Radar · Cybersecurity in California
Best Cybersecurity Companies in California, United States
The 1967 best Cybersecurity companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Symantec.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
1967companies tracked
$49.1Bdisclosed funding
42unicorns
993have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CYBERSECURITY × CALIFORNIA
Our analysis of 71 Cybersecurity companies
$12.5b in tracked funding; 100% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
71companies analysed
100%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
17unicorns
2020median founding year
1.2Mcombined LinkedIn audience
51%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Cybersecurity companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SSI 🦄 Platform offering security solutions for AI models 80Funding top 17%AI top 20%Moat top 25%Innovation top 27% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% AItop 20% Moattop 25% Innovationtop 27% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 32% Growthtop 35% Markettop 43% Globaltop 50% Techbottom 29% Funding: Raised $1.0B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $1.0B | 11 mo ago | Series A | — | 2024 | Ilya Sutskever Co-Founder & CEO | 45 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 2 | Cybereason 🦄 Provider of cyberattack prevention, detection, and response software and services 90Talent top 15%Funding top 18%Moat top 25%Market top 30% All 12 signals ▾Talenttop 15% Fundingtop 18% Moattop 25% Markettop 30% Innovationtop 31% Growthtop 34% Patentstop 34% Globaltop 37% Producttop 40% Techtop 44% AItop 45% Newsbottom 44% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 Funding: Raised $818M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 13 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 90/100 | $818M | 15 mo ago | Acquired | 424 | 2012 | — | 45 patents Endpoint behavior analytics and ransomware detection for enterprise security | — |
| 3 | Armis 🦄 Provider of a wireless security platform for IoT applications 74Funding top 15%Tech top 21%Product top 26%Growth top 34% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Techtop 21% Producttop 26% Growthtop 34% Talenttop 35% Markettop 36% Moattop 39% Newstop 47% Globalbottom 47% Innovationbottom 39% Patentsbottom 31% Funding: Raised $800M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) Tech: 61 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $800M | 7 mo ago | Acquired | 500 | 2015 | Yevgeny Dibrov Co-Founder & CEO | 2 patents Cybersecurity threat mitigation and wireless device vulnerability detection | 4 launchs |
| 4 | SandboxAQ 🦄 Developer of quantitative artificial intelligence models for various industry applications 69Funding top 17%Moat top 26%AI top 30%Market top 36% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Moattop 26% AItop 30% Markettop 36% Producttop 41% Growthtop 42% Techtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $500M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $500M | 14 mo ago | Series E | 181 | 2022 | Jack Hidary Chief Executive Officer | — | 1 launch |
| 5 | Feedzai 🦄 Provider of an AI-native platform for fraud and financial crime prevention 92News top 15%Funding top 16%Product top 21%Moat top 26% All 12 signals ▾Newstop 15% Fundingtop 16% Producttop 21% Moattop 26% Markettop 28% Growthtop 29% AItop 30% Techtop 31% Globaltop 31% Innovationtop 32% Talenttop 38% Partnerstop 40% News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 24 tracked, 5 types) · +700% YoY Funding: Raised $282M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 15 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 92/100 | $282M | 8 mo ago | Series E | 597 | 2011 | Pedro Bizarro Co-Founder & CSO | — | — |
| 6 | Exaforce Provider of an agentic security operations platform with AI capabilities 64Funding top 15%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Moat top 40% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 40% AItop 45% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 40% Funding: Raised $263M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $263M | 1 mo ago | Series B | — | 2023 | Jakub Pavlik Co-Founder & Head Of Engineering | — | — |
| 7 | Persona 🦄 Provider of a cloud based identity verification solutions 80Growth top 17%Tech top 18%Funding top 21%Moat top 26% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 17% Techtop 18% Fundingtop 21% Moattop 26% Producttop 30% Talenttop 38% Markettop 42% Globalbottom 37% Customersbottom 25% Newsbottom 24% Growth: Headcount 16 → 36 (+125%) across vintages · Web rank 100,000 → 50,000 YoY Tech: 80 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $218M | 13 mo ago | Series D | 36 | 2018 | Charles Yeh Co-Founder & CTO | — | 1 internship · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 8 | Saviynt 🦄 Provider of AI-based identity security and access management platform solutions 83Tech top 21%Funding top 22%Moat top 26%News top 32% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 21% Fundingtop 22% Moattop 26% Newstop 32% Innovationtop 34% Growthtop 35% Markettop 37% Producttop 37% Partnerstop 38% Talenttop 39% AItop 45% Globalbottom 41% Tech: 73 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront Funding: Raised $170M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $170M | 6 mo ago | Series B | 371 | 2010 | Sachin Nayyar Chief Executive Officer | — | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 9 | Sift 🦄 Provider of an AI-powered platform for fraud detection and prevention 67Funding top 20%Product top 21%Moat top 32%Tech top 38% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Producttop 21% Moattop 32% Techtop 38% Talenttop 38% Markettop 41% AItop 45% Growthtop 47% Innovationbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Patentsbottom 36% Funding: Raised $161M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 28 yrs (0.3/yr) Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $161M | 8 mo ago | Series D | 167 167 → 269 (+61%) | 1997 | Jason Tan Co-Founder | 4 patents Real-time fraud detection and risk scoring using predictive analytics and network security | — |
