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Contrast Security

Developer of a security software platform intended to protect applications against cyber-attacks.
Developer of a security software platform intended to protect applications against cyber-attacks.
Network Management Software 📍 Pleasanton, CA Founded 2014
Current Valuation
$1.4B
as of 2021-Q4
UNICORN

QL Price

$1.2B
-9% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Contrast Security, published 2026-11-12 — below the last disclosed round of $1.4B (2021-Q4).
Confidence
medium
Basis
secondary led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round $1.4B 2021-Q4 weight 0.03
Secondary market print $1.2B 2026-06-27 weight 0.44
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Contrast Security since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-11-12 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
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IPO Outlookprivate

Is Contrast Security going public?
No. Contrast Security is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Contrast Security's valuation in 2026?
Contrast Security is valued at $1.4B as of 2021-Q4, set by its Series E ($150M, Oct 2021). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Contrast Security filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Contrast Security.
How much has Contrast Security raised?
Contrast Security has raised $272M in total, most recently a Series E of $150M in Oct 2021.
Is Contrast Security publicly traded — can you buy Contrast Security stock?
No. Contrast Security is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Contrast Security on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
How to actually get exposure to Contrast Security →
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.

Company Profile

Founded
2014
HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Employees
298
Total Raised
$272M
Last Round
Series E — $150M (Oct 2021)
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series E · $150M · 5y 1mo ago
privateTotal raised $272M

Secondary Market

Implied price / share
$15
Last round price / share
$16.57
vs last round
-9.5%
Open interest
1
Last round price vs secondary price
Last round vs current secondary price per share$16.57Last round$15.00Current
Secondary price return by period
Secondary market period returns3-month-6.3%6-month+23.7%1-year-6.3%All-time-6.3%
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series E$150MOct 2021—$1.4B

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
▼ Hiring downtrend
-48% vs 2026-09
Open roles
12
via careers page
Product-build share
58%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
tightening
product-led hiring — 58% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
Open roles trending down; no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month22Aug '2623Sep '2612Oct '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionSecurity6Marketing1Support1Finance & Strategy1Engineering1Sales & GTM1Legal & Policy1
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
![Contrast SecurityContrast ASTFind and fix vulnerabilitiesContrast Runtime Security PlatformContrast Application and API Security Testing (AST)A DevSecOps buyer's guide for application securityProduct and engineering
Counted from Contrast Security's live job board as of 2026-10-16; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
SoftwareSecurityEnterprise ApplicationsDeveloper ToolsCyber SecurityCloud Security
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2021-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.