Malwarebytes, an Antivirus Start-Up, Raises $30 Million

JMH · Jul 11, 2014

Marcin Kleczynski didn’t want the money.

It was February 2013, and Mr. Kleczynski, the chief executive of an antivirus start-up called Malwarebytes, had received a cold call from a venture capitalist hoping to discuss a possible investment. But Malwarebytes, which started in 2008, was already making enough profit to sustain itself.

Now, a little more than a year later, Mr. Kleczynski has accepted the check. Malwarebytes announced on Thursday a $30 million investment from Highland Capital Partners, the same firm that tried to get in the door in 2013. It is the first outside capital Malwarebytes has raised.

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Malwarebytes, an Antivirus Start-Up, Raises $30 Million

JMH

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