| 10 | TRM Labs 🦄 Provider of blockchain intelligence for detecting crypto-facilitated crime and compliance 64Funding top 18%News top 19%Moat top 26%Growth top 29% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Newstop 19% Moattop 26% Growthtop 29% Techtop 31% Talenttop 43% Producttop 45% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $150M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 35 tracked, 6 types) · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $150M | 4 mo ago | Series C | 11 | 2018 | Rahul Raina Co-Founder | — | 1 launch |
| 11 | Oblong Developer of conference room tele collaboration system 32Funding top 30%Growth top 43%Fin. health top 47%Moat top 47% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Growthtop 43% Fin. healthtop 47% Moattop 47% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 35% Globalbottom 33% Innovationbottom 29% Newsbottom 27% Patentsbottom 26% Funding: Raised $135M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 19 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Revenue +5753% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $135M | 12 mo ago | Acquired | 17 | 1991 | — | 2 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 12 | Cyberhaven 🦄 Developer of a data detection and response security platform 67Funding top 23%Moat top 26%Tech top 38%Partners top 41% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Moattop 26% Techtop 38% Partnerstop 41% Talenttop 41% Markettop 42% AItop 45% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 15% Funding: Raised $134M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $134M | 14 mo ago | Series D | 117 | 2016 | Radu Banabic Co-Founder & Architect | — | — |
| 13 | DepthFirst Provider of an AI-native application security platform for software systems 57Funding top 17%Talent top 28%AI top 45%Global bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Talenttop 28% AItop 45% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 37% Funding: Raised $120M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $120M | 2 mo ago | Series B | — | 2024 | Andrea Michi Co-Founder & CTO | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 14 | CyberCube Cloud based cyber risk analytics and insurance underwriting solutions for the insurance industry 67Funding top 21%News top 28%Growth top 31%Product top 31% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Newstop 28% Growthtop 31% Producttop 31% Moattop 31% Talenttop 31% Innovationtop 41% Techtop 44% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $100M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) News: 11 BI events in 12 mo (of 38 tracked, 6 types) · +450% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $100M | 8 mo ago | Series D | 76 76 → 117 (+54%) | 2016 | Ashwin Kashyap Co-Founder | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 15 | Safe Security Cybersecurity risk quantification and management solutions 50News top 21%Funding top 26%Talent top 28%Tech top 36% All 12 signals ▾Newstop 21% Fundingtop 26% Talenttop 28% Techtop 36% Growthtop 44% AItop 45% Customerstop 45% Producttop 46% Globalbottom 45% Moatbottom 43% Marketbottom 32% Fin. healthbottom 22% News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 21 tracked, 5 types) · +300% YoY Funding: Raised $100M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 12 yrs (1.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $100M | 10 mo ago | Series C | 86 | 2012 | Vidit Baxi Co-Founder & CISO | — | — |
| 16 | Fable Security Provider of platform to assess and shape employee security behavior 40Funding top 18%Talent top 38%Tech bottom 48%Global bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 35% Funding: Raised $86.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 2 yrs (2.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $86M | 10 mo ago | Series B | — | 2024 | Sanny Liao Co-Founder | — | — |
| 17 | Horizon Three AI Cloud based pentesting platform 55Funding top 18%Tech top 29%Moat top 39%Product top 41% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Techtop 29% Moattop 39% Producttop 41% Partnerstop 45% Markettop 50% Talentbottom 48% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 31% Funding: Raised $83.5M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $83M | 5 mo ago | Series D | 102 | 2019 | Anthony Pillitiere Co-Founder Horizon3.ai | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 18 | AuthID AI and cloud based identity proofing and authentication solutions for enterprises 45Funding top 26%News top 31%Product top 33%Tech top 37% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Newstop 31% Producttop 33% Techtop 37% Growthtop 42% Fin. healthtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 45% Marketbottom 41% Innovationbottom 39% Partnersbottom 34% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $83.3M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 4 yrs (4.8/yr) News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 47 tracked, 7 types) · -10% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $83M | 1 mo ago | Public | 25 25 → 57 (+128%) | 2011 | Tom Thimot CEO | — | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 19 | Eclypsium Provider of supply chain security platform for IT infrastructure components 55News top 19%Funding top 21%Growth top 25%Product top 25% All 11 signals ▾Newstop 19% Fundingtop 21% Growthtop 25% Producttop 25% Talenttop 38% Moattop 41% Innovationtop 49% Patentsbottom 47% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 35% News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 18 tracked, 3 types) · +167% YoY Funding: Raised $81.8M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $82M | 3 mo ago | Series C | 25 | 2017 | Alex Bazhaniuk Co-Founder and CTO | 3 patents Hardware/firmware security monitoring and integrity verification for computing devices | 1 launch |
