Cybersecurity startup Cyera now valued at $6 billion

Zoom in: Georgian, Greenoaks, and Lightspeed co-led the round, and were joined by insiders Accel, Coatue, Cyberstarts, Redpoint, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital.

• Israel-based Cyera now has raised around $1.25 billion in total funding, including a $300 million Series D round last fall at a $3 billion valuation.

The bottom line: Pick an exit, any exit.

• Wall Street understands the cybersecurity story well, and is sure to be intrigued by an IPO from a large player that can benefit from the AI boom.
• Big Tech also wants to fortify its own AI defenses, as evidenced by Google's recent $32 billion deal for Wiz.