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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
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QL Price

$1.2B
-9% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Contrast Security, published 2026-09-09 — 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 0.04
Secondary market print $1.2B 2026-06-27 weight 0.64
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 2026-09-09 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.
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 · 4y 11mo 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
First snapshot
trend accrues with monthly sweeps
Open roles
22
via careers page
Product-build share
59%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
product-led hiring — 59% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month22Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionSecurity12Legal & Policy3Finance & Strategy3Marketing1Support1Engineering1Sales & GTM1
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
![Contrast Security Logo![Contrast Application and API Security Testing (AST)Vulnerability risk prioritizationAPI securityApplication Security Posture Management (ASPM)Contrast Runtime Security Platform
Counted from Contrast Security's live job board as of 2026-08-17; 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.