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Finjan, a San Jose, Calif. based web gateway security startup, has raised $22 million in venture funding led by HarbourVest Partners, with participation from Benchmark Capital, Israel Seed Partners, Benhamou Global Ventures and Cisco. Finjan integrates several security engines into a single appliance that stop crimeware, malware and data leakage. Finjan’s appliances are being used by over a million users in more than a thousand corporations worldwide.

John Vigouroux, President and CEO of Finjan said on the occassion that:

We are excited to close this investment round now, especially considering the current economic downturn. Thanks to Finjan’s employees and executive team, we achieved record sales as well as major competitive wins. Our patented technology is favored by analysts and customers alike, which enables us to provide outstanding products and solutions. We are proud of our ability to maintain our exceptional high-level of customers’ satisfaction and of the high renewal rates with existing customers – all achieved with an efficient operational structure. Since the market evolved from URL filtering and Anti-Virus into a composite SWG market, Finjan’s Secure Web Gateway is perfectly positioned to serve this $1B market with its unique product offering.