# Orca Security

> Orca Security is an enterprise cloud-security company whose agentless platform connects to cloud accounts, inventories workloads and services, correlates configuration, identity, vulnerability, data and runtime signals, and ranks the attack paths that deserve attention. Founded in 2019 by eight former Check Point executives and architects, Orca turned its patented SideScanning approach into a broad cloud-native application protection platform, then expanded into application and AI security and AI-assisted remediation.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Portland, United States
- **Founders:** Gil Geron (CEO & Co-Founder), Avi Shua (Chief Innovation Officer & Co-Founder), Ety Spiegel Hubara (Co-Founder), Hadas Amitay (Co-Founder), Liran Antebi (Co-Founder), Matan Ben-Gur (Chief Architect & Co-Founder), Shay Filosof (Co-Founder), Wagde Zabit (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 500 employees as of March 2026 according to Forbes; the supplied company data lists 460.
- **Products:** Orca Cloud Security Platform, SideScanning, Unified Data Model and Risk Prioritization, Orca Sensor, Orca AI
- **Notable:** Reached a $1.2 billion valuation in March 2021 and a $1.8 billion valuation in October 2021., Raised nearly $630 million in combined funding according to Orca., Won the 2022 AWS Global Security Partner of the Year award.

## Products & services

- **Orca Cloud Security Platform** — A unified CNAPP that inventories and correlates cloud configuration, workloads, vulnerabilities, identities, data, APIs, compliance and threats across major cloud platforms and Kubernetes.
- **SideScanning** — Patented agentless technology that reads cloud workload block storage and configuration metadata out of band, reducing per-workload installation and performance overhead.
- **Unified Data Model and Risk Prioritization** — A contextual graph connecting assets, identities, exposure, vulnerabilities and sensitive data to surface attack paths and prioritize consequential findings.
- **Orca Sensor** — Runtime observability and protection for use cases where live telemetry complements the platform's agentless-first coverage.
- **Orca AI** — AI capabilities for investigation, reasoning, remediation guidance and autonomous security workflows within the platform.
- **Application and AI Security** — Capabilities spanning infrastructure-as-code and repository analysis, AI security posture, models, services, agents and cloud-connected AI applications.
- **AI AppGen Security** — Discovery and governance for applications employees build on AI-powered platforms outside conventional development pipelines; announced for general availability later in 2026.
- **AI Code Security Auditor** — AI-driven full-repository static analysis intended to find and prioritize exploitable code risks; announced for general availability later in 2026.

## Achievements

- Reached a $1.2 billion valuation in March 2021 and a $1.8 billion valuation in October 2021.
- Raised nearly $630 million in combined funding according to Orca.
- Won the 2022 AWS Global Security Partner of the Year award.
- Received FedRAMP Moderate authorization, listed effective February 2025.
- Named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave for CNAPP, Q1 2026.
- Recognized by GigaOm as a CNAPP Leader in 2025.
- Built a verified GitHub organization with open-source cloud and AI security projects, including AIGoat.
- Analyzed more than 1,200 production cloud environments for its 2026 State of AI Security research.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Orca's government cloud platform received FedRAMP Moderate authorization.
- **2025-05** — Orca acquired remediation-automation startup Opus for an undisclosed amount, adding its team and agentic workflow technology.
- **2025-11** — The Orca platform became available through Oracle Cloud Marketplace.
- **2025-12** — Orca appointed longtime Check Point product leader Gera Dorfman as chief product officer.
- **2026-03** — Orca announced autonomous agents and runtime AI threat detection, signed a strategic collaboration agreement with AWS and appointed Rachel Nislick CMO.
- **2026-04** — Orca expanded channel distribution through TD SYNNEX and published cloud research on credential leaks and Log4Shell exposure.
- **2026-07** — Orca integrated with Claude's Compliance API, announced AI AppGen Security and AI Code Security Auditor, and signed QBS Software for expanded EMEA distribution.

## Links

- Website: https://orca.security
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/orca-security
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OrcaSec
- GitHub: https://github.com/orcasecurity
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/orcasecurity
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/lifeatorca/

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Last updated: 2026-08-21