Israeli-founded cybersecurity firm Claroty said Thursday it has secured $150 million in fresh funds to broaden its software platform, which helps defend factories and industrial plants from hacking attempts on their critical physical infrastructure.

The financing round, which gives the cybersecurity firm a valuation of $3 billion, was led by Golub Growth, an affiliate of US private credit lender Golub Capital. The new investment brings Claroty’s total funding to date to about $900 million. Among the startup’s investors are Japanese investment giant SoftBank, Bessemer Venture Partners, South Korea’s LG, Schneider Electric, Siemens, and Team8.

Claroty was founded in 2014 by Amir Zilberstein, managing partner at Team8; serial entreprenuer Benny Porat; and cybersecurity entrepreneur Galina Antova. The Israeli-founded firm is the developer of a software platform tailored to help protect industrial companies, factories, hospitals, and healthcare providers from........

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