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Darktrace

Cambridge-headquartered cybersecurity AI company protecting 9,000+ organisations from cyber threats using self-learning detection.

Updated 29 April 2026 · British Startup index

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Darktrace is one of the UK’s flagship enterprise-AI exits, listing on the LSE in 2021 and being taken private by Thoma Bravo in 2024 in a $5.3bn deal.

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Headquartered in Cambridge; spin-out of University of Cambridge research.

Sectorcybersecurity
Stagepublic
Funding$5.3B take-private (2024)
Employees2,300+
Founded2013