Snyk

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Snyk Limited
Company type Private
Industry Computer security
Founded2015;9 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 London and Tel Aviv [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] [29] Qatar Investment Authority led the next funding round in December 2022, with Snyk raising close to $200 million. [30]

In December 2021, Bloomberg reported that Snyk was preparing for an IPO in 2022. [6] [31]

In January 2023, ServiceNow Inc. invested $25 million in Snyk. [32]

Products

The company's security products are designed to help software developers find weaknesses, violations, and vulnerabilities in their code. [33] The company's vulnerability database records security issues found in open-source software libraries, and corrects the code. [34] [35] [36] Security vulnerabilities are identified and addressed during the development process, before the software product is in use. [37] [38]

In 2023, Snyk launched an app, Snyk AppRisk, to help developers and teams collaborate with and monitor cybersecurity problems. [39]

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