Snyk

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Snyk Limited
Company type Private
Industry Computer security
Founded2015;10 years ago (2015)
Founders
  • Guy Podjarny
  • Danny Grander
  • Assaf Hefetz
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
,
U.S.
Key people
Peter McKay (CEO)
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$220 million (2023) [1]
Increase Negative.svg −US$176 million (2023) [1]
Number of employees
1,400 (2022) [2]
Website snyk.io

Snyk Limited is a developer-oriented cybersecurity company, specializing in securing custom-developed code, open-source dependencies and cloud infrastructure. It was founded in 2015 [3] out of Tel Aviv and London [4] and is headquartered in Boston. [5]

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History

Snyk was founded in 2015 by Guy Podjarny (Hebrew: גיא פודחרני), Assaf Hefetz (אסף חפץ), and Danny Grander, (דני גרנדר) [5] coming from Unit 8200, a SIGINT unit of the Israel Defense Forces. [6] [7] Podjarny started as CEO.

In July 2019, Peter McKay, one of the first investors, succeeded him, while Podjarny became president and chairman of the Board of Directors. [8]

In 2022, the company had approximately 1,400 employees. [2] It also has offices in Tel Aviv, Ottawa, Zurich and London. [9] [10]

Acquisitions

Snyk acquisitions include:

Financing

In 2016, the company initially raised $3 million. In March 2018, its Series A funding was $7 million. [25] In late 2019, it raised $70 million and a further $150 million in January 2020. [7] In September 2021, a $300 million Series F funding round valued the company at $8.5 billion. [26] [27] This came six months after a valuation of $4.7 billion. [28] Qatar Investment Authority led the next funding round in December 2022, with Snyk raising close to $200 million. [29]

In December 2021, Bloomberg reported that Snyk was preparing for an IPO in 2022. [6] [30]

In January 2023, ServiceNow Inc. invested $25 million in Snyk. [31]

Products

The company's security products are designed to help software developers find weaknesses, violations, and vulnerabilities in their code. [9] The company's vulnerability database records security issues found in open-source software libraries, and corrects the code. [32] [33] [34] Security vulnerabilities are identified and addressed during the development process, before the software product is in use. [35] [36]

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  2. 1 2 Gilead, Assaf (October 24, 2022). "Cybersecurity co Snyk lays off 14% of workforce". Globes .
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  5. 1 2 "15. Snyk". CNBC. May 25, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "THE ISRAELI CYBER COMPANY SNYK IS PREPARING FOR AN INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING", Israel Financial Insider, January 1, 2022
  7. 1 2 "Israeli cybersecurity co Snyk raises $150m", Globes, January 21, 2020
  8. ↑ Miller, Ron (July 17, 2019). "Snyk brings in new CEO to help lead future expansion". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Cybersecurity co Snyk raises $300m at $8.5b valuation". Globes. September 9, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  10. ↑ "One Team: An Interview with Snyk CEO Peter McKay". Comparably. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  11. ↑ Vizard, Mike (September 23, 2020). "Snyk Acquires DeepCode to Apply AI to DevSecOps". DevOps.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Supported languages, frameworks, and feature availability overview: Code analysis (Snyk Code)". Snyk Documentation. October 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  13. ↑ Krill, Paul (October 25, 2019). "DeepCode taps AI for code reviews". InfoWorld. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  14. ↑ "ETH AI spin-off DeepCode acquired by a unicorn in cybersecurity". ethz.ch. September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  15. 1 2 Moreira, Peter (January 27, 2021). "Halifax's Manifold Acquired by Snyk". Entrevestor. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  16. ↑ Sawers, Paul (May 21, 2021). "Snyk bolsters open source software security with FossID acquisition". VentureBeat . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  17. ↑ Thomas, Winston (September 3, 2021). "Why we need reimagine security cloud native". CDO Trends. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  18. ↑ "FossID is Reacquired from Snyk by Original Founders to Renew Focus on Open Source License Compliance Risk" . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  19. ↑ Hardcastle, Jessica Lyons (November 3, 2021). "Snyk Buys CloudSkiff as $600M Burns Holes in Its Pockets". SDX Central. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Snyk Agrees to Acquire CloudSkiff, Creators of driftctl". Dark Reading. October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  21. ↑ Ehrlich, Chris (April 4, 2022). "Snyk Acquires Developer Cloud Security Platform Fugue". Datamation . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  22. ↑ Alspach, Kyle (February 17, 2022). "Snyk expands into cloud security with acquisition of Fugue" . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  23. ↑ Alspach, Kyle (November 12, 2024). "Snyk Expands API Security Testing With Acquisition Of Probely". CRN. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  24. ↑ Novinson, Michael (November 12, 2024). "Snyk Acquires Probely to Strengthen API Security for AI Apps". Data Breach Today. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Snyk snares $7 million investment to help developers secure open source code". TechCrunch. March 6, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  26. ↑ Sawers, Paul (September 9, 2021). "Open source security scanning platform Snyk raises $300M". VentureBeat . Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  27. ↑ "Snyk Says $8.5B Valuation 'Validates Developer-Security Vision'". SDX Central. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
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  29. ↑ Primack, Dan (December 13, 2022). "Security startup Snyk raises big money at smaller valuation". Axios .
  30. ↑ Catie Roof, "Cybersecurity Startup Snyk Is Said to Plan 2022 IPO", Bloomberg, December 23, 2021
  31. ↑ Lin, Belle (January 24, 2023). "Cyber Startup Snyk Raises $25 Million From ServiceNow". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  32. ↑ "Snyk: 50% of security jobs unfilled… any solution predicated on devs 'becoming security experts is doomed'". The Register. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  33. ↑ Chernova, Yuliya (January 21, 2020). "Snyk's Skyrocketing Valuation Reflects Growing Interest in Late-Stage Enterprise Businesses". Wall Street Journal. Wall St Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  34. ↑ "UK-founded security unicorn snags $75M for digital transformation". UKTN. October 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  35. ↑ "Snyk takes application security to the developer's doorstep". Silicon Angle. December 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  36. ↑ "Local cybersecurity startup Snyk attracts $530 million in new cash". Boston Globe. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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