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Perimeter 81

CybersecurityIsrael
🤝 Acquired
Peak $1 BillionToday
~-50%
from peak
  1. 🦄
    Became a unicorn
    2022
  2. 📈
    Peak valuation
    $1 Billion ’22
  3. 💔
    Became a Unitard
    2023
  4. 💸
    Last valuation
    ~$500M
Current status
Check Point <$500M (2023)

How it happened

Perimeter 81 was an Israeli cybersecurity company offering cloud-based secure network access (SASE/zero-trust), reaching unicorn status with a ~$1B valuation in 2022. As the funding environment tightened, it was acquired by Check Point Software in 2023 for under $500 million, below its peak valuation.