Contrast Security
Application Security Platform
Fully distributed
There is no central office. All members of the team work remotely.
👥201-500
📍Los Altos, California, United States
Contrast Security

About Contrast Security

About Contrast Security
About Contrast Security
About Contrast Security
About Contrast Security
About Contrast Security
Contrast Security is a modernized application security, embedding code analysis, and attack prevention directly into the software.

What Contrast Security is building

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Contrast Security product / service
Contrast Security product / service
Contrast Security product / service
Contrast Security product / service
modernized application security, embedding code analysis and attack prevention directly into software

Technologies used at Contrast Security

Front-end (5)
Back-end (1)
KotlinKotlin
JavaJava
JavascriptJavascript
AngularAngular
ReactReact

Company culture

Act with Integrity

We do the right thing for our people, customers, and shareholders—our actions matter.

Innovate

We build amazing products that disrupt and set new industry standards in application security. We solve challenging problems and continue to improve the quality and scalability of our products and processes—progress and excellence matters.

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Funding rounds

Total Funding

Total Funding

$269M
Last funding round type

Last funding round type

Series E
Company type

Company type

For Profit

Contrast Security news and updates

Contrast Security, Inc launched Open Source Software Sponsorship Program on Nov 29th 22'.

Contrast Security (Contrast), the code security platform built for developers and trusted by security, today announced its new Open Source Software (OSS) Sponsorship Program which will financially support the developers of open source projects to help augment proprietary code developed in-house and to accelerate time-to-market.

Nov 29, 2022 | prnewswire.com

Liberty 77 Capital invests into Contrast Security, Inc in $150M

During its Series E funding round, Contrast Security raised $150 million led by Liberty Strategic Capital.

Oct 6, 2022 | zeepost.org

Contrast Security, Inc recognized as Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion on Oct 1st 22'.

Contrast Security ( Contrast ), the leader in code security that empowers developers to secure as they code, today announced that it has signed on as a Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion for the second consecutive year.

Oct 1, 2022 | ksnt.com

Contrast Security, Inc hired Tom Kellermann as Senior Vice President of Cyber Strategy on Aug 24th 22'.

Ex- VMware cybersecurity head Tom Kellermann is moving to Contrast Security where he will assume the role of SVP of cyber strategy.

Aug 24, 2022 | sdxcentral.com

Contrast Security, Inc launched Contrast Secure Code Learning Hub program on Dec 13th 22'.

Contrast Security ( Contrast ), the code security platform built for developers and trusted by security, today announced the launch of its developer-focused security education program, Contrast Secure Code Learning Hub, and its developer-centered community forum, Contrast Community, both created to mitigate vulnerable coding.

Aug 11, 2022 | prnewswire.com

Contrast Security, Inc hires Ben Goodman as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Alliances

Contrast Security announced the appointment of Ben Goodman, who will serve as the company’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Alliances.

Jul 14, 2022 | helpnetsecurity.com

Contrast Security, Inc partnered with Red Hat Inc on Mar 29th 22'.

Contrast Security ( Contrast ), the leader in code security that empowers developers to secure-as-they code, today announced its partnership with Red Hat to enable OpenShift users to deploy secure, containerized applications by integrating within native continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

Jan 1, 2022 | prnewswire.com

Contrast Security, Inc launched cloud-native automation for users leveraging Red Hat OpenShift on Apr 22nd 22'.

Contrast Security ( Contrast ), the leader in code security that empowers developers to secure-as-they code, today announced the introduction of cloud-native automation for users leveraging Red Hat OpenShift, the industry's leading enterprise Kubernetes platform.

Jan 1, 2022 | darkreading.com

Contrast Security, Inc recognized as Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Application Security Testing, Code Analytics on May 3rd 22'.

Contrast Security ( Contrast ), a leader in code security that empowers developers to secure-as-they code, today announced it was named a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Application Security Testing, Code Analytics, and Software Composition Analysis 2022 Vendor Assessment — Coordinating Security and Quality for Resilience and DevSecOps (doc #US47097521, March 2022 ).

