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§ Private Profile · Palo Alto, CA, USA
Protects organizations from getting breached through their APIs.
Salt Security has raised $280.0M across 6 funding rounds.
Key people at Salt Security.
Salt Security was founded in 2016 by Roey Eliyahu (Founder/CEO) and Michael Nicosia (Founder).
Salt Security has raised $280.0M in total across 6 funding rounds.
Salt Security protects the APIs that form the core of every modern application. Its patented API Protection Platform is the only API security solution that combines the power of cloud-scale big data and time-tested ML/AI to detect and prevent API attacks. By correlating activities across millions of APIs and users over time, Salt delivers deep context with real-time analysis and continuous insights for API discovery, attack prevention, and shift-left practices. Deployed quickly and seamlessly integrated within existing systems, the Salt platform gives customers immediate value and protection, so they can innovate with confidence and accelerate their digital transformation initiatives.
Salt pioneered API security and is the industry leader for API security with a proven record of success. You can watch a 90-second overview video of the Salt Security API Protection Platform here: https://youtu.be/Z5nzavnBJj4
Salt Security is a cybersecurity company that protects organizations from breaches through their APIs by providing an AI-driven API Protection Platform. The platform uses patented machine learning and big data analytics to automatically discover, monitor, and secure APIs across their entire lifecycle, detecting and stopping attacks in real time without requiring manual configuration. Salt Security serves enterprises undergoing digital transformation, helping them prevent data exposure, regulatory penalties, and brand damage caused by API vulnerabilities. The company has demonstrated strong growth, raising over $270 million in funding and achieving a valuation of $1.4 billion, supported by top investors like Sequoia Capital and CapitalG[1][2][3].
Founded in 2016 by Roey Eliyahu and other Israeli Defense Forces alumni with cybersecurity expertise, Salt Security emerged from the recognition that APIs, which now account for 83% of web traffic, are a critical attack surface often overlooked by traditional security tools. Early traction came from pioneering the first patented AI-based API security solution that continuously identifies vulnerabilities and blocks attackers even during reconnaissance phases. This innovation positioned Salt as a market leader, recognized by Gartner and Forrester, and enabled partnerships with platforms like MuleSoft to enhance API security strategies[1][3][4].
Salt Security rides the critical trend of API-driven digital transformation, where APIs have become the backbone of modern applications and services. As APIs increasingly dominate web traffic and expose sensitive data, the timing for advanced API security solutions is urgent. Market forces such as rising API breaches, regulatory scrutiny, and the shift to cloud-native architectures favor Salt’s AI-powered approach. By pioneering automated, continuous API protection, Salt influences the cybersecurity ecosystem by setting new standards for API visibility, threat detection, and developer-friendly remediation, enabling safer innovation at scale[1][4].
Looking ahead, Salt Security is poised to expand its leadership by deepening AI capabilities, broadening integrations, and scaling globally to address the growing API security market. Trends like increased API adoption in IoT, fintech, and healthcare, alongside evolving regulatory frameworks, will shape its journey. Salt’s influence is likely to grow as it helps organizations shift security left into development and embed continuous protection into API lifecycles, making secure digital innovation the norm rather than the exception[1][2][4]. This aligns with its mission to protect the core of modern applications and empower enterprises to innovate confidently.
Key people at Salt Security.
Salt Security has raised $280.0M across 6 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $140.0M Series D in February 2022.
Salt Security was founded in 2016 by Roey Eliyahu (Founder/CEO) and Michael Nicosia (Founder).
Salt Security has raised $280.0M in total across 6 funding rounds.
Salt Security's investors include CapitalG, Allegion Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Aya, Bond, C2 Investment, Coatue, Cyberstarts VC, S28 Capital, S Capital VC, Sequoia Capital, SNR.
