From Stealthy Startup to Cloud Security Innovation Leader

Last year was historic across the board; we feel fortunate for the secure future we’re building for our employees, clients, and partners.

My first day here was March 1st, 2020. It’s been a whirlwind and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of Orca’s accomplishments.

Starting as a seed of an idea to build a better way to secure the cloud two years ago, we grew Orca Security to achieve both our series A and B funding rounds in the last seven months of 2020. We added $75 million in new funding (bringing our total to $82 million) from our amazing VC partners – ICONIQ Growth, GGV Capital, YL Ventures, and Silicon Valley CISO Investments (SVCI) – we are advancing our mission to fix cloud security.

To solve fundamental cloud security problems for our clients and help fuel our growth, we more than doubled our team in the US, Israel, EMEA, and APAC. In addition, we expect to nearly triple our R&D team from our A round by the end of this year. In marketing, we went from a one-man show to a seven-strong, world-class team.

Along the way, we reached over 40 paying clients across many sectors, launched the second generation of our cloud security platform, and added new features to meet the evolving needs of those in the financial services and enterprise sectors.

We conducted extensive research and tested products for known vulnerabilities and risks from 540 software vendors, culminating in two reports. These spotlight growing public cloud security risks and virtual appliance security issues to help move the industry to a safer future.

We stood up for transparency as a core value of the cybersecurity industry – After receiving a cease-and-desist letter for posting a factual, hands-on comparison of Orca Security vs. Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud, we encouraged a dialogue regarding the need for transparency as a core cybersecurity industry value.

Research Reports and Findings

Awards and Recognition

Funding Milestones

Series A – $20.5 million in May
Series B – $55 million in December

But the best recognition comes from our clients, many of whom participated in case studies and webinars to help spread the word that there’s now a better way to ensure public cloud security and compliance.

Sharing Research and Expertise

From sharing reports that highlight key cloud and virtual appliance security issues to Avi Shua speaking on podcasts and writing articles in Dark Reading, CPO Magazine, Cyber Defense Magazine, and more, Orca Security was honored to contribute our voice to the most pressing security conversations.