Active Directory, the Microsoft directory service for connecting users with network resources, is used by more than 90% of all Fortune 1000 companies and many more besides. So it’s no surprise that it’s a giant target for malicious hackers.
That also means a lot of attention for the security companies that are building tools to protect and recover Active Directory (AD) services. On Thursday, Semperis, a Hoboken, New Jersey, startup focused on AD protection, said it had raised $125 million from J.P. Morgan and Hercules Capital, and will be using it for R&D and business development.
In addition to Active Directory, Semperis also provides threat detection, response, recovery and related services for users of Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active ID) and Okta. Its customers include Lenovo, Prime Healthcare, Sanofi, United Airlines, Starbucks, Hertz and many others, covering some 100 million user identities in all.
The funding has come almost exactly two years since Semperis raised a $200 million Series C.
Unlike that round, this financing is a mix of equity and debt, and TechCrunch has confirmed the valuation of the company: It’s now worth over $1 billion. Or, in the words of Mickey Bresman, Semperis’ founder and CEO, “I have a horn.”
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