AlienVault has closed a $52 million Series E funding round, which brings the company’s total funding raised to nearly $116 million. New investor Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) led the round with strong participation from existing investors, including Trident Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and GGV Capital. As part of the funding, Steve Harrick, General Partner at IVP, will join the board of directors as an observer. The company will use the funding to scale its global...
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