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Cybersecurity market map: San Francisco
67 cybersecurity startups based in San Francisco that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 7 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $2.2B.
67startups on the map
7segments
$2.2Braised between them
Network securitymost funded segment
Funding by segment
- Identity and access$568M18
- Security operations$530M18
- Network security$737M18
- Application security$136M4
- AI security$36M3
- Email and phishing$161M3
- Data security and privacy$80M3
Where they are based
- United States67$2.2B
United StatesFounded
6Earlier
412
313
314
515
216
417
318
519
720
521
422
723
424
125
26
4 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M7
- $1M to $10M19
- $10M to $50M24
- $50M to $250M17
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
63 of 67 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States67
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
Identity and access
18 startups · $568M raised
ForgeRockForgeRock is a multinational software company that develops commercial open-source identity and access management products.United States$140M
WorkOSWorkOS is a developer platform based in San Francisco that provides modern APIs and SDKs for B2B SaaS companies.United States$100M
SentiLinkSentiLink is a technology company based in San Francisco, founded in 2017 by Naftali Harris and Max Blumenfeld.United States$84M
InfisicalInfisical is a San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup founded in 2022 by Maidul Islam, Vlad Matsiiako, and Tony Dang.United States$56M
Opal SecurityOpal Security is an AI-native access governance and identity security platform founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco, California.United States$45M
Applied IdentityApplied Identity's access policy enforcement solutions deliver exceptional time-to-value to organizations seeking to address regulUnited States$33M
Glide IdentityGlide Identity is a private digital identity and authentication company founded in 2024 and based in San Francisco, California, wiUnited States$25M
SmallstepSmallstep Labs, Inc.United States$19M
Security operations
18 startups · $530M raised
CorelightCorelight is a cybersecurity company based in San Francisco, founded in 2013.United States$209M
Distil NetworksDistil Networks specializes in bot detection and mitigation focused on stopping automated attacks to make the web more secure.United States$59M
CYGNVSCYGNVS is a Silicon Valley-based SaaS cybersecurity company founded in 2020 by Arvind Parthasarathi.United States$55M
BastilleBastille is the leader in wireless threat intelligence through software-defined radio.United States$44M
VictorOpsVictorOps offers an incident management and IT alerting platform for DevOps teams.United States$34M
Picus SecurityPicus Security is a cybersecurity company founded in 2013, specializing in Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV), Breach and AttacUnited States$29M
ProjectDiscoveryProjectDiscovery is a cybersecurity company based in San Francisco, founded in 2020.United States$25M
Scope SecurityScope provides managed detection and response to protect hospitals, clinics and large provider systems from cyber attacks.United States$20M
Network security
18 startups · $737M raised
Depthfirstdepthfirst is an applied AI lab and AI-native security platform founded in October 2024, based in San Francisco, California.United States$120M
HackerOneHackerOne is a leading cybersecurity platform that focuses on ethical hacking, vulnerability coordination, and attack resistance management.United States$110M
Horizon3.aiHorizon3.ai is a cybersecurity startup based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2019 by a team of cybersecurity veterans, inUnited States$100M
EntEnt is an intent-aware workspace security platform dedicated to protecting work in real-time, particularly in environments where hUnited States$100M
BugcrowdBugcrowd is a crowdsourced security platform that connects organizations with a global community of over 275,000 security researchers.United States$85M
Reach SecurityReach Security is an AI-native cybersecurity company founded in 2021, focused on helping organizations identify and address hiddenUnited States$60M
RunSybilRunSybil is an AI-native offensive security company founded in 2023 and based in San Francisco, California.United States$40M
CobaltCobalt is a fast-growing offensive security platform that specializes in Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS).United States$29M
Application security
4 startups · $136M raised
SemgrepSemgrep is a cybersecurity company based in San Francisco, founded in 2017.United States$100M
AtomistAtomist is a San Francisco-based development automation and DevSecOps company founded in 2015.United States$22M
Impart SecurityImpart Security is a complete API security platform designed to enable security and development teams to protect their APIs.United States$12M
ApisecAPIsec is a cybersecurity company based in San Francisco, founded in 2018.United States$2.0M
AI security
3 startups · $36M raised
Truffle SecurityTruffle Security is an open source cybersecurity company that offers solutions for finding and remediating leaked software credentials.United States$25M
General AnalysisGeneral Analysis is a San Francisco-based AI security company founded in 2024, focusing on protecting enterprises from the risks aUnited States$10M
Repello AIRepello AI is an AI security startup founded in 2024, dedicated to helping organizations secure generative AI applications from vaUnited States$1.2M
Email and phishing
3 startups · $161M raised
Material SecurityMaterial Security is an enterprise cybersecurity company that specializes in email security and protection for cloud-based workspaces.United States$100M
Area 1 SecurityArea 1 Security is a performance-based cybersecurity company, changing how businesses protect against phishing attacks.United States$51M
PauboxPaubox is a San Francisco-based technology company that specializes in HIPAA-compliant email security and communication solutions United States$10M
Data security and privacy
3 startups · $80M raised
Harmonic SecurityHarmonic Security is a deep-tech cybersecurity company founded in 2023 and based in San Francisco, California.United States$68M
Altitude NetworksAltitude Networks is a cybersecurity startup based in San Francisco, founded in 2018.United States$9.0M
CommandKCommandK is a data security company founded in June 2022 by Jayesh Sidhwani and Rohan.United States$3.0M
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in San Francisco. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in cybersecurity, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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