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Best Cybersecurity Companies in Portland, United States

The 41 best Cybersecurity companies in Portland, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Orca Security.

41companies tracked
$1.1Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
20have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CYBERSECURITY × PORTLAND

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

Ranked: Best Cybersecurity companies in Portland

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFoundedFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Orca Security 🦄
Platform offering cloud security solutions for businesses
$632M58 mo ago5002019Ori Russ
Founder And Ceo
WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+40—1 partnership
2Anitian
Provider of cloud compliance automation platform for SaaS companies
60Growth top 20%Funding top 25%Moat top 31%Innovation top 34%
All 9 signals ▾
Growthtop 20%
Fundingtop 25%
Moattop 31%
Innovationtop 34%
Producttop 34%
Techtop 48%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 30%
Newsbottom 21%
Growth: Headcount 14 → 27 (+93%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $71.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$71M21 mo ago27
27 → 29 (+7%)
1995—WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+29——
3Janrain
Customer identity management platform
$65M128 mo ago1182005————
4Twistlock
Comprehensive cloud security platform securing applications from code to cloud
$63M96 mo ago1202015————
5Gutsy
Cybersecurity solutions for businesses
$51M34 mo ago222022John Morello
CTO and Co-Founder
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6PlaceWare
Web conferencing services
$45M313 mo ago1531996George Garrick
ex- Chairman & CEO
—6 patents
Optimizing and securing network application performance, including audio and bidirectional streaming protocols.
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7IDX
Cloud-based solutions for identity protection and data security
$35M120 mo ago722003—SentryApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+1939 patents
Advanced ocular imaging and retinal analysis using parallel OCT and AI-driven diagnostics
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8Circle Media
Parental control device and app for managed internet and content access
$34M90 mo ago192013—Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+34——
9Pacific Star Communications
Network security solutions provider
$27M98 mo ago1262000————
10Tripwire
Provider of cloud security solutions for enterprises
$27M204 mo ago3331997—DrupalMariaDBPHP+27124 patents
Network security vulnerability assessment, prioritization, and asset inventory management solutions.
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11SignaCert
IT infrastructure integrity validation for improved performance, availability, and security
$20M128 mo ago122004——23 patents
Network trust scoring for endpoint access control and routing decisions
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12Iovation
Device based Identity fraud prevention network
$16M204 mo ago1302004——57 patents
Device fingerprinting and fraud detection for online authentication and network security.
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13Defendify
Platform offering cyber security suite solutions
$10M10 mo ago272017Rob Simopoulos
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressBugHerdMySQL+33—1 job opening
14RadarFirst
SaaS based incident management platform
$6M93 mo ago742014Don India
CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+34—1 launch
15DeepSurface
Provider of adversarial exposure validation and continuous threat exposure management
$6M54 mo ago182017————
16OnTheGo Platforms
Platforms offering recognition software for wearable devices
$4M129 mo ago102012————
17ZeroWall
Provider of security analytics solutions
$2M69 mo ago72020————
18GadgetTrak
Location tracking & device management & security
$180K189 mo ago—2007Ken Westin
Founder
———
19ThreshingFloor
Solution to identify and analyze cyber threats
$100K98 mo ago—2017Curt Barnard
Founder & CEO
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Top 12 Cybersecurity companies in Portland

