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Insight Partners is an awesome firm that shares many of our values, and we’ve been grateful to have them as partners on this journey of building a great company based on a great product.
From Cloud Data Security Pioneer to a Successful Exit
Laminar delivers data leakage protection for everything you build and run in the cloud. Laminar’s Cloud Data Security Platform is the only solution on the market that allows you to Discover and Classify continuously for complete visibility, Secure and Control to improve risk posture and Detect Leaks and Remediate without interrupting data flow. Complete data observability for everything running in your public cloud accounts. Both agentless and asynchronous monitoring of datastores, compute as well as data egress channels allows sanctioned data movements and alerts when something’s wrong. Data protection teams can reduce the attack surface, detect real-time data leaks and put you back in control of your data. Founded in 2020 by a brilliant team of award winning Israeli red team experts, Laminar is proudly backed by Insight Partners, TLV Partners, and SentinelOne.
Identifying Opportunity & Building Foundation
Emmet B. Keeffe III, the founder of Insight IGNITE, recognized Laminar's potential amidst the digital shift caused by the emergence of COVID-19 in 2020. As companies hurriedly transitioned to the cloud, Laminar aimed to democratize data and empower data security teams. The timing was opportune. Keefe saw in Laminar's founders the expertise and vision required to address these challenges. They needed support to refine their product architecture and market strategy.
Leveraging Advisor Networks & Accelerating Growth
Partnering with IGNITE in October 2020, Laminar's founders engaged with a select group of enterprise executives to refine their product, strategy, and buyer identification. Through numerous meetings and workshops, they leveraged IGNITE's network for feedback and brand exposure. This approach helped them avoid common pitfalls, adapt their technology, pitch, and market strategy. Consequently, Laminar emerged from stealth in late 2021 with a $37M Series A, gaining valuable insights from early testers and positioning itself as a category leader.
From Stealth to Successful Exit
With the momentum from their accelerated growth, Laminar doubled its funding within six months of the initial Series A. By early 2023, potential buyers, including Rubrik, approached Laminar, highlighting the market's interest in data security posture management. Seeking guidance from IGNITE, the founders evaluated potential acquirers. Rubrik, aligning with Laminar's vision, emerged as the ideal choice. The partnership with IGNITE allowed Laminar to accelerate its messaging, product strategy, and market opportunities, ultimately leading to a successful exit.
“Insight IGNITE provides us with unprecedented access to CIOs, CISOs and CDOs to share our vision and solution with some of the largest companies in the world. This level of access dramatically accelerated our messaging and product strategy learning curve and led to many pipeline opportunities as well. This has been a game-changing partnership for us.”*
