Cybersecurity Firm Dragos Nears $2 Billion Value After Funding

Cybersecurity startup Dragos Inc. has raised a $200 million funding round co-led by a BlackRock Inc. fund and Koch Industries Inc., an investment that gives the cybersecurity startup a nearly $2 billion valuation.

Dragos focuses on the operational technology of industrial control systems, unlike traditional security systems that protect mainly computer networks. The startup works with companies that monitor oil and gas, manufacture chemicals, perform mining and handle production line management.

“The market opportunity is so much larger than anyone else realized,” Dragos Chief Executive Officer Robert M. Lee said. “BlackRock and Koch saw that.” About half of the ...