| 20 | Clerk Authentication and user management platform 62Funding top 19%Moat top 22%Growth top 35%Tech top 35% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Moattop 22% Growthtop 35% Techtop 35% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 41% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $80.2M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 4 yrs (1.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $80M | 12 mo ago | Series C | 26 | 2019 | Colin Sidoti Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 launch |
| 21 | Upwind 🦄 Provider of cloud security solutions for infrastructure and application protection 57Funding top 21%Moat top 26%News top 34%Tech top 36% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Moattop 26% Newstop 34% Techtop 36% Growthtop 40% Partnerstop 45% Talenttop 45% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $80.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $80M | 4 mo ago | Series B | 19 | 2022 | Tal Zur Co-Founder & CTO | — | 2 launchs |
| 22 | Xage Security Provider of a blockchain based security platform for IoT applications 55Talent top 22%Funding top 23%Moat top 28%Growth top 41% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 22% Fundingtop 23% Moattop 28% Growthtop 41% Innovationtop 49% Patentstop 50% Techbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 28% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 3 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $80.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $80M | 6 mo ago | Series B | 44 | 2016 | Susanto Irwan Co-founder | 37 patents Identity-centric zero-trust security using distributed ledgers for OT and data protection | — |
| 23 | Stellar Cyber Provider of AI-driven platform for security operations, threat detection, and response 74Growth top 18%Funding top 21%News top 26%Tech top 30% All 12 signals ▾Growthtop 18% Fundingtop 21% Newstop 26% Techtop 30% Moattop 31% Talenttop 31% AItop 45% Patentstop 46% Producttop 49% Innovationtop 50% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 39% Growth: Headcount 15 → 38 (+153%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $68.0M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 7 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $68M | 2 mo ago | Series B | 38 | 2015 | Aimei Wei Founder | 9 patents Automated incident detection, scoring, and EDR/XDR integration for network security | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 24 | Spring Labs Provider of an AI-native platform for complaints management and governance risk compliance 45Funding top 22%Talent top 28%Moat top 31%Patents top 44% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Patentstop 44% AItop 45% Innovationbottom 47% Growthbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $66.5M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $67M | 1 mo ago | Series C | 30 30 → 56 (+87%) | 2017 | Anna Fridman Co-Founder | 12 patents Commercial kitchen heating appliances: induction cooking surfaces, heat lamps, integrated HVAC units. | — |
| 25 | Socket Provider of a platform offering JavaScript security solutions 62Funding top 20%Patents top 23%Innovation top 28%Growth top 28% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Patentstop 23% Innovationtop 28% Growthtop 28% Moattop 32% Techtop 33% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $65.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) Patents: 28 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 5 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $65M | 0 mo ago | Series C | 10 | 2020 | Feross Aboukhadijeh Founder & CEO | 22 patents AI-driven supply-chain malware detection and child-proof electrical outlet hardware. | 1 launch · 1 expansion |
| 26 | ArmorCode AI powered application security solutions 62Funding top 23%News top 32%Growth top 35%Tech top 37% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Newstop 32% Growthtop 35% Techtop 37% Moattop 41% AItop 45% Patentstop 49% Marketbottom 49% Innovationbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 31% Funding: Raised $65.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 10 tracked, 3 types) · Top themes: Funding, Capital raise rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $65M | 3 mo ago | Series B | 100 | 2020 | Praneet Khare Head of Engineering | 2 patents Software security workflow automation and vulnerability knowledge management | 1 launch |
| 27 | Descope Provider of a customer identity and access management (CIAM) platform 57Talent top 28%Moat top 31%Funding top 32%Growth top 35% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Techtop 37% Newsbottom 40% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $53M | 8 mo ago | Seed | 40 | 2022 | Meir Wahnon Co-Founder | — | 1 job opening |
| 28 | Alcatraz AI Provider of AI-powered facial authentication access control and security systems 67Growth top 20%News top 21%Funding top 25%AI top 28% All 12 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Newstop 21% Fundingtop 25% AItop 28% Moattop 31% Talenttop 31% Techtop 40% Partnerstop 45% Patentsbottom 47% Innovationbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 33% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 28 tracked, 2 types) · +167% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $51M | 2 mo ago | Series B | 21 | 2016 | Vince Gaydarzhiev President & Founder | 6 patents Biometric facial recognition access control systems for secure building entry | 1 job opening |
