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Malwarebytes

Operator of a network security platform intended to stop cyberattacks before they compromise home computers and business
Operator of a network security platform intended to stop cyberattacks before they compromise home computers and business endpoints.
Network Management Software 📍 Santa Clara, CA Founded 2008
Current Valuation
$625M
as of 2016-Q1
PRIVATE

QL Price

$301.64M
-52% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Malwarebytes, published 2026-09-27 — below the last disclosed round of $625M (2016-Q1).
Confidence
medium
Basis
secondary led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round $625M 2016-Q1 weight 0
Secondary market print $301.25M 2026-06-27 weight 0.58
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Malwarebytes since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-09-27 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
How to actually get exposure to Malwarebytes →
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IPO Outlookprivate

Is Malwarebytes going public?
No. Malwarebytes is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Malwarebytes' valuation in 2026?
Malwarebytes is valued at $625M as of 2016-Q1, set by its Series B ($50M, Jan 2016). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Malwarebytes filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Malwarebytes.
How much has Malwarebytes raised?
Malwarebytes has raised $80M in total, most recently a Series B of $50M in Jan 2016.
Is Malwarebytes publicly traded — can you buy Malwarebytes stock?
No. Malwarebytes is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Malwarebytes on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
How to actually get exposure to Malwarebytes →
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.

Company Profile

Founded
2008
HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Employees
600
Total Raised
$80M
Last Round
Series B — $50M (Jan 2016)
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series B · $50M · 10y 8mo ago
privateTotal raised $80M

Secondary Market

Implied price / share
$5
Last round price / share
$10.38
vs last round
-51.8%
Last round price vs secondary price
Last round vs current secondary price per share$10.38Last round$5.00Current
Secondary price return by period
Secondary market period returns3-month0.0%6-month0.0%1-year0.0%All-time0.0%
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series B$50MJan 2016—$625M

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
0% vs 2026-08
Open roles
18
via careers page
Product-build share
78%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
strengthening
heavy product build — 78% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 12 of 18 open roles are security.
Recent senior hire: 1 senior hire (CFO).
Open roles by month
Open roles by month18Aug '2618Sep '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionSecurity12Marketing2Engineering2Sales & GTM2
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
Key Executive Moves
INChung IpCFO · 2026-08-25
From trusted-source news extraction (deep-enrich pipeline); dates approximate publication, not effective date.
Premium security antivirusMobile security for iOS and AndroidThreat CenterMOBILE SECURITYiOS Security and Spam BlockerBusiness Endpoint Security Solutions
Counted from Malwarebytes's live job board as of 2026-09-16; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
SoftwareSecurityEnterprise SoftwareComputer
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2016-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.