Cellebrite has strengthened its digital investigation capabilities through the acquisition of Corellium, a developer of Arm-based virtualization software.
This strategic move enhances Cellebrite’s offerings in digital investigative solutions across the public and private sectors. Corellium's integration is expected to boost Cellebrite's current technologies by significantly reducing the time required to gather evidence and detect threats.
Enhanced Investigation Capabilities
By acquiring Corellium, Cellebrite has expanded its digital investigation tools to include physical device access, virtual device testing, and real-time intelligence. This advancement empowers investigators, security researchers, and intelligence professionals to bypass physical device limitations, streamlining the process of obtaining evidence and identifying threats.
Cellebrite has expanded its digital investigation tools to include physical device access
The acquisition is particularly beneficial for a wide range of customers, including defense and intelligence sectors, which will benefit from advanced virtualization methods for secure mobile application development and operational testing.
Similarly, enterprise development and security operations teams will be able to enhance the design, validation, and implementation of next-gen mobile applications and IoT systems.
Welcoming Corellium to Cellebrite
Thomas E. Hogan, Cellebrite's CEO, expressed enthusiasm about the merger, stating, "We are thrilled to officially welcome the Corellium team to the Cellebrite family." He highlighted the significant interest in Corellium’s solutions and emphasized how this merger sets a new standard in using technology to protect various stakeholders from citizens to corporations.
Post-acquisition, Chris Wade, Corellium's co-founder, and CTO, will take on the role of chief technology officer at Cellebrite. Wade remarked, "Cellebrite was the ideal home for Corellium’s technology and people," and expressed excitement about working with new colleagues to drive customer-focused innovation.
Regulatory Approval and Future Plans
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has approved the transaction based on a national security agreement reached by government agencies and both companies, pending final clearance. Cellebrite acquired Corellium for a total enterprise value of $170 million, with $150 million paid in cash at closing and $20 million converted to equity. An additional $30 million will be available based on performance milestones over the next two years.
While Cellebrite’s financial outlook for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025 remains unchanged, the impact of Corellium's inclusion in their portfolio is anticipated to be minor initially. Cellebrite also announced participation in the upcoming UBS Global Technology and AI Conference.
Cellebrite, a pioneer in AI-powered Digital Investigative and Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, announces it has substantially expanded its capabilities through the acquisition of Corellium, a pioneer in Arm-based virtualization software.
The addition of Corellium's technology and world-class technical talent further strengthens Cellebrite's market and technology leadership.
Dramatically accelerating time
This combination creates the industry's most complete digital investigation portfolio spanning physical device access, virtual device testing and real-time intelligence. The technology enables investigators, security researchers and intelligence professionals to work without physical device constraints while dramatically accelerating time to evidence and threat detection.
The acquisition significantly expands the value of Cellebrite's AI-powered capabilities for a wide variety of customers. For example, defense and intelligence customers gain advanced virtualization for secure mobile application development, operational testing and accelerated mobile vulnerability discovery. Enterprise development and security operations teams can more efficiently and effectively design and validate next-generation mobile applications, as well as IoT and automotive systems.
Customer-focused innovation
“We are thrilled to officially welcome the Corellium team to the Cellebrite family,” said Thomas E. Hogan, Cellebrite’s chief executive officer. “Since announcing our agreement to acquire Corellium several months ago, we have been overwhelmed by interest in Corellium’s solutions. We are eager to unleash the power of this combination. This acquisition is an important step forward for Cellebrite as we continue to raise the bar for how technology can better protect citizens, communities, businesses and nations.”
With the closing of this transaction, Chris Wade, Corellium’s co-founder and chief technology officer, has joined the Cellebrite leadership team as chief technology officer. “Cellebrite was the ideal home for Corellium’s technology and people,” said Wade. “The breadth and depth of the technical talent and resources across Cellebrite are impressive and inspiring. I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues to accelerate customer-focused innovation and further advance the Company’s mission.”
Relevant government agencies
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has permitted the acquisition to close on the basis of a national security agreement negotiated with relevant government agencies and executed by Cellebrite and Corellium pending formal clearance by CFIUS and execution of that agreement by such agencies.
“This combination addresses the full spectrum of our mobile security and forensics requirements in a way no other solution can, giving us an unparalleled unified platform for both advanced security research and critical investigative operations.” - Principal security researcher, European intelligence agency.
“Corellium Viper has already transformed our mobile security testing by tripling our pentesting coverage while cutting costs by over 60%, and the combination with Cellebrite's platform creates an unmatched capability for protecting our mobile infrastructure at scale.” -Head of mobile application security, Fortune 100 telecommunications provider.
Certain performance milestones
Cellebrite acquired Corellium for an enterprise value of $170 million, of which $150 million was paid in cash at closing, with $20 million converted to equity. Corellium securityholders will receive up to an additional $30 million in cash based on the achievement of certain performance milestones over the next two years.
Cellebrite’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 expectations, which were provided most recently on November 12, 2025, did not include any impact from the Corellium acquisition. Please note that Cellebrite is not updating its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 outlook at this time as the fourth-quarter impact from one month of Corellium’s revenue and costs is not expected to be material. Cellebrite also announces that it will participate in the upcoming UBS Global Technology and AI Conference.