Jan 1, 2022 | prnewswire.com

Contrast Security, Inc recognized as Gartner in the "Visionaries" Quadrant in the new "Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing" for 2022 on May 10th 22'.

Contrast Security (Contrast), the leader in code security that empowers developers to secure-as-they code, today announced it was named by Gartner in the "Visionaries" Quadrant in the new "Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing" for 2022.

Jan 1, 2022 | prnewswire.com

Contrast Security, Inc recognized as Visionary in Magic Quadrant 2022

Contrast Security has been recognized as a Visionary in Magic Quadrant 2022.

Jan 1, 2022 | trendingintesting.com

Contrast Security, Inc receives award 2022 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards gold winner in the Serverless category

Contrast Security (Contrast), the leader in code security that empowers developers to secure-as-they code, has been named a 2022 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards gold winner in the Serverless category for its Contrast Serverless Application Security solution as well as a gold winner in the Application Security category for its Contrast Secure Code Platform.

Jan 1, 2022 | prnewswire.com

Contrast Security, Inc receives award 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for the 3rd year in a row for Application Security Testing

Contrast was also named a 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for the 3rd year in a row for Application Security Testing.

Jan 1, 2022 | prnewswire.com

Contrast Security, Inc recognized as Trust Award finalist in the Best Web Application Solution category at 2022 SC Awards on May 26th 22'.

Contrast Security (Contrast), the leader in code security that empowers developers to secure-as-they code, announced today that it has been recognized as a Trust Award finalist in the Best Web Application Solution category for the 2022 SC Awards.

Jan 1, 2022 | prnewswire.com

Contrast Security, Inc launched security scanning tool on Jun 2nd 22'.

Coming June 2, Contrast Security will be unveiling its newest security scanning tool designed for developers by security experts: CodeSec.

Jan 1, 2022 | securityboulevard.com

Contrast Security, Inc launched CodeSec on Jun 2nd 22'.

Contrast Security, the code security company that enables developers to secure while they code, today unveiled a new code scanning tool, CodeSec by Contrast Security.

Jan 1, 2022 | sdtimes.com

Contrast Security, Inc recognized as Elite 80

Contrast was recognized as an Elite 80 for its Contrast Secure Code Platform that ignites innovation velocity.

Jan 1, 2022 | prnewswire.com

Contrast Security, Inc launched software composition analysis capabilities to free in CodeSec on Aug 4th 22'.

App security tools provider Contrast Security has added software composition analysis (SCA) capabilities to its free in CodeSec "developer-first" scanner, the company announced this week.

Jan 1, 2022 | adtmag.com

Contrast Security, Inc launched enhanced application programming interface on Aug 9th 22'.

Contrast Security ( Contrast ), the leader in code security that empowers developers to secure as they code, today announced its enhanced application programming interface (API) security capabilities within the Contrast Secure Code Platform.

Jan 1, 2022 | prnewswire.com

Contrast Security, Inc launched vulnerability scanning and runtime application self-protection platform on Aug 16th 22'.

Contrast Security has fully extended its vulnerability scanning and runtime application self-protection (RASP) platform to now include application programming interfaces (APIs).

Jan 1, 2022 | devops.com

Contrast Security raises $150M to advance application security

Contrast Security announced that it has closed $150M in a Series E round of funding at a greater than billion-dollar valuation.

Nov 11, 2021 | Help Net Security

Contrast Security expands its cybersecurity tech to new markets with $150M

Contrast Security, a Los Altos, California-based company developing app security and embedded code analysis technologies, today announced that it raised $150 million in a series E round led by Liberty Strategic Capital, former treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin’s venture firm. The funding — which values the company at “greater than one billion dollars,” according to a spokesperson — saw participation from existing Contrast investors Warburg Pincus, Battery Ventures, General Catalyst, Microsoft’s M12 Fund, AXA Venture Partners, and Acero Capital.

Nov 9, 2021 | VentureBeat

Contrast Security Recognized for the Third Consecutive Year as the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for Application Security Testing

Contrast Security, the leader in next-gen software security, today announced that it was named a Customers' Choice in the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer: Application Security Testing report for the third consecutive year.

Nov 3, 2021 | PR Newswire
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