Contrast Security
Contrast Security is a cybersecurity company specializing in Application Security, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Altos, United States. It has raised $269M in equity across 5 priced rounds, employs about 176 people, and is privately held.
updated Oct 11, 2026
Latest Contrast Security news and company activity
What Contrast Security did, dated — selected moves from the record, one per kind, newest first.
- Oct 2026RecognitionContrast Security Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape
- Sep 2026Exec changeFaya Peng Promoted to Chief Product Officer at Contrast Security
- Oct 2024Product launchContrast Security Launches Managed Application Security
- Feb 2019Funding round
Contrast Security Momentum score
37/ 100
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Contrast Security funding
Contrast Security has raised $269M in priced equity. Its most recent round was a Series E in November 2021.
- Equity raised
- $269M5 priced rounds
- Last round
- Series ENov 2021
Contrast Security employees and hiring
Contrast Security has about 176 employees, down 4% over the last 30 days.
- Employees
- 176
- 30-day change
- -4%
- Open roles
- 0
Contrast Security competitors
Security professionals most often compare Contrast Security against Miggo, Black Duck Software, Inc., and Datadog on cybersectools.com. 1 more is in the platform, with overlap scoring.
ranked by CybersecTools comparison demand, 90 days
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- Tech stackframeworks, clouds, security
