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Lacework Series D

Cloud Security Meltdown | Reviewed by Sick Nylvester | January 12, 2026
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Deal Information
Company: Lacework
Round: Series D
Amount: $1.3B
Valuation: $8.3B
Date: November 2021
Investors: Sutter Hill Ventures, Coatue
Sector: Security

Let me explain why Lacework's Series D is a catastrophe wearing a business casual blazer. Sutter Hill Ventures, Coatue just lit $1.3B on fire for a $8.3B valuation, which implies they think cloud security meltdown is worth more than several profitable public companies. The security market is already oversaturated with better-funded, better-positioned competitors, and the moat here is essentially 'we exist.' The unit economics require believing in magic. The exit strategy requires believing in time travel. This isn't investing; it's collaborative fiction writing with wire transfers.

VERDICT: Cloud Security Meltdown valued at $8.3B—either visionary timing or expensive optimism.