An analysis of the Black Hat USA 2018 Business Hall. There is a corresponding Medium post.
Raw data table of all vendors exhibiting
Charts with stats on VC-backed vendors exhibiting
Top 20 Venture Capital firms, based on number of investments into companies in the Business Hall
List of Private Equity firms with a majority stake in companies in the Business Hall
Vendors were retrieved from the Black Hat 2018 Business Hall Floorplan, and exclude any Federal agencies, educational organizations, or nonprofits. I also excluded any companies in the Career Zone, as they are aiming to recruit security talent rather than sell products or services (for example, I presume Major League Baseball is not selling the latest Threat Intelligence Automation on the Blockchain.)
- IC = Innovation City
Innovation City is a designated area in the Business Hall that offers turnkey displays, enabling early-stage companies to showcase their products and solutions to Black Hat USA attendees.
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VC = A security startup which remains private and un-acqiured, and has raised VC funding
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VC-NS = A non-security startup which remains private and un-acquired, and has raised VC funding
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PE = Private Equity
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Private = A privately-held security company which is not owned by another entity and has not raised VC funding
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PR-NS = A privately held non-security company which is not owned by another entity and has not raised VC funding
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IPO = A publicly-traded security company
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IPO-NS = A publicly traded company whose primary business is not security
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M&A = A company who was acquired by another vendor (in this list, mostly acquired in the past year)
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Sub = A subsidiary of parent company
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JV = A joint venture
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Not sure on state abbreviations? Check out the relevant Wiki.