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Blumira is a cybersecurity company that provides detection and response for small and medium-sized businesses. Its software monitors both on-premises and cloud environments from cybercrime, ransomware, and malicious software attacks.[1]

History[edit]

Founded in 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Blumira focused on delivering cloud-based security information and event management (SIEM) to teams with limited security expertise. Matthew Warner and Steve Fuller are the co-founders of Blumira.[2]

In 2022, Blumira named Jim Simpson, a former Duo Security product management leader, as CEO.[3]

In 2022, Blumira also achieved service organization control (SOC) 2 Type 2 compliance, which specifies how organizations should manage customer data.[4]

Also in 2022, Blumira announced that it had maintained a 100% customer satisfaction (CSAT) score in Q2.

Funding[edit]

In 2020, Blumira raised $2.6 million in funding, led by Chicago-based M25, an early-stage, Midwest-focused VC firm.[5]

In 2021 Blumira raised $10.3 million for its Series A funding round, led by Mercury Fund, with participation from Ten Eleven Ventures, M25, Array Ventures, and Duo Security co-founder and angel investor Jon Oberheide.[6]

In 2023, Blumira announced a Series B funding round of $15 million, led by Ten Eleven Ventures and joined by HPA, Mercury Fund, RPS Ventures, and Jon Oberheide.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SIEM + Endpoint Visibility + XDR For SMB". Blumira.
  2. ^ "Cybersecurity monitoring and response startup Blumira raises $10.3M". August 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ann Arbor's Blumira Names Jim Simpson CEO". January 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Blumira achieves service organization control (SOC) 2 Type 2 Certification". October 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ann Arbor cybersecurity company Blumira closes on $2.6 million seed round". August 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Burns, Matt (August 18, 2021). "Blumira raises $10.3M Series A to bring cloud-based SIEM to mid-market companies".
  7. ^ Burns, Matt (June 7, 2023). "Cybersecurity startup Blumira raises $15M for its extended detection and response platform".