Last deal

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Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

19.09.2022

Date

3

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$271M

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Salt Security protects APIs with cloud-scale big data and AI.

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founded date

01.01.2016

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For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

Salt Security's API Protection Platform uses cloud-scale big data and AI to detect and prevent API attacks. It automatically discovers and inventories all APIs, provides real-time analysis and continuous insights, and offers remediation insights for development teams. The platform simplifies compliance, accelerates incident response, and prevents data exposure and account takeover. Customers include Home Depot, Ally, Equinix, and more. In its Series D round, Salt raised $140M at a valuation of $1.4 billion.
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Michelle McLean

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Michael Nicosia

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