Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, is pleased to announce that it has received more than $250 million funding round from CVC Capital Partners VII and other investors.
Acronis will use the funds to further accelerate growth by expanding its unique portfolio of natively integrated cyber protection products.
A significant portion of the investment will also be used to further enhance Acronis’ go-to-market initiatives by expanding its broad partner network – most notably managed service providers (MSPs) – to help them better serve the cyber protection needs of their clients.
The investment values the company at more than $2.5 billion.
“Acronis’ management and R&D teams have invested significant resources developing a cloud-native solution, with integrated backup, disaster recovery, cyber security, remote management, and workflow tools,” said Leif Lindbäck, Senior MD of CVC Capital Partners.
“Acronis provides mission-critical solutions to more than 10,000 MSPs and half a million SMEs.”
“CVC has a strong track record in cyber security and partnering up with successful entrepreneurs, and we are looking forward to teaming up with Serguei Beloussov and the Acronis team to accelerate the company’s growth.”
Acronis Cyber Protect is the first unified cyber security and data protection solution that is natively integrated, so service providers can operate these critical functions through a single pane of glass, delivering comprehensive cyber protection at a lower cost.
“With this additional funding, we will accelerate the development of our product portfolio and invest more in our partners’ success,” said Serguei “SB” Beloussov, founder and CEO of Acronis.
“Our goal is to develop market-leading technology and help our partners grow their profits, whileproviding the best protection for their clients.”
Acronis continues to invest in staff resources, expanding its global sales, partner account management and partner success teams, and hiring new technical talent for its R&D centers in Bulgaria, Israel, and Singapore, as well as Switzerland and the United States.
Focus on partners
Focusing on its growing partner network is critical to the company’s strategy for rapid growth. In February, the company launched the #CyberFit Partner Program to support the development of cloud-focused resellers and service providers.
In March, Acronis made available a new version of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud to enable partners deliver cyber protection for all work loads for little cost. In April, Acronis introduced a new partner portal, to provide easy access to content, tools, and training for partners.
With the new funding, Acronis will expand the support for cloud partners – providing them with additional sales and marketing resources, faster and localized technical support, dedicated partner success managers, and local datacenters in 111 locations worldwide.
Phil Goodwin, Research Director, Cloud Data Management for Protection for IDC, notes that the investment from CVC will add to the momentum behind cyber protection.
“Acronis has been at the forefront of the cyber protection movement, establishing itself as a pioneer in solutions that unify advanced cybersecurity with innovative data protection.”
“By continuing to expand their technical capabilities and partner network, the value they bring to the market will only increase.”
Acronis unifies data protection and cybersecurity to deliver integrated, automated cyber protection that solves the safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security (SAPAS) challenges of the modern digital world.
