īitdefender acquires behavioral and network security analytics company RedSocks. Ģ018: Bitdefender creates a new subsidiary in Australia through the acquisition of assets from business partner SMS eTech. The transaction values Bitdefender at more than $600 million. īritish fund Vitruvian buys a 30% stake in the company. Ģ017: Bitdefender makes its first major acquisition by acquiring French partner Profil Technology Source. Ģ011: Bitdefender launches enterprise range and virtualization security product.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 for the Nordics Region (2015).Ģ007: Bitdefender becomes a separate business entity with external capital entry.Īxxess Capital Investment Fund enters the company's shareholding. 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.
Bitdefender software was originally developed by SOFTWIN and sold as AVX (Antivirus Expert) from 1996 until 2001, when its name was changed.