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Tala Security, Inc.

MILPITAS · Cybersecurity · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Tala Security, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$10.1M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
0.3×
Latest step-up
Top 30%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Jan 21 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Tala Security, Inc. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the cybersecurity sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.27× the median modeled value of Series A Cybersecurity companies in 2019–2021 (17 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 5.4 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 15 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Cybersecurity

Tala Security, Inc. is one of 270 Cybersecurity companies tracked from MILPITAS. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 71% of sector peers), and mid-pack by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
4
Investors (latest)
2016
Year incorporated
2021-01-21
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$50M$100M$150M$200MPre-Seed · 2016-09-23 Raised $505K (real) Modeled valuation $24M (est)$505K$24MPre-Seed2016Seed · 2017-10-26 Raised $2.6M (real) Modeled valuation $102M (est)$2.6M$102MSeed2017Seed · 2018-12-28 Raised $550K (real) Modeled valuation $21M (est)$550K$21MSeed2018Series A · 2019-04-29 Raised $4.9M (real) Modeled valuation $153M (est)$4.9M$153MSeries A2019Series A · 2021-01-21 Raised $1.5M (real) Modeled valuation $38M (est)$1.5M$38MSeries A2021+$2.6M+$550K+$4.9M+$1.5MCumulative $10M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Pre-Seed$505K · 2016
Seed$2.6M · 2017
Seed extension$550K · 2018
Series A$4.9M · 2019
Series A extension$1.5M · 2021

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$37.8M
Base estimate est.
$2.1M
Conservative case
$180.8M
Upside case
$6.9M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the cybersecurity sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $24.3M · 2016-09-232016Seed · modeled $102.0M · 2017-10-26Seed · modeled $21.3M · 2018-12-28Series A · modeled $152.8M · 2019-04-29Series A · modeled $37.8M · 2021-01-212021
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
55%
Survival probability
30% low · 75% high
1.52×/yr
Annual markup
1.92×/yr upside case
5.4 yr
Elapsed time used
5.4 yr actual, capped for stale marks
cybersecurity
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
13 mo
Avg between rounds
$2.3M/yr
Capital velocity
9.8 yr
On record since
2016
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 270 companies in Cybersecurity. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 1.6× above median
This company$10.1M
Sector median$6.2M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$1.5M
Sector median$5.6M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.8× of median
This company$37.8M
Sector median$45.4M

Raised more than 71% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 56% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #16 of 17.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Cequence Security, Inc. · Series A Raised $21.6M · modeled $428.0M (est)Securitize, Inc. · Series A Raised $24.9M · modeled $386.4M (est)Living Security, Inc. · Series A Raised $14.0M · modeled $328.7M (est)SecurEnds, Inc. · Series A Raised $15.0M · modeled $311.9M (est)Threat X, Inc. · Series A Raised $24.2M · modeled $213.8M (est)Open Inc. · Series A Raised $5.4M · modeled $170.1M (est)Variance, Inc. · Series A Raised $5.1M · modeled $160.8M (est)Live Labels Security LLc · Series A Raised $5.0M · modeled $147.9M (est)Fortress Security Holdings, LLC · Series A Raised $4.5M · modeled $141.8M (est)Mission Secure, Inc. · Series A Raised $10.7M · modeled $129.2M (est)Cyberinc Corp · Series A Raised $15.9M · modeled $116.6M (est)Secured Finance AG · Series A Raised $4.1M · modeled $98.0M (est)Tala Security, Inc. (this company) Raised $10.1M · modeled $37.8M (est)Tala Security, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Cequence Security, Inc.Series A$21.6M$428.0M3.02×
Securitize, Inc.Series A$24.9M$386.4M2.73×
Living Security, Inc.Series A$14.0M$328.7M2.32×
SecurEnds, Inc.Series A$15.0M$311.9M2.20×
Threat X, Inc.Series A$24.2M$213.8M1.51×
Open Inc.Series A$5.4M$170.1M1.20×
Variance, Inc.Series A$5.1M$160.8M1.13×
Live Labels Security LLcSeries A$5.0M$147.9M1.04×
Fortress Security Holdings, LLCSeries A$4.5M$141.8M1.00×
Mission Secure, Inc.Series A$10.7M$129.2M0.91×
Cyberinc CorpSeries A$15.9M$116.6M0.82×
Secured Finance AGSeries A$4.1M$98.0M0.69×
Tala Security, Inc. this companySeries A$10.1M$37.8M0.27×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Pre-Seed$505K2016-09-23$2.8M$24.3M90%
Seed$2.6M2017-10-26$13.2M$102.0M90%
Seed$550K2018-12-28$2.8M$21.3M90%
Series A$4.9M2019-04-29$22.0M$152.8M90%
Series A$1.5M2021-01-21$6.9M$37.8M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Pre-Seed$505K2016-09-23
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 15 investors on this round.
  2. Seed$2.6M2017-10-26
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 31 investors on this round.
  3. Seed$550K2018-12-28
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$4.9M2019-04-29
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  5. Series A$1.5M2021-01-21
    • Raised 21 mo later, in step with the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 4 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2022 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~13mo cadence
$1.5M
Modeled next size est.range $1.5M$2.4M
0.3×
Last step-up
$2.3M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Peter Solvik4 other2021-01
Tom McNeight1 other2019-04
Aanand Krishnan2016-09
Kenneth Pelowski2017-10
Sanjay Sawhney2016-09
Stephen Bennett2017-10
Stephen M. Bennett2021-01
Registry & provenance

Tala Security, Inc. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1684295
SEC CIK
2016
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Tala Security, Inc. raised?
Tala Security, Inc. has raised approximately $10.1M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Tala Security, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Tala Security, Inc. is approximately $37.8M (modeled range $2.1M–$180.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Tala Security, Inc. at?
Tala Security, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Jan 21.
What does Tala Security, Inc. do and where is it based?
Tala Security, Inc. operates in the Cybersecurity sector, based in MILPITAS.
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