īritish fund Vitruvian buys a 30% stake in the Bitdefender, valuing Bitdefender at more than $600 million.

Ģ017: Bitdefender makes its first major acquisition by acquiring French partner Profil Technology Source. Ģ011: Bitdefender launches enterprise range and virtualization security products.Ģ015: Bitdefender creates a new consumer product category with Bitdefender BOX and IoT security services. AVX solution is rebranded under the Bitdefender name.Ģ004: First offices outside Romania in US, Germany and UK.įurther expansion in the Middle East (2011), and Denmark / Nordics Region (2015).Ģ007: Bitdefender becomes a separate business entity with external capital entry.Īxxess Capital Investment Fund becomes a key shareholder. The rapid growth of computer viruses leads to the development of Softwin AVX (AntiVirus eXpert)Ģ001: The Bitdefender subsidiary is created.

Company milestones ġ990: Creation of Softwin, one of the first IT start-ups in post-communist Romania. History īitdefender software was originally developed by SOFTWIN and sold as AVX (Antivirus Expert) from 1996 until 2001, when its name was changed. Īs of August 2021, Bitdefender was ranked 5th globally among Microsoft Windows anti-malware application vendors by market scores. As of 2020, the company employed more than 1,600 people worldwide. Bitdefender products are distributed through partners in over 150 countries and the US market is estimated to generate more than 40% of its revenues. Bitdefender develops and delivers cybersecurity products and services, including endpoint protection, cloud and managed security, antivirus software and IoT security. The company was founded in 2001 by the current CEO and main shareholder, Florin Talpeș. Bitdefender is a Romanian cybersecurity technology company headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, with offices in the United States, Europe, Australia and the Middle East.

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