Taking a Short Break – Don’t Miss the Recap of "Cybersecurity by the Numbers"

Posted on March 7, 2025 by b0uvd

Hello, Cyber Builders 🖖

I won’t share a full post with deep insights and analysis this week because I was up to something else! I just wrapped up a fantastic 2 days off-site with my team at CyGO Entrepreneurs.

2024 was a massive year for us. We scaled our activities, closed the first round of fundraising for our Venture Builder, brought exciting projects to life, and welcomed new team members.

It was time to pause, celebrate, and work collaboratively about our next steps and the values we want to cultivate. So, I stepped away from writing a long piece this week.

Still, I’m leaving you with some key takeaways from my January post on cybersecurity by the numbers: investment trends, M&A movements, and why Europe needs more bold entrepreneurs.

white blue and yellow balloons — Photo by Felipe Santana on Unsplash

I’ll be back next week with a brand-new series on cybersecurity platforms, covering why they’re needed, players shaping the space, and much more. Feel free to message me to share your questions and insights on this topic.

See you then! Bye-bye!

Laurent 💚

In case you missed it…

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M&A is booming, with 67% of exits exceeding $100M. Israel’s success is driven by its global-first mindset, elite military training (Unit 8200), strong venture builders, and practitioner networks.
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Key Takeaways: Cybersecurity is both SaaS and Deep Tech—it requires strong GTM strategies and cutting-edge innovation; Market risk outweighs tech risk—selling is harder than building; Enterprise sales cycles mirror SaaS, requiring recurring revenue, seamless integration, and clear ROI; Ignoring either SaaS principles or Deep Tech foundations makes cybersecurity startups far harder to scale.","size":"md","isEditorNode":true,"title":"Selling Cybersecurity: The SaaS Approach to Deep Tech Challenges","publishedBylines":[{"id":867455,"name":"Laurent Hausermann","bio":"Hacker & Developer & Entrepreneur – CEO @CyGO Entrepreneurs – Let’s connect and build together a secure future.","photo_url":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4587ea27-fd36-4483-ac8a-ab976f975b7f_1166x1168.jpeg","is_guest":false,"bestseller_tier":null}],"post_date":"2025-01-23T21:21:16.028Z","cover_image":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1525610268297-344cdb8dc9af?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxM3x8c2VsbHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3Mzc2MzQ0NTZ8MA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=1080","cover_image_alt":null,"canonical_url":"https://cyberbuilders.substack.com/p/selling-cybersecurity-the-saas-approach","section_name":null,"id":155375828,"type":"newsletter","reaction_count":9,"comment_count":0,"publication_name":"Cyber Builders","publication_logo_url":"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4587ea27-fd36-4483-ac8a-ab976f975b7f_1166x1168.jpeg","belowTheFold":true}”>

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