| 29 | UpGuard Cloud based platform offering third party risk management software 64News top 20%Funding top 26%Growth top 27%Moat top 28% All 10 signals ▾Newstop 20% Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 27% Moattop 28% Innovationtop 37% Patentstop 37% Techtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 4 types) · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo Funding: Raised $46.3M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 14 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $46M | 3 mo ago | Series C | 50 | 2012 | Mike Baukes Co-Founder & CEO | 41 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 30 | Cogent Provider of AI-powered platform for vulnerability management and risk mitigation 50Funding top 27%AI top 28%Talent top 28%Patents bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% AItop 28% Talenttop 28% Patentsbottom 49% Innovationbottom 47% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $42.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $42M | 3 mo ago | Series A | — | 2024 | Geng Sng Co-Founder & CTO | 6 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 31 | Prophet Security Provider of an AI SOC platform with agentic AI analyst 67AI top 20%Funding top 27%Growth top 28%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 38% Moattop 42% Techtop 43% Newstop 45% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $41.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $41M | 3 mo ago | Series A | — | 2023 | Kamal Shah Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 job opening |
| 32 | RunSybil Provider of AI based cybersecurity solutions for businesses 48Funding top 28%Growth top 28%AI top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Growthtop 28% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 41% Marketbottom 29% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $40.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $40M | 4 mo ago | Series A | — | 2023 | Ariel Voss Founder & CEO | — | 1 launch |
| 33 | Truffle Security Provider of a platform that detects and helps resolve exposed secrets across tech stacks 42Funding top 25%Growth top 35%News top 38%Talent top 38% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 35% Newstop 38% Talenttop 38% Techtop 45% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 24% Funding: Raised $39.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $39M | 7 mo ago | Series B | 8 | 2019 | Dylan Ayrey Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 launch |
| 34 | ConductorOne Provider of agentic identity governance platform 64Funding top 26%AI top 31%Tech top 35%News top 38% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% AItop 31% Techtop 35% Newstop 38% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $32.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · AI in stack: Drift rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $32M | 7 mo ago | Series B | 48 | 2020 | Alex Bovee Co-Founder & CEO | — | 2 launchs |
| 35 | Opaque Cloud and AI based analytics for encrypted cloud data 62Talent top 23%AI top 26%Funding top 30%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 23% AItop 26% Fundingtop 30% Moattop 39% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 36% Newsbottom 30% Talent: 6 named leaders on record · 6 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai based, machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $32M | 4 mo ago | Series B | 21 21 → 48 (+129%) | 2019 | Raluca Popa Co-Founder | — | 1 job opening |
| 36 | Corridor AI-powered secure by design development platform for building and deploying secure software systems 48Funding top 28%Talent top 38%AI top 45%Patents top 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Patentstop 49% Innovationbottom 48% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 35% Funding: Raised $30.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $30M | 3 mo ago | Series A | — | 2025 | Ashwin Ramaswami Co-Founder & CTO | 2 patents User interface design for computing device display screens | 2 job openings · 1 launch |
| 37 | LiveKit Developer of open-source platform for building and scaling realtime voice agents 72AI top 20%Funding top 27%Growth top 28%News top 28% All 9 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 28% Newstop 28% Techtop 31% Talenttop 38% Moattop 48% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $29.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $29M | 4 mo ago | Series C | 15 | 2021 | Russell Sa Co-Founder & CEO | — | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 38 | Darwinium Provider of business analytics, devops, security, and marketing services 55Talent top 23%Funding top 29%Growth top 35%Tech top 37% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 23% Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 35% Techtop 37% Globalbottom 46% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 21% Talent: 6 named leaders on record · 6 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $28.0M · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $28M | 4 mo ago | Series A | 23 | — | Colin Goldie Co-Founder | — | — |
| 39 | Witness Security and governance guardrails for large language models 45AI top 20%Funding top 30%Moat top 36%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 30% Moattop 36% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 41% Techtop 49% Globalbottom 37% Fin. healthbottom 32% Marketbottom 25% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $27.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $28M | 5 mo ago | Series B | — | 2023 | Rick Caccia Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 40 | Projecteleven Provider of quantum computing technology for securing digital assets against quantum threats 53Growth top 28%Funding top 29%Tech top 44%Talent top 45% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 29% Techtop 44% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 31% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $26.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $26M | 5 mo ago | Series A | — | 2004 | Finn Murphy Co-Founder | — | — |
