# Contrast Security funding: rounds and investors > Contrast Security has raised $46M across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include Acero Capital, General Catalyst and Battery Ventures/ General Catalyst. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/contrast-security (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Contrast Security* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 3 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Cybersecurity Valuation: $1.0B, Mar 2026 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$46M** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources **$16M** Series B **$30M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $30M Oct 2017 - **Step-up i:** 1.9× - **Investors:** 3 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2015 2016 2017 **?** Series A **$16M** Series B **$30M** Series C - **First round:** Series A - **Biggest round:** $30M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years ## The rounds - **Oct 2017** Series C **$30M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Acero Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acero-capital) Battery Ventures/ General Catalyst Reported by FinSMEs - **Sept 2016** Series B **$16M** *1 new* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) Reported by FinSMEs - **Jun 2014** Series A **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Acero Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acero-capital) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Contrast Security's own website: 1 founder, 10 on the team. **Jeff Williams** Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer - **Rick Fitz** Chief Executive Officer - **David Lindner** Chief Information Security and Data Privacy Officer - **Faya Peng** Chief Product Officer - **Shay Mowlem** Chief Marketing Officer - **Jason Adair** Global VP of Sales - **Brian Chang** Board Member - **Dharmesh Thakker** Board Member - **John M. Jack** Board Member - **Michael D’Ambrosio** Board Member - **Rami Elkhatib** Board Member ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series A** 2014 **Series B** 2016 **Series C** 2017 [Acero Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acero-capital) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) Battery Ventures/ General Catalyst ## Everyone who backed them [Acero Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acero-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **1** round Battery Ventures/ General Catalyst no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=contrast-security). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Contrast Security as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [M12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m12) Corporate VC Per its own site [Founders Circle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-circle-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Labyrinth Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/labyrinth-capital-partners) Private equity Per its own site ## Quick answers about Contrast Security ### Who invested in Contrast Security? Contrast Security's investors include Acero Capital, General Catalyst and Battery Ventures/ General Catalyst. ### How much has Contrast Security raised? Contrast Security has raised $46M across 3 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Contrast Security last raise? Contrast Security's most recent round was a Series C of $30M in Oct 2017. ### What was Contrast Security's biggest round? Its most recent round, $30M in Oct 2017, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Contrast Security first? Contrast Security's first round on record, in Jun 2014, was backed by Acero Capital. ### What stage is Contrast Security at? Contrast Security's latest named round is a Series C, in Oct 2017. ### Where is Contrast Security based? Contrast Security is based in the United States. ## Companies like Contrast Security In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**FORT Robotics** $39M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fort-robotics)[**Opsin** $21M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/opsin)[**Harmonic Security** $68M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/harmonic-security)[**Reach Security** $60M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/reach-security)[**Persona** $210M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/persona)[**Hilt** $4.7M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hilt) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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