Proofpoint

We provide the most effective security and compliance solutions to protect people on every channel including email, the web, the cloud, and social media.

Launch date

Jun 2002

Employees

1001-5000 people

Market cap

Enterprise valuation

€11.2b (Public information from May 2021)

Sunnyvale California (HQ)

http://proofpoint.com

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Revenues, earnings & profits over time

USD	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Revenues	-	520m	717m	888m	1.1b	1.2b	1.5b
% growth	-	-	38 %	24 %	18 %	19 %	18 %
EBITDA	-	(14.0m)	(28.0m)	(24.0m)	-	216m	269m
% EBITDA margin	-	(3 %)	(4 %)	(3 %)	-	17 %	18 %
Profit	-	(69.0m)	(104m)	(130m)	(164m)	(159m)	(136m)
% profit margin	-	(13 %)	(15 %)	(15 %)	(16 %)	(13 %)	(9 %)
EV / revenue	-	8.4x	6.4x	7.2x	7.6x	-	-
EV / EBITDA	-	-310.9x	-163.6x	-266.5x	-	-	-
R&D budget	102m	119m	178m	226m	-	-	-
R&D % of revenue	-	23 %	25 %	25 %	-	-	-

Source: Dealroom estimates

Date	Investors	Amount	Round
-	Proofpoint Bridgescale Partners NGP Capital McLean Watson Capital	N/A	-
Oct 2003	Blue Chip Venture Company	$9.0m	Series B
Sep 2004	Meritech Capital Partners	$20.0m	Series C
Feb 2008	DAG Ventures	$28.0m	-
Apr 2012	N/A	$82.3m Valuation: $325m	IPO
May 2021	Thoma Bravo	$12.3b Valuation: $12.3b 11.7x EV/LTM Revenues	Buyout
Total Funding		€51.8m