Salt Security key facts
as of Oct 2026- Developer of a cybersecurity platform designed to protect application programming interfaces (APIs) that form the core of applications.
- Salt Security is valued at approximately $1.4B as of Oct 2026, set at its later-stage round, Feb 2022; nothing has traded since, per PrivateMarketView’s mark.
- It has raised $270.7M across 3 recorded rounds; the latest was Later Stage VC ($124.4M) in Jan 2022.
- Notable investors include Plug and Play Tech Center, Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Makai VC, MicroVentures — 25 tracked in total.
- Salt Security has filed 3 Form Ds with the SEC since 2018, most recently Feb 2022 ($124.4M sold to 11 investors).
- Status: Privately Held (backing).
Valued at $1.4B at its later-stage round, Feb 2022. Nothing has traded since.
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Salt Security funding rounds
3 roundsWho backs Salt Security
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Salt Security valuation
Salt Security was valued at $1.4 billion at its later-stage round in Feb 2022. That is the last priced event on record: no secondary trade or institutional fund mark has moved the figure since.
How much has Salt Security raised?
Salt Security has raised $271 million across 3 recorded rounds since 2018. The largest was a $68 million later-stage round in May 2021; the most recent was a $124 million later-stage round in Jan 2022.
Salt Security has filed 3 Form Ds with the SEC since 2018, most recently in Feb 2022 ($124 million sold to 11 investors).
Salt Security investors
25 investors are on record for Salt Security, including Plug and Play Tech Center, Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital and Makai VC. By type, the record holds 8 venture capital firms and 1 private equity firm. The later-stage round in Jan 2022 drew 11 investors.
About Salt Security
Developer of a cybersecurity platform designed to protect application programming interfaces (APIs) that form the core of applications. The company's patented tool uses machine learning and AI to automatically and continuously identify and provide protection, learns the granular behavior, and requires no configuration or customization to pinpoint and block attackers, enabling businesses to prevent the next generation of API attacks.
- Sector
- Information Technology
- HQ
- Palo Alto, CA, United States
- Founded
- 2016
- Employees
- 199
- Website
- salt.security/
- Ownership
- Privately Held (backing)
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