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The story
Cellebrite was established in Israel in 1999 by Avi Yablonka, Yaron Baratz, and Yuval Aflalo. Ron Serber joined Cellebrite in 2001, and Yossi Carmil joined in 2004. They served as co-CEOs from 2005 until Ron Serber left the company in 2020. Carmil retired as CEO in 2024 and the position is held by Thomas Hogan.
Cellebrite first manufactured hardware and software offering compressive phone-to-phone data transfer devices, contact synchronization, and content transfer tools for mobile phones, intended for use by wireless carrier sales and support staff in retail stores.
In 2007, Cellebrite established an independent mobile forensics division aimed at producing digital forensics and intelligence tools for use by law enforcement, intelligence agencies, military branches, corporate security and investigations, law firms, and private digital forensic examiners. In the same year, Cellebrite was acquired by FutureDial Incorporated and one of its major shareholders, Sun Corporation in Japan.
In 2017, Cellebrite's Mobile Lifecycle division was rebranded as Mobilogy, which produces hardware and software for phone-to-phone data transfer, backup, mobile applications electronic software distribution, and data analysis tools. In 2019, Israeli Growth Partners (IGP) invested $110 million in Cellebrite. In January 2020, Cellebrite announced the acquisition of US-based BlackBag Technologies, Inc., a forensics company with a focus on computer forensics. The acquisition allowed Cellebrite to expand its digital intelligence solution offerings to include data collection tools from computers.
In April 2021, Cellebrite announced plans to go public via a merger with TWC Tech Holdings II Corporation, a blank check firm. With the merger, Cellebrite becomes a publicly listed company on Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol, "CLBT". The pro forma implied equity value of Cellebrite post-merger is approximately $2.4 billion. In July 2021, a group of civil society organizations signed a letter arguing that the company should not be allowed to go public before demonstrating compliance with human rights. In August 2021, Cellebrite announced the completion of the merger. The Nasdaq ticker symbols were renamed to CLBT and CLBTW on the announcement day.
In July 2024, Cellebrite announced that it was acquiring Cyber Technology Services, a cybersecurity company based in Tyson's Corner, Virginia and licensed to work on federal projects with maximum security clearance. In June 2025, Cellebrite acquired Corellium, a Delray Beach, Florida -based startup specializing in virtualized mobile device environments for security research, for $200 million. The deal included $150 million in cash, $20 million in restricted stock, and up to $30 million in performance-based cash tied to unspecified milestones over two years.
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