#1
Series B · Portland, Maine · founded 2017 · 27 employees
$10.3Mraised
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Platform offering cyber security suite solutions. It helps to increase cybersecurity protection with multiple layers of security in one platform plus ongoing cybersecurity support and guided expertise. Helps with incident response planning and 24/7 active monitoring and containment.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: SDR Manager, SDR
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series B$1.4M
  • Jan 2025Series B$2.5M
  • May 2023Series A$2.4M
  • Aug 2022Series A$3.4M
Founders & team
Rob SimopoulosCo-Founder & CEOAndrew RinaldiCo-Founder
Investors
Maine Venture Fund, York IE, FreshTracks Capital, Maine Technology Institute, Wasabi Ventures, Coastal Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCookieyesElementorGoogle Tag ManagerHstsHttp/3
#2
Series D · Portland, Oregon · founded 1995 · 27 employees
$71Mraised
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Provider of cloud compliance automation platform for SaaS companies. The platform helps companies achieve compliance with security standards. It offers pre-built modules, document automation, and standardized processes. The company provides a pre-engineered cloud environment and platform. It also offers security technologies and security monitoring.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 20%
Funding
top 25%
Moat
top 31%
Innovation
top 34%
Product
top 34%
Tech
top 48%
Growth: Headcount 14 → 27 (+93%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $71.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series D (Nov 2024)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 7.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Series D$7M
  • Jan 2022Series B$55M
  • Mar 2019Series A$11M
Investors
ForgePoint Capital, Sageview Capital
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpYoast Seo PremiumYoast SeoWordpress Vip
#3
Series C · Portland, Oregon · founded 2019 · 500 employees
$632Mraised
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Platform offering cloud security solutions for businesses. The platform provides visibility across the cloud infrastructure and assets. It detects vulnerabilities, malware, and misconfigurations across the cloud environment. Its features include CSPM, container security, cloud detection, API security, and more. It caters its solution to industries such as retail, healthcare, finance, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 129k LinkedIn followers — 79.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Orca Security) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Series C$340M
  • Mar 2021Series C$210M
  • Dec 2020Series B$55M
  • May 2020Series A$20.5M
Founders & team
Ori RussFounder And CeoMatan GurCo-FounderGil GeronCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
GGV Capital, YL Ventures, SVCI, CapitalG, Redpoint Ventures, ICONIQ Growth
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosApple Icloud Mail
#4
Seed · Portland, Oregon · founded 2022 · 22 employees
$51Mraised
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Cybersecurity solutions for businesses. It helps organizations visualize and analyze security processes to understand event data. It uses process mining technology for continuous and automatic data analysis. It focuses on revolutionizing security governance.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Seed$51M
Founders & team
John MorelloCTO and Co-FounderBen BernsteinCEO & Co-FounderDima StopelVP R&D and Co-founder
Investors
YL Ventures, Mayfield, ForgePoint Capital
#5
Acqui-Hired · Portland, Oregon · founded 2005 · 118 employees
$64.6Mraised
▾

Customer identity management platform. It is a customer identity and access management software provider, offers a comprehensive platform for managing customer identities and authenticating users across various channels, enabling businesses to deliver personalized experiences and customer engagement.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2015Series D$27M
  • Jan 2013Series C$33M
  • Aug 2011Series B$380K
  • Dec 2010Conventional Debt$1M
Investors
Millennium Technology Value Partners, Split Rock Partners, EPIC Ventures, Emergence Capital, Anthem Venture Partners, RPM Ventures
#6
Acquired · Portland, Oregon · founded 2015 · 120 employees
$63.1Mraised
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Comprehensive cloud security platform securing applications from code to cloud. It offers a unified platform to secure every stage of the application lifecycle, prioritizing and eliminating risks across code, infrastructure, and runtime environments. The platform provides developer-friendly code security, infrastructure protection, and real-time threat detection, leveraging AI to analyze events and detect attacks. It helps organizations secure AI-powered applications, manage data risks, and automate security operations. The platform delivers visibility, enables rapid risk prioritization, and facilitates guided investigations and response, empowering security teams to proactively defend against evolving cloud threats. It offers cloud-based security services, threat intelligence, and incident response capabilities. It is a B2B, SaaS, and software company.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2018Series C$33M
  • Apr 2017Series B$17M
  • Jul 2016Series A$10M
  • May 2015Seed$3.1M
Investors
Rally Ventures, Ten Eleven Ventures, YL Ventures, Polaris Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, ICONIQ Growth
#7
Acquired · Portland, Oregon · founded 2013 · 19 employees
$33.5Mraised
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Parental control device and app for managed internet and content acces. It is a parental control solution that enables families to manage screen time and internet access across all connected devices. The platform provides features such as filtering, time limits, and bedtime controls to help parents keep their children safe online. With this, parents can set custom rules and restrictions for each family member, promoting a healthy balance between online and offline activities. By providing parental control solution, it aims to help families create a safer and more responsible online environment.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2019Series B$20M
  • Jul 2017Series A$2M
  • May 2017Series A$10M
  • Jan 2017Seed$100K
Investors
NETGEAR, T-Mobile, Relay Ventures, Third Kind Venture Capital, Sky, Hedgewood
Tech stack
Amazon PayAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple PayApplovin
#8
Acquired · Portland, Oregon · founded 2003 · 72 employees
$35.2Mraised
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Cloud-based solutions for identity protection and data security. The features of the product include data privacy, secure access control, secure browsing, tracking blocker, continuous monitoring across the dark web, social, and public information sites, dark web monitoring, data breach response, etc.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2016Conventional Debt$14.5M
  • Aug 2016Series B$27.5M
  • Jan 2016Series A$5M
  • Feb 2013Series A$2.1M
Investors
Rogue Venture Partners, Escalate Capital Partners, Comerica, Peloton Equity, Sandbox Industries, ForgePoint Capital
Tech stack
6SenseAct-OnAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud Mail
#9
Acquired · Portland, Oregon · founded 2000 · 126 employees
$27.4Mraised
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Pacific Star Communications is a network security solutions provider. It provides a technology-based system integrator that provides communications solutions to military, government and commercial sectors. The IQ-Core Software and hardware technology and integration provide secure, command, control, and communications systems.

