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Contrast Security Closes $150M Series E Funding Led By Liberty Strategic Capital To Expand Leadership In Code Security

PRIVATENov 09, 2021

Amount Raised

$150 Million

Round Type

Series E

PleasantonInformation TechnologySoftwarePrivacy And Security

Description

Contrast Security, the leader in next-gen code security tools, today announced that it has closed $150M in a Series E round of funding at a greater than billion-dollar valuation. The oversubscribed round was led by Liberty Strategic Capital, founded by former Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, together with 100% participation from existing Contrast investors Warburg Pincus, Battery Ventures, General Catalyst, Microsoft's M-12 Fund, AXA Venture Partners and Acero Capital.

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Contrast Security raised $150 Million in a Series E round, dated November 9, 2021. Contrast Security is based in Pleasanton, California, United States.

How much did Contrast Security raise?
Contrast Security raised $150 Million in a Series E round on November 9, 2021.
What does Contrast Security do?
Contrast is a leading Application Security vendor that provides a unified Runtime Security platform that observes, tests and protects critical web applications and APIs in organizations around the world.
Where is Contrast Security based and how big is it?
Contrast Security is based in Pleasanton, California, United States.
Who are the decision-makers at Contrast Security?
Fundz holds 2 contacts at Contrast Security. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

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Who else raised in Privacy And Security and Software around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Contrast Security that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • ContraForce raised $2M (Seed) on December 21, 2021.
  • Adventr raised $5M (Seed) on December 20, 2021.
  • SkySafe raised $27M (Convertible Note) on December 17, 2021.
  • SkySafe raised $30M (Series B) on December 17, 2021.
  • Atmosec raised $6M (Seed) on December 15, 2021.
  • Noname Security raised $135M (Series C) on December 15, 2021.

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Company Information

Company

Contrast Security

Location

Pleasanton, California, United States

About

Contrast is a leading Application Security vendor that provides a unified Runtime Security platform that observes, tests and protects critical web applications and APIs in organizations around the world. Contrast's revolutionary technology enhances software to empower developers and protects against exploitation. The company's innovative, instrumentation-based approach embeds trust boundaries in the application for the most accurate and actionable security outcomes in a fully automated manner. Contrast's solutions help development and security teams realize measurable increases in developer velocity, improvements to security posture and optimized efficiency while saving time and money. Contrast's mission is to democratize software security and enable amazing Application Security outcomes.

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