Exit / M&A
Tesserent hires ex-Telstra talent to supercharge growth
Tesserent appoints ex-Telstra sales executive James Ormesher as chief growth officer, shortly after Thales completed its $176 million takeover of the cybersecurity firm.
Company
Tesserent
Funding history
Investors
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Tesserent raised.
Who bought Tesserent
The transaction that ended Tesserent's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thales | Acquisition | 25 Jul 2023 | $176m | ARN (ARNnet), TechCrunch Venture |
What Tesserent bought
Companies Tesserent acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
People
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Kurt Hansen | CEO | ARN (ARNnet) (9 Oct 2023), ARN (ARNnet) (13 Sep 2023) |
| James Ormesher | Chief Growth Officer | ARN (ARNnet) |
Coverage
Stories naming Tesserent. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Exit / M&A
Tesserent boosts Academy arm with ex-training CEO Andrew Shea
Tesserent appoints Andrew Shea, long-time head of a construction training provider, to lead its Academy training division, and recalls the division's $5.8 million January purchase of ALC Group.
Exit / M&A
Series A
$10m
6clicks accelerates channel expansion with $10M raise and Synnex deal
Melbourne GRC software vendor 6clicks has closed a $10 million Series A led by Centerstone Capital, signed Synnex as its first global distributor, and the article recalls its 2019 acquisition of TrustyGate's assets.