Sophos Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1985

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 5,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt - Acquisition

  • Financing Rounds
  • 19

  • Investments
  • 20

Sophos General Information

Description

Developer of network-oriented anti-virus software intended to help organizations defeat cyberattacks. The company offers services such as managed detection and response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies.

Contact Information

Website
www.sophos.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • The Pentagon
  • Abingdon Science Park
  • Abingdon OX14 3YP
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 01235
Primary Industry
Network Management Software
Other Industries
Systems and Information Management
Vertical(s)
Cybersecurity
Corporate Office
  • The Pentagon
  • Abingdon Science Park
  • Abingdon OX14 3YP
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 01235

Sophos Timeline

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Sophos Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Sophos Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of network-oriented anti-virus software intended to help organizations defeat cyberattacks. The company offers
Network Management Software
Abingdon, United Kingdom
5,000 As of 2019

Altrincham, United Kingdom
 

Foster City, CA
 
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Sophos Competitors (75)

One of Sophos’s 75 competitors is Clearswift, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Altrincham, United Kingdom.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Clearswift Private Equity-Backed Altrincham, United Kingdom
Exabeam Private Equity-Backed Foster City, CA
Proofpoint Private Equity-Backed Sunnyvale, CA
Securonix Venture Capital-Backed Addison, TX
AT&T Cybersecurity Formerly VC-backed Dallas, TX
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Sophos Patents

  • 1,115

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 898

    Granted

  • 164

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Sophos Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20250200031-A1 Methods and apparatus for natural language interface for constructing complex database queries Pending 03-Mar-2025
GB-202500957-D0 Configuring a monitor mode for suspicious content in emails Pending 23-Jan-2024
GB-202500340-D0 Self-optimizing deployment of decoupled threat management applications within cloud environments Pending 12-Jan-2024
US-20250175473-A1 Active verification of security infrastructure Pending 29-Nov-2023
GB-202416896-D0 Domain name service protection for secure web gateway Pending 18-Nov-2023 H04L61/4511
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Sophos Signals

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Sophos Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Sophos Investments & Acquisitions (20)

Sophos’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with SecureWorks for . The deal was made on 03-Feb-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
SecureWorks 03-Feb-2025 Buyout/LBO Network Management Software
SOC.OS Cyber Security 22-Apr-2022 Buyout/LBO Network Management Software
Refactr 03-Aug-2021 Buyout/LBO Business/Productivity Software
Braintrace 22-Jul-2021 Buyout/LBO Network Management Software
Capsule8 07-Jul-2021 Buyout/LBO Network Management Software
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Sophos Exits (2)

Sophos’s most recent exit was on 31-Oct-2008 from Utimaco. The exit was categorized as with 2 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Utimaco 31-Oct-2008 Completed
  • 2 buyers
ActiveState 01-Jul-2003 Buyout/LBO Completed
  • 3 buyers
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Sophos Affiliates

Subsidiaries (5)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
SOC.OS Cyber Security Milton Keynes, United Kingdom 2019
Braintrace Salt Lake City, UT 2016
Barricade Security Systems Cork, Ireland 2014
SOPHOS (France) Paris, France 2000
SecureWorks Atlanta, GA 1999

Sophos FAQs

  • When was Sophos founded?

    Sophos was founded in 1985.

  • Where is Sophos headquartered?

    Sophos is headquartered in Abingdon, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Sophos?

    Sophos has 5,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Sophos in?

    Sophos’s primary industry is Network Management Software.

  • Is Sophos a private or public company?

    Sophos is a Private company.

  • What is Sophos’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Sophos is .

  • How much funding has Sophos raised over time?

    Sophos has raised $48.8M.

  • Who are Sophos’s investors?

    Thoma Bravo has invested in Sophos.

  • Who are Sophos’s competitors?

    Clearswift, Exabeam, Proofpoint, Securonix, and AT&T Cybersecurity are some of the 75 competitors of Sophos.

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