| 41 | Armadin Developer of a cybersecurity platform utilizing AI to simulate and detect potential vulnerabilities in a… 55Talent top 28%Funding top 31%AI top 45%Global bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 31% AItop 45% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 43% Marketbottom 40% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $24.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $24M | 3 mo ago | Series A | — | 2025 | David Slater Co-Founder | — | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 42 | Doppel Provider of AI-native information defense platform 62Tech top 20%Funding top 29%Growth top 35%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 20% Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% AItop 45% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 29% Tech: 43 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel Funding: Raised $23.8M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $24M | 7 mo ago | Series C | 11 | 2022 | Rahul Madduluri Co-Founder & CTO | — | — |
| 43 | Scanner Offers a security and observability stack tool for cloud storage and serverless compute 62AI top 15%Growth top 28%Tech top 29%Funding top 33% All 10 signals ▾AItop 15% Growthtop 28% Techtop 29% Fundingtop 33% Talenttop 38% Innovationbottom 42% Moatbottom 42% Patentsbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 29% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $22M | 3 mo ago | Series A | — | 2022 | Cliff Crosland Co-Founder & CEO | 4 patents 3D optical inspection systems for electronic component and ball-array manufacturing | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 44 | 1stProtect Developer of unified endpoint security software for offline runtime enforcement 53Funding top 33%Talent top 38%Global bottom 48% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $20.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $20M | 3 mo ago | Series B | — | 2025 | Rafel Ivgi Co-Founder & CTO | — | 1 launch |
| 45 | Spin Systems Provider of SaaS security solutions protecting data from threats and risks 55Growth top 35%Tech top 36%Funding top 38%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 36% Fundingtop 38% Moattop 39% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 38 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $18M | 3 mo ago | Series A | 67 | 2017 | Dmitry Dontov Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 46 | BlueFlag Security Provider of identity based cybersecurity solutions 48Funding top 33%AI top 35%Talent top 38%News top 45% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% AItop 35% Talenttop 38% Newstop 45% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $16.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence, machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $16M | 4 mo ago | Series A | — | 2022 | Ken Schneider Co-Founder & CTO | — | — |
| 47 | V-Key Mobile app security solutions provider empowering businesses and protecting users 69Patents top 22%Innovation top 24%Tech top 27%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 22% Innovationtop 24% Techtop 27% Growthtop 35% Producttop 35% Fundingtop 38% Moattop 41% Markettop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Patents: 128 patents matched (strict assignee match) · Lead CPC: B07C5/342 Innovation: 128 patents (top 8% of patent-holders) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $16M | 4 mo ago | Series C | 104 | 2011 | Benjamin Mah Co-Founder and Investor | 128 patents Material handling and processing equipment: sorting, conveyor, cutting, and imaging systems. | 1 launch |
| 48 | WideField Provider of identity threat protection across SaaS, cloud, and on-premises environments 57AI top 20%Growth top 28%Funding top 35%Talent top 38% All 7 signals ▾AItop 20% Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 31% AI: Classified as an AI company Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $11M | 3 mo ago | Series A | — | 2023 | Kartik Kumar Co-Founder & CTO | — | — |
| 49 | Very Developer of palm-print biometrics with AI and deepfake detection software 48Customers top 27%Funding top 45%AI top 45%Tech top 48% All 8 signals ▾Customerstop 27% Fundingtop 45% AItop 45% Techtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Productbottom 40% Marketbottom 37% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.81★ across 1,169 ratings (1 apps) Funding: Raised $10.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $10M | 3 mo ago | Seed | — | 2025 | Zach Meltzer Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 50 | Fun API for cross-chain decentralized wallets on the Odsy blockchain 50Growth top 35%Moat top 39%Funding top 40%Tech top 40% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 40% Techtop 40% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $4M | 1 mo ago | Series A | 22 | 2022 | Alex Fine Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
Top 12 Cybersecurity companies in California
#1
Series B · San Jose, California · founded 2023$263.2Mraised▾
Series B · San Jose, California · founded 2023
Provider of an agentic security operations platform with AI capabilities. The platform offers threat detection, triage, investigation, and response across various attack surfaces. It integrates with existing tools to streamline security operations. The platform uses multi-model AI to deliver consistent and precise outcomes. It provides capabilities for autonomous alert triage and AI-driven analysis. The platform is available as a service or managed detection and response.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 15%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 40%AI
top 45%Tech
bottom 48%Funding: Raised $263M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Series B (May 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series B$125M
- Apr 2025Series A$75M
- Apr 2024Series A$36.2M
- Jul 2023Series A$27M
Founders & team
Investors
Khosla Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, Mayfield, Singapore Economic Development Board, Touring Capital, HarbourVest Partners
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#2
Armis 🦄Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 500 employees$800Mraised▾
Armis 🦄
