Funding to accelerate growth, expand its portfolio of
cyber protection products, and enable service providers to
serve their clients better
May 4, 2021 - Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, is pleased to announce that it has received more than $250 million funding round from CVC Capital Partners VII and other investors. Acronis will use the funds to further accelerate growth by expanding its unique portfolio of natively integrated cyber protection products. A significant portion of the investment will also be used to further enhance Acronis' go-to-market initiatives by expanding its broad partner network - most notably managed service providers (MSPs) - to help them better serve the cyber protection needs of their clients. The investment values the company at more than $2.5 billion.
"Acronis' talented management and R&D teams have invested significant resources developing an innovative cloud-native 'MSP in a box' solution, with integrated backup, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, remote management, and workflow tools," said Leif Lindbäck, Senior Managing Director of CVC Capital Partners. "Acronis provides mission-critical solutions to more than 10,000 MSPs and half a million small and medium businesses. CVC has a strong track record in cybersecurity and partnering up with successful entrepreneurs, and we are looking forward to teaming up with Serg Bell and the Acronis team to accelerate the company's growth."
Acronis Cyber Protect is the first unified cybersecurity and data protection solution that is natively integrated, so service providers can operate these critical functions through a single pane of glass, delivering comprehensive cyber protection at a lower cost.
"With this additional funding, we will accelerate the development of our product portfolio and invest more in our partners' success," said Serg Bell, founder and CEO of Acronis. "Our goal is to develop market-leading technology and help our partners grow their profits, while providing the best protection for their clients."
Acronis will continue to invest in staff resources, expanding its global sales, partner account management and partner success teams, and hiring new technical talent for its research and development centers in Bulgaria, Israel, and Singapore, as well as Switzerland and the United States.
Focus on partners
Focusing on its growing partner network is critical to the company's strategy for rapid growth. In February, the company launched the #CyberFit Partner Program to support the development of cloud-focused resellers and service providers. In March, Acronis made available a new version of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud - enabling partners to deliver comprehensive cyber protection for all workloads for little to no upfront cost. In April, Acronis introduced a new partner portal, providing easy access to content, tools, and training for partners.
With the new funding, Acronis will expand the support for cloud partners - providing them with additional sales and marketing resources, faster and localized technical support, dedicated partner success managers, and local data centers in 111 locations worldwide.
Phil Goodwin, Research Director, Cloud Data Management for Protection for IDC, notes that the investment from CVC will add to the momentum behind cyber protection. "Acronis has been at the forefront of the cyber protection movement, establishing itself as a pioneer in solutions that unify advanced cybersecurity with innovative data protection. By continuing to expand their technical capabilities and partner network, the value they bring to the market will only increase."
Service providers who are interested in learning more about how they can benefit from Acronis' partner-focused approach are encouraged to visit https://www.acronis.com/en-us/partners/.
About CVC Capital Partners
CVC is a leading private equity and investment advisory firm with a network of 23 offices throughout Europe, Asia and the US, with approximately $118 billion of assets under management. Since its founding in 1981, CVC has secured commitments in excess of $160 billion from some of the world's leading institutional investors across its private equity and credit strategies. Funds managed or advised by CVC are invested in over 90 companies worldwide, which have combined annual sales of approximately $100 billion and employ more than 450,000 people. For further information about CVC please visit: www.cvc.com.
아크로니스는 현대 디지털 환경의 SAPAS(안전, 접근성, 개인 정보 보호, 인증 및 보안) 과제를 해결할 수 있는 자동화된 통합 사이버 보호를 제공하기 위한 일환으로 데이터 보호와사이버 보안 을 통합했습니다. 아크로니스는 서비스 제공업체와 IT 전문가의 요구에 맞는 유연한 배포 모델을 통해 혁신적인 AI 기반의 차세대 안티바이러스 백업, 재해 복구, 엔드포인트 보호 관리 솔루션으로 데이터, 애플리케이션 및 시스템에 탁월한 사이버 보호를 제공합니다. 최첨단 인공 지능과 블록체인 기반 데이터 인증을 응용한 탁월한 안티맬웨어 기술을 통해 아크로니스는 저렴하고 예상 가능한 비용으로 클라우드부터 하이브리드, 온프레미스에 이르기까지 모든 환경을 보호합니다.
아크로니스는 싱가포르에서 설립된 스위스 기업입니다. 20년간의 혁신을 기념하는 아크로니스는 45개 지부에서 1,800+명이 넘는 직원이 근무하고 있습니다. Acronis Cyber Protect 솔루션은 150개 이상의 국가에서 26개 언어로 제공되며 20,000+개의 서비스 제공업체(SP)에서 750,000개 이상의 비즈니스를 보호하는 데 사용됩니다.