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Predictive database security using machine learning analytics

San Diego, United StatesFounded 2009Cybersecurity
Valuation $50–100M Last recorded · 2014
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $10–50M Disclosed equity funding
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About DB Networks

DB Networks, which rebranded to DB CyberTech in May 2018, was an information security company specializing in database protection. Founded in the United States in 2009, the company was headquartered in San Diego, California. The leadership team included CEO and Board Chairman Brett Helm, as well as co-founders and CTOs Dave Rosenberg and Eric Varsanyi. Helm has a background as a serial entrepreneur in web-based analytics and networking, having founded IPivot, which was sold to Intel in 1999, and served as CEO of Coradiant, acquired by BMC Software in 2011.

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The company's core technology centered on non-intrusively monitoring database infrastructures to identify threats. It utilized a combination of machine learning, behavioral analysis, and deep protocol extraction to model normal application-to-database interactions. This approach allowed the system to detect anomalies such as SQL injection attacks or the use of compromised credentials in real-time without relying on traditional signature-based methods. Its flagship product was the DBN-6300, a purpose-built security appliance that offered continuous monitoring and actionable intelligence for data center security. This product aimed to reduce the high volume of false positive alerts that often overwhelm security operations centers.

DB Networks targeted clients primarily in the financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and government sectors. The business model involved selling its security appliances, such as the DBN-6300, and licensing its software to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company formed partnerships with firms like FireEye, McAfee, and CyberArk to integrate its technology into broader security solutions. After raising $17 million in a 2014 funding round led by Grotech Ventures and Khosla Ventures, the company focused on expanding its intelligent continuous monitoring capabilities. In May 2018, the company changed its name to DB CyberTech to better reflect its focus on predictive data loss prevention. According to PitchBook, the company is now out of business.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2009
Headquarters
San Diego, United States
Employees
5
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
65.9/100
Industry
Security
Sub-industry
Data protection
Sector
Testing, Risk Management, Network Security, Appliances, Cybersecurity, Hard Tech, DT and LS
Technology
Deep Tech
Client focus
b2b

Funding history

4 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
LATE VC✓Equity / VC Jan 2021 $0 — Angular Ventures · Uncorrelated —
SERIES B✓Equity / VC Dec 2014 $17M $68M Khosla Ventures · Grotech Ventures —
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Growth signals

DB Networks website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for DB Networks is 1.2K monthly website visits, up 445.5% over the last three months. DB Networks's team declined 16.7% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits1.2K 3-month web change+445.5% 1-year team growth-16.7%
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5 investors on the cap table

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Series A2 investors entered at this stage

Series B and later2 investors entered at this stage

  • Angular Ventures
  • Uncorrelated

Other known investors1 additional known investor

  • Citi Ventures
Team profiled 14 named & role-tagged
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Global footprint

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Workforce by country
2 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States66.7%
🇮🇳 India33.3%
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