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 500 employees
Provider of a wireless security platform for IoT applications. Offers an early stage wireless security platform focused on IoT security in an organization. The solution delivers continuous visibility and control over wireless communications, devices, and data.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 15%Tech
top 21%Product
top 26%Growth
top 34%Talent
top 35%Market
top 36%Funding: Raised $800M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series E (Nov 2025)
Tech: 61 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
Audience (LinkedIn): 70k LinkedIn followers — 5.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 4 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series E$435M
- Oct 2024Series D$200M
- Nov 2021Series D$300M
- Feb 2021Series C$125M
Founders & team
Investors
One Equity Partners, Georgian, Brookfield Asset Management, Insight Partners, Red Dot, CapitalG
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#3
Public · Long Beach, California · founded 2011 · 25 employees$83.3Mraised▾
Public · Long Beach, California · founded 2011 · 25 employees
AI and cloud based identity proofing and authentication solutions for enterprises. Its offering includes biometric identity proofing, authentication ID, facial biometric authentication, and fingerprint authentication. It also offers services such as technical supports and consulting. It caters to government and privates companies.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%News
top 31%Product
top 33%Tech
top 37%Growth
top 42%Fin. health
top 48%Funding: Raised $83.3M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 4 yrs (4.8/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Apr 2026)
News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 47 tracked, 7 types) · -10% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo · 1 published app (51 installs) · Company stage: Public
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 6 partnerships (incl. US banking infrastructure provider serving 100+ banks) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Post IPO$4.2M
- Jun 2023Post IPO$4.1M
- May 2023Post IPO$9M
- Mar 2022Post IPO$22.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Wilmot Advisors, Varana Capital, Las Olas Capital
Tech stack
Atlassian StatuspageCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie NoticeCore-JsDivi
#4
Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2017 · 30 employees$66.5Mraised▾
Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2017 · 30 employees
Provider of an AI-native platform for complaints management and governance risk compliance. The platform offers conversation intelligence, direct complaints detection, and regulatory complaints tracking. It also provides templated response generation, resolution analysis, and complaints insights business intelligence. The platform integrates with existing systems to streamline workflows. It helps teams unlock customer insights from conversations.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 22%Talent
top 28%Moat
top 31%Patents
top 44%AI
top 45%Innovation
bottom 47%Funding: Raised $66.5M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series C (May 2026)
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 15 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series C$5M
- May 2025Series B$2.5M
- May 2021Series B$15M
- Jun 2019Series A$23M
Founders & team
Investors
GreatPoint Ventures, August Capital, GM Ventures, RRE Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Galaxy
#5
Series C · Stanford, California · founded 2020 · 10 employees$65Mraised▾
Series C · Stanford, California · founded 2020 · 10 employees
Provider of a platform offering JavaScript security solutions. It provides a cyber security platform that protects users applications from malicious dependencies lurking in an open source supply chain. It also assists users in finding and comparing millions of open source packages and it also detects and blocks software supply chain attacks.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%Patents
top 23%Innovation
top 28%Growth
top 28%Moat
top 32%Tech
top 33%Funding: Raised $65.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series C (May 2026)
Patents: 28 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 5 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Innovation: 28 patents (top 31% of patent-holders) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 5 in 2017-21
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series C$60M
- Oct 2024Series B$40M
- Aug 2023Series A$20M
- May 2022Seed$4.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, Abstract Ventures, WndrCo, Unusual Ventures, Thrive Capital, Capital One Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageBabelBootstrap
#6
Series B · Santa Clara, California · founded 2015 · 38 employees$68Mraised▾
Series B · Santa Clara, California · founded 2015 · 38 employees
Provider of AI-driven platform for security operations, threat detection, and response. The platform unifies security alerts, logs, network traffic, and endpoint data. It offers automated threat hunting, incident response, and case management. The platform helps security teams to identify threats and improve security effectiveness.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 18%Funding
top 21%News
top 26%Tech
top 30%Moat
top 31%Talent
top 31%Growth: Headcount 15 → 38 (+153%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $68.0M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 7 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2026)
News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 19 tracked, 4 types) · +400% YoY · 2 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 30k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt$25M
- Aug 2023Series B$33.7M
- Nov 2021Series B$38M
- Nov 2020Conventional Debt$1.5M
Founders & team
Investors
SIG, NLVC, Big Basin Capital, DIGITAL HEARTS, Valley Capital Partners, Highland Capital Partners
