinfection and protection solutions to combat the world’s most harmful Internet threats. Marcin was recently named “CEO of the Year” in the Global Excellence awards and has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Rising Stars of Enterprise Technology list and the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 award, adding those to an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

How much funding has Malwarebytes raised?

Malwarebytes has raised $100M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Private Equity of $100M announced in Sep 2022.

When did Malwarebytes last raise funding?

Malwarebytes' most recent funding round on record is a Private Equity of $100M, announced in Sep 2022.

Who is the CEO of Malwarebytes?

Marcin Kleczynski is listed as CEO at Malwarebytes.

Where is Malwarebytes headquartered?

Malwarebytes is based in Santa Clara, California, United States.

How many employees does Malwarebytes have?

Malwarebytes is in the 501-1000 employee band.

How does Malwarebytes' funding compare to other Consumer Electronics startups?

Malwarebytes' latest round of $100M is above the $7.5M median round size for Consumer Electronics companies on FundedIQ across 1,547 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Malwarebytes Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Malwarebytes is left off this page rather than filled in.

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