Funding rounds
  • 2018Series D—
  • Jan 2011Series D$200K
  • Jun 2009Series D$7.3M
  • Oct 2008Convertible Debt$3.1M
Investors
Chart Venture Partners, Steelpoint Capital, Fluke Venture Partners, InvestAmerica Venture Group, Benaroya, Endeavour
Tech stack
DrupalMariadbPhpJw PlayerVarnishNginx
#10
Acquired · Portland, Oregon · founded 1996 · 153 employees
$45.3Mraised
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PlaceWare is a leader in real-time “carrier class,” multimedia platform and application services for Web-based communication and collaboration, both inside and outside corporate firewalls. Placeware can be used for Web-based collaboration presentations and e-learning sessions. PlaceWare was acquired by Microsoft in April, 2003 and its core product was renamed Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2000Series C$26.5M
  • Sep 1999Series B$18.8M
Founders & team
George Garrickex- Chairman & CEO
Investors
Bank of America, HP, TransCosmos, Gabriel Venture Partners, InterWest Partners, Apex Venture Partners
#11
Acquired · Portland, Oregon · founded 2004 · 12 employees
$20Mraised
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IT infrastructure integrity validation for improved performance, availability, and security. The company offers solutions for continuous IT infrastructure validation, ensuring elements match standards for maximum business value. Their approach focuses on identifying deviations from correct states, automating problem identification and accelerating recovery. They enable organizations to achieve high IT maturity through automation, improving IT productivity by reducing unnecessary alerts and allowing focus on strategic projects. This leads to reduced risk through early problem detection and continuous compliance. Their software provides actionable alerts at a fraction of the cost of traditional tools. They offer solutions for file integrity monitoring, compliance, and security. They cater to various sectors, including insurance, managed security services, online banking, healthcare, and education. Their core offering is a software solution that validates IT infrastructure integrity, providing continuous compliance and improved security.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2015Series B$1.4M
  • Jan 2015Venture Debt$4M
  • Dec 2014Conventional Debt$1.6M
  • Oct 2014Series B$658.7K
Investors
Intel Capital, SmartForest Ventures, DCM Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Fortress, Garage Technology Ventures
#12
Acquired · Portland, Oregon · founded 1997 · 333 employees
$26.6Mraised
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Provider of cloud security solutions for enterprises. It detects, prevents, and responds to cybersecurity threats in enterprises, service providers, and government agencies. The solutions are based on asset visibility and endpoint intelligence combined with business-context and enable security automation through enterprise integration. It provides security solutions that include cloud security, web application security, incident detection and forensics, data security, insider threat detection, configuration and policy management, file integrity monitoring, vulnerability management, and log intelligence.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2009Series D—
  • Jul 2003Series D$8.3M
  • May 2002Series C$9.3M
  • Feb 2000Series B$9M
Investors
IVP, Comcast Ventures, Advanced Technology Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, ClearLight Partners, Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown

Funding & investor landscape

$1.1Btotal disclosed funding
19companies funded
70disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Rogue Venture Partners5 rounds
ForgePoint Capital4 rounds
YL Ventures3 rounds
EPIC Ventures2 rounds
Fluffco2 rounds
Garage Technology Ventures2 rounds
ICONIQ Growth2 rounds
Ideaship2 rounds
Intel Capital2 rounds
Lauder Partners2 rounds

Notable founders

Rob Simopoulos
Co-Founder & CEO · Defendify
Andrew Rinaldi
Co-Founder · Defendify
Ori Russ
Founder And Ceo · Orca Security
Matan Gur
Co-Founder · Orca Security
John Morello
CTO and Co-Founder · Gutsy
Ben Bernstein
CEO & Co-Founder · Gutsy
George Garrick
ex- Chairman & CEO · PlaceWare
Don India
CEO · RadarFirst
Ken Westin
Founder · GadgetTrak
Mark Garrison
CEO · GadgetTrak
Curt Barnard
Founder & CEO · ThreshingFloor
Dash Lavine
CEO · Concord
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 SIGNALS · United States

