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Top Cybersecurity startup acquisitions in May 2026

We tracked 7 startup exits in May 2026. 4 disclosed a price, worth $765m in total. The biggest was Cisco buying Astrix Security for $400m, ahead of Akamai and LayerX at $205m.

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  1. #DateAcquirer → StartupSectorLocationPriceSize
  2. 14 MayCisco → Astrix SecurityCisco agrees to buy Israeli AI agent identity security startup Astrix SecurityCybersecurityTel Aviv, Israel$400m$250m–1bn
  3. 214 MayAkamai → LayerXAkamai to acquire browser security startup LayerX for $205 millionCybersecurityTel Aviv, Israel$205m$50–250m
  4. 327 MaySnowflake → NatomaSnowflake buys AI agent governance startup Natoma for about $110 millionCybersecuritySan Francisco, United States$110m$50–250m
  5. 420 MayCyera → Genie SecurityCyera buys five-month-old Genie Security in deal estimated at $50 millionCybersecurityIsrael$50m$50–250m
  6. 521 MayCranium → AicebergCranium AI acquires Aiceberg, an agentic AI security startup, and makes its CEO CTOCybersecurityNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  7. 621 MayZscaler → Symmetry SystemsZscaler to acquire Symmetry Systems to map and police what AI agents can reachCybersecuritySan Mateo, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  8. 78 MaySerasa Experian → IDwallSerasa Experian agrees to buy Brazilian identity verification startup IDwallCybersecurityBrazilUndisclosedUndisclosed