# Laminar (acquired by Rubrik)

> Founded in 2020 by Amit Shaked and Oran Avraham, Laminar developed an agentless cloud data security platform that discovers and classifies sensitive data, prioritizes exposure, maps access, and detects suspicious activity. Rubrik acquired the company in August 2023; its technology continues within Rubrik Data Security Posture Management and Rubrik Security Cloud.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Amit Shaked (Co-founder and CEO at acquisition), Oran Avraham (Co-founder and CTO at acquisition)
- **Products:** Laminar Cloud Data Security Platform, Data Landscape Intelligence, Data Security Posture Management, Data Access Governance, Data Detection and Response
- **Notable:** US$67 million in total funding by June 2022., Added Data Access Governance and Data Detection and Response in July 2023., Added SharePoint Online and Google BigQuery support in July 2023 alongside AWS, Azure, GCP, and Snowflake.

## Products & services

- **Laminar Cloud Data Security Platform** — Agentless, asynchronous discovery, classification, risk prioritization, and monitoring for cloud data; CEO dates general availability to February 2022.
- **Data Landscape Intelligence** — Contextual inventory of known and unknown cloud data assets, including shadow data.
- **Data Security Posture Management** — Assess sensitive data against policies and prioritize violations using sensitivity, exposure, volume, and posture.
- **Data Access Governance** — Analyze user and machine access to sensitive data to support least privilege and reduce exposure.
- **Data Detection and Response** — Monitor suspicious access and anomalous data activity; alert teams to possible leaks and active threats.
- **Privacy and Compliance** — Map sensitive data and policy findings to regulatory requirements and support compliance reporting.
- **Rubrik Data Security Posture Management** — Successor offering integrating Laminar technology into Rubrik’s cyber posture portfolio and Security Cloud.

## Achievements

- US$67 million in total funding by June 2022.
- Added Data Access Governance and Data Detection and Response in July 2023.
- Added SharePoint Online and Google BigQuery support in July 2023 alongside AWS, Azure, GCP, and Snowflake.
- Finalist in the Data Security category of the 2023 CRN Tech Innovator Awards.
- Acquired by Rubrik in August 2023.
- Rubrik reports 7 PB discovered, classified, and secured and 90% more visibility for one anonymous fintech customer.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Rubrik’s July 22 Microsoft 365 DSPM update describes AI-assisted classification, labeling, and access controls for oversharing and Copilot readiness; this is a successor-product update, not a standalone Laminar launch.
- **2025-03** — Rubrik’s FY2025 SEC business-combinations note reiterates US$104.9 million acquisition-date fair value of purchase consideration.
- **2024-04** — Rubrik describes DSPM, formerly Laminar, as a way to identify sensitive data consumed by AI systems.
- **2024-03** — Rubrik Enterprise Proactive Edition extended the DSPM proposition across cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments.

## Links

- Website: https://www.laminarsecurity.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/laminar-security
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/laminarsec
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnERymn4lFeLh17AjayEOuA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rubrikinc

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Last updated: 2026-10-03