Top 10 Application Security startups

Updated: Jul 08, 2025
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These startups develop application security software for identifying code vulnerabilities, preventing unauthorized access and ensuring secure data handling.
1
Snyk
Country: USA | Funding: $1.2B
Snyk is a cloud native application security provider that enables millions of developers to build software securely.
2
Sonar
Country: Switzerland | Funding: $457M
SonarSource provides open-source and commercial code analyzers to help developers manage code quality.
3
Contrast Security
Country: USA | Funding: $269M
Contrast Security is a modernized application security, embedding code analysis, and attack prevention directly into the software.
4
Mend.io
Country: USA | Funding: $121.2M
Mend is a platform designed to automate open source security and compliance processes.
5
Veracode
Country: USA | Funding: $114.3M
Veracode provides cloud-based app intelligence and security verification services to protect critical data across software supply chains.
6
PortSwigger
Country: UK | Funding: €104.7M
PortSwigger Burp Suite is the leading toolkit for web application security testing.
7
Dazz
Country: USA | Funding: $110M
Dazz delivers unified security remediation across code, clouds, infrastructure, and applications for security and development teams.
8
Checkmarx
Country: USA | Funding: $92M
Checkmarx is a global leader in application security.
9
ProjectDiscovery
Country: USA | Funding: $26.7M
ProjectDiscovery is an open-source software that simplifies security operations for engineers and developers.
10
Synopsys
Country: USA
Synopsys is a software company providing electronic design automation (EDA), semiconductor IP, software quality, and security solutions.
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Fernando Lopez is a senior editor for SaaStartups. He joined the company after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb. Prior to his work as a reporter, Fernando worked in I.T. across a number of industries, including banking, retail and software. Fernando graduated from the University of Buenos Aires (Computer Science). He is more-than-averagely interested in photography and can often be found with a camera slung over his shoulder. He wrote a book about pitching startups to investors. You can contact Fernando at fernandolopez(at)saastartups(dot)com