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailAstraCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyes
#7
TRM Labs 🦄Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 11 employees$149.9Mraised▾
TRM Labs 🦄
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 11 employees
Provider of blockchain intelligence for detecting crypto-facilitated crime and compliance. The platform offers tools for investigations, compliance, and supervision of digital assets. It facilitates transaction monitoring, wallet screening, and entity due diligence. The company provides resources such as training, reports, webinars, and guides.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%News
top 19%Moat
top 26%Growth
top 29%Tech
top 31%Talent
top 43%Funding: Raised $150M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series C (Feb 2026)
News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 35 tracked, 6 types) · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: Funding, Leadership, Capital raise
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Unicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 98k LinkedIn followers — 8.0% of this cohort's audience · 37 engagements/post (1.7× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series C$70M
- Nov 2022Series B$70M
- Feb 2022Series B—
- Dec 2021Series B$60M
Founders & team
Investors
JPMorgan Chase, Blockchain Capital, Tapas Capital, Alumni Ventures, The MBA Fund, Green D Ventures
Tech stack
AngularApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#8
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2024$120Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2024
Provider of an AI-native application security platform for software systems. It analyzes repositories to understand system functionality, creating a unified view of code, infrastructure, and business logic. The platform identifies vulnerabilities, assesses impact, and filters out false positives. It also delivers ready-to-merge fixes aligned with development workflows. The platform integrates via API and learns from user feedback.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 17%Talent
top 28%AI
top 45%Global
bottom 48%Tech
bottom 45%Market
bottom 37%Funding: Raised $120M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
AI: Product described with: ai-native
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Chaseguard, BNY, Cisco, Cloudflare, Docker, Inc, JPMorganChase) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$80M
- Jan 2026Series A$40M
Founders & team
Investors
Accela, Alt Capital, BoxGroup, Liquid 2 Ventures, Mantis VC, SV Angel
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAstroCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#9
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 25 employees$81.8Mraised▾
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 25 employees
Provider of supply chain security platform for IT infrastructure components. The platform delivers inventory, vulnerability management, and threat detection at the component level. It hardens environments by remediating vulnerabilities in hardware and firmware components. The platform detects threats that evade endpoint detection and response. It enriches existing systems with component-level inventory, vulnerability, and threat data. The platform speeds up responses to supply chain incidents. It assists in meeting compliance requirements for firmware integrity.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 19%Funding
top 21%Growth
top 25%Product
top 25%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 41%News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 18 tracked, 3 types) · +167% YoY · 7 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $81.8M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series C$25M
- Jan 2025Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2024Series C$45M
- Aug 2022Series B$38M
Founders & team
Investors
AV8 Ventures, TransLink Capital, Mindset Ventures, Madrona, Ubiquity Ventures, Oregon Venture Fund
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#10
Series B · Palo Alto, California · founded 2016 · 21 employees$51.1Mraised▾
Series B · Palo Alto, California · founded 2016 · 21 employees
Provider of AI-powered facial authentication access control and security systems. The company offers solutions for biometric turnstiles, multi-factor authentication, and perimeter security. It serves industries including aviation, critical infrastructure, data centers, and financial services. The company's technology provides features such as tailgating detection, video at the door, and supports SIP based intercom. The systems integrate with existing access control infrastructure.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 20%News
top 21%Funding
top 25%AI
top 28%Moat
top 31%Talent
top 31%Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 28 tracked, 2 types) · +167% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $51.1M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series B (Apr 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Internal Legal Counsel
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series B$50M
- Sep 2022Series A$25M
- Apr 2021Series A$6.1M
- Apr 2020Series A$14M
Founders & team
Investors
Mucker, Johnson Controls, LDV Partners, HCVC, Ruvento Ventures, Hemi Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnt DesignCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Stream
#11
Series B · Palo Alto, California · founded 2020 · 100 employees$65Mraised▾
Series B · Palo Alto, California · founded 2020 · 100 employees
AI powered application security solutions. It provides orchestration of DevSecOps with auditing and reporting, and manages application security posture. The features of the product include network and customer data encryption using algorithms, data leak protection, password protection, key management, real-time issue identification, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%News