How research on Cybersecurity is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Cybersecurity — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 3,240 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 22% → 38% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Purdue University West Lafayette85
  • Northeastern University82
  • Film Independent58
  • Georgia Institute of Technology46
  • DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory41
leading researchers
Crypto Education Research Lab · Ehab Al‐Shaer · Quanyan Zhu · Nathaniel D. Bastian · Freederia AI Researcher · Charles Kamhoua · Jin-Hee Cho · Guofei Gu
▲ Breakthroughs1,292 · 40%
▲ 37%→45% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations58% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (37%→45% of field), led by Intrusion detection system.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Intrusion detection system94→301
  • Anomaly detection30→107
  • Key (lock)11→84
  • Internet of Things2→61
  • Artificial neural network2→57
Newly emergingAdversarial system 0→32 · Reinforcement learning 0→31 · Convolutional neural network 0→26
Landmark BotMiner: clustering analysis of network traffic for protocol- and structure-independent botnet detection · 1,021 cites
◆ Advancements1,121 · 35%
▼ 36%→32% share
▼0.9× share momentum2 median citations48% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (36%→32% of field), led by Intrusion detection system.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Intrusion detection system97→202
  • Artificial neural network3→47
  • Anomaly detection25→61
  • Internet of Things1→33
  • Support vector machine8→38
Newly emergingRandom forest 0→28 · Convolutional neural network 0→18 · Adversarial system 0→16
Landmark Machine Learning DDoS Detection for Consumer Internet of Things Devices · 628 cites
▼ Concerns554 · 17%
▼ 18%→16% share
▼0.9× share momentum1 median citations49% since 2021mostly position pieces
Concerns are cooling (18%→16% of field), led by Key (lock).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Key (lock)6→39
  • Intrusion detection system13→45
  • Exploit9→30
  • Malware6→26
  • Adversarial system1→19
Newly emergingInternet of Things 0→16 · Resilience (materials science) 0→14 · Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution 0→8
Landmark A Deep Learning Approach for Network Intrusion Detection System · 1,188 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where cybersecurity is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Boston107 · +0.58
Hot · Network securityAdvancing · Data miningOpportunity · Adversarial systemConcern · Computer security
New York52 · +0.53
Hot · SophisticationAdvancing · Intrusion detection systemOpportunity · Computer security modelConcern · Software
Atlanta47 · +0.57
Hot · Domain (mathematical analysis)Advancing · MalwareOpportunity · Cloud computingConcern · Computer network
Pittsburgh36 · +0.49
Hot · Computer securityAdvancing · AdversaryOpportunity · BackdoorConcern · Computer network
Los Angeles34 · +0.51
Hot · Game theoryAdvancing · AdversaryOpportunity · EncryptionConcern · Computer security
Philadelphia33 · +0.59
Hot · Software-defined networkingAdvancing · Distributed computingOpportunity · Anomaly detectionConcern · Network security
SF Bay Area31 · +0.56
Hot · Game theoryAdvancing · Resilience (materials science)Opportunity · Denial-of-service attackConcern · Computer security
Seattle21 · +0.56
Hot · Anomaly detectionAdvancing · Internet of ThingsOpportunity · Malware
Chicago21 · +0.46
Hot · Information securityAdvancing · Intrusion detection systemOpportunity · Key (lock)Concern · Computer security
Ann Arbor21 · +0.56
Hot · Software deploymentAdvancing · ExploitOpportunity · Cloud computing
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing cybersecurity patents in the United States

United States cybersecurity patent filing is accelerating — 237,304 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by IBM, Microsoft, Intel; annual filings 18790→23467.

237,304 filings8,000 assigneespeak 26548/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • IBM27110
  • Microsoft22601
  • Intel12666
  • Google8565
  • Qualcomm7612
  • Apple6755
  • Hewlett Packard Development5761
  • Capital One Services4646

Common questions

How many Cybersecurity companies are there in Portland, United States?
Radar tracks 41 indexable Cybersecurity companies headquartered in Portland, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Cybersecurity companies in Portland, United States?
The Cybersecurity companies in Portland, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.1B in disclosed equity funding across 19 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Cybersecurity company in Portland, United States?
Orca Security is the highest-funded Cybersecurity company in Portland, United States, with $632M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Cybersecurity companies in Portland, United States are funded?
19 of the 41 Cybersecurity companies in Portland, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Cybersecurity unicorns are there in Portland, United States?
1 Cybersecurity company in Portland, United States on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Portland, United States Cybersecurity companies?
The most active investors in Portland, United States Cybersecurity companies on this list include Rogue Venture Partners, ForgePoint Capital, YL Ventures, EPIC Ventures, Fluffco.
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