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Kurtz: CrowdStrike was the largest security company at IPO

George Kurtz · 20VC: Crowdstrike Founder, George Kurtz on Scaling to a $60Bn Market Cap, How to Acquire and Retain the World's Best Talent & The Right Way to View Competition in Today's Market? · Oct 14, 2021 · at 11:03

George Kurtz, founder and CEO of CrowdStrike, reflects on the scale and milestone of CrowdStrike's initial public offering.

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“When we IPO'd, we were the largest security company at the time when we IPO'd.”

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The claim, plainly

CrowdStrike was the largest cybersecurity company by valuation at the time of its IPO compared to all prior cybersecurity IPOs.

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Assessment

At the time of its IPO in June 2019, CrowdStrike achieved an offering valuation of approximately $6.6 billion to $6.7 billion and a first-day closing market capitalization between $11 billion and $14 billion. This exceeded the IPO valuations of all cybersecurity companies that went public before it, such as FireEye ($2.3B offering / $4.69B first-day close), Palo Alto Networks ($2.6B-$2.8B offering / $3.5B first-day close), and Zscaler ($1.64B-$1.9B offering / $3.87B first-day close).

CrowdStrike priced its June 2019 IPO at a valuation of $6.6B-$6.7B and closed its first day between $11B-$14B.
Prior cybersecurity IPO valuations were significantly lower, including Palo Alto Networks (~$2.6B-$2.8B IPO valuation), FireEye (~$2.3B IPO valuation), and Zscaler (~$1.64B-$1.9B IPO valuation).
Industry tracking data confirms CrowdStrike held the record for the largest cybersecurity IPO until SentinelOne went public in June 2021.

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[1] forbes.com [2] warburgpincus.com [3] darkreading.com [4] businessinsider.com [5] observer.com [6] rows.com [7] securityweek.com [8] stockanalysis.com

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