# Nirmata: Information technology & services, Santa Clara, United States

> Nirmata: Nirmata is an enterprise technology company based in San Jose, California, specializing in cloud-native security policy automation and Kubernetes...

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# Nirmata

Nirmata is an enterprise technology company based in San Jose, California, specializing in cloud-native security policy automation and Kubernetes management.

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Funding reported Last round: Seed

Information technology & services Santa Clara, United States

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Company summary

- **Founded:** 2017 9 years old
- **Team:** 95 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $9.6M in dollars
- **Last round:** Seed Jul 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

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## About Nirmata

Nirmata is an enterprise technology company based in San Jose, California, specializing in cloud-native security policy automation and Kubernetes management.

Founded in 2013 by Jim Bugwadia, Damien Toledo, and Ritesh Patel, Nirmata aims to help businesses innovate faster by adopting cloud-native technologies. The company is a member of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and recognized as a Kubernetes Certified Solution Provider. Nirmata offers a suite of services, including cloud-native policy automation, multi-cluster governance, compliance detection, and GitOps workflows. Its flagship product, the Nirmata Control Hub, integrates policy-as-code capabilities and AI to streamline Kubernetes management. The company also maintains Kyverno, an open-source policy engine for Kubernetes, which supports policy validation and resource management. Nirmata's solutions are trusted by notable clients such as LinkedIn, Deutsche Telekom, and Wayfair, focusing on secure and efficient cloud governance for enterprises.

## What company datasets say Nirmata raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$9.6M** in dollars

Rounds **3**

Last round **Seed**

Last round size **$9.6M**

Last round date **Jul 2023**

Investors listed **9**

## Founders and team

From Nirmata's own website: 3 founders, 1 on the team.

**Jim Bugwadia** Founder & CEO

**Damien Toledo** Founder & VP Engineering

**Ritesh Patel** Founder & VP Product

- **Anubhav Sharma** VP Customer Success

## On 4 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Benhamou Global Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benhamou-global-ventures)
- [Z5 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z5-capital)
- [Dreamit Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dreamit-ventures)
- [Arka Venture Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arka-venture-labs)

Each firm lists Nirmata on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

health care continuous compliance contextual reporting cloud security best practices integrated devops tools kubernetes security policies policyascode kubernetes security policy templates cncf cloud-native governance devsecops automation enterprises devops security audits microservices kubernetes management platform

Built with from their website

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- **Sector:** Information technology & services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 513210, 541512, SIC 7375
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $3.7M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/nirmata)

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