Identity-based Threat Detection Preempt Raises $17.5 Million

San Francisco, Calif (HQ) and Ramat Gan, Israel (R&D) threat prevention firm Preempt has raised $17.5 million in a Series B funding round supported by ClearSky, Blackstone, Intel Capital and General Catalyst. The total raised by Preempt now stands at $27.5 million, having raised $2 million as seed funding in 2014, and $8 million in a Series A round in 2016.