top 32%Growth
top 35%Tech
top 37%Moat
top 41%AI
top 45%Funding: Raised $65.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 10 tracked, 3 types) · Top themes: Funding, Capital raise
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 15k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$16M
- Dec 2023Series B$40M
- Nov 2022Series A$14M
- Jan 2022Seed$8M
Founders & team
Investors
Sierra Ventures, Tau Ventures, Z5 Capital, Highland Capital Partners, NGP Capital, Ballistic Ventures
Tech stack
6SenseAlpine.JsAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#12
SSI 🦄Series A · Palo Alto, California · founded 2024$1Braised▾
SSI 🦄
Series A · Palo Alto, California · founded 2024
Platform offering security solutions for AI models. The platform develops AI systems safe for human use. It aligns AI capabilities with human values for AI systems to not pose risks to society. Its safety measures are integrated from the outset.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 17%AI
top 20%Moat
top 25%Innovation
top 27%Talent
top 28%Patents
top 32%Funding: Raised $1.0B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2025)
AI: Classified as an AI company
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 51 patents · Unicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series A—
- Apr 2025Series A$2B
- Sep 2024Seed$1B
Founders & team
Investors
NFDG, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, DST Global, SV Angel, Greenoaks
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareHstsOpen GraphVercel
Funding & investor landscape
$49.1Btotal disclosed funding
957companies funded
2,414disclosed rounds
8rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Jakub Pavlik
Co-Founder & Head Of Engineering · Exaforce
Ankur Singla
Co-Founder & CEO · Exaforce
Yevgeny Dibrov
Co-Founder & CEO · Armis
Tom Thimot
CEO · AuthID
Anna Fridman
Co-Founder · Spring Labs
Adam Jiwan
Co-Founder & CEO · Spring Labs
Feross Aboukhadijeh
Founder & CEO · Socket
Aimei Wei
Founder · Stellar Cyber
Changming Liu
Co-Founder & CEO · Stellar Cyber
Rahul Raina
Co-Founder · TRM Labs
Esteban Castano
Co-Founder & CEO · TRM Labs
Andrea Michi
Co-Founder & CTO · DepthFirst
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,588,973 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Cybersecurity coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA · Networking & Security
How research on Cybersecurity in California is moving
A read on the academic research around Cybersecurity in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 143 papers.
USC, UC Davis, and UC Irvine lead California's cybersecurity research, focusing on network security and malware detection with a cautiously optimistic tone (mean stance 0.49, breakthroughs dominating).
143 papers · stance +0.49 · 46% breakthrough · 22% concern
top institutions
- University of Southern California22
- University of California, Davis15
- University of California, Irvine14
- University of California, Berkeley13
- University of California, Santa Barbara9
leading researchers
Manish Jain · Milind Tambe · Thomas La Porta · Jean Walrand · Patrick McDaniel · Stefan Achleitner
prism intelligence · tone & topics
76% positive · 17% critical tone
NetworkingComputer ScienceArtificial IntelligenceSoftware DevelopmentSoftwareGaming
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Breakthroughs60 · 42%
▲ 42%→43% share
▲1.0× share momentum4 median citations37% since 2021mostly methods-led
Intrusion detection system research is intensifying — papers doubled from 4 to 8, with anomaly detection newly emerging at 5 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Intrusion detection system4→8
Newly emergingAnomaly detection 0→5 · Benchmark (surveying) 0→3 · Adaptability 0→3
Landmark Enriching network security analysis with time travel · 99 cites
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Advancements41 · 29%
▲ 26%→33% share
▲1.3× share momentum2 median citations41% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements field-share rose 26%→33%; intrusion detection system papers grew from 3 to 4.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Intrusion detection system3→4
Landmark Cyber-Security for the Controller Area Network (CAN) Communication Protocol · 209 cites
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Concerns29 · 20%
▲ 18%→22% share
▲1.2× share momentum1 median citations38% since 2021mostly position pieces
Adversarial system research is newly emerging at 3 papers as computer security concerns lead with 18 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Computer security18
- Network security10
- Information security3
- Intrusion detection system3
- Incentive3
Newly emergingAdversarial system 0→3
Landmark BotFinder · 160 cites
Common questions
How many Cybersecurity companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 1967 indexable Cybersecurity companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Cybersecurity companies in California, United States?
The Cybersecurity companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $49.1B in disclosed equity funding across 957 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Cybersecurity company in California, United States?
Symantec is the highest-funded Cybersecurity company in California, United States, with $2.5B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Cybersecurity companies in California, United States are funded?
957 of the 1967 Cybersecurity companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Cybersecurity unicorns are there in California, United States?
42 Cybersecurity companies in California, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Cybersecurity companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Cybersecurity companies on this list include Y Combinator, Accel, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Plug and Play Tech Center.
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