Discern Security - About the company
Discern Security is a series A company based in Sunnyvale (United States), founded in 2023 by Sai Venkataraman, Santhosh Purathepparambil and Rohan Puri. It operates as an AI based platform for the management of security policies. Discern Security has raised $16M in funding from ForgePoint Capital. The company has 85 active competitors, including 23 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Obsidian Security, Spin Systems and Nudge Security.
Company Details
AI based platform for the management of security policies. The platform visualizes security configurations and facilitates ongoing policy management. Policy orchestration, workflow recommendations, risk quantification, and mesh visualization are some of the features of the platform.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2023
Location
Sunnyvale, United States
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$16M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 85 active competitors
Employee Count
40 as on Sep 30, 2026
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Discern Security's funding and investors
Discern Security has raised a total funding of $16M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 19, 2023. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jul 30, 2026 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Discern Security has 7 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Discern Security:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 30, 2026 | 9527062 | Series A | 2560054 | 6354747 | 4149647 | 3022397 |
Sep 19, 2023 | 5336082 | Seed | 4678618 | 8058514 | 9711276 |
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Discern Security's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Discern Security's key team members:
- Sai Venkataraman: Co-Founder of Discern Security and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Santhosh Purathepparambil: Co-Founder of Discern Security. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Rohan Puri: Co-Founder of Discern Security. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Discern Security's employee count trend
Discern Security has 40 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Discern Security's employee count trend over the years:
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Discern Security's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Discern Security include Obsidian Security, Spin Systems and Nudge Security. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Discern Security, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Obsidian Security 2017, Newport Beach (United States), Series D | Provider of SaaS security solutions for managing risks and threat detection | $204M | 66/100 | |
2nd |  Discern Security 2023, Sunnyvale (United States), Series A | AI based platform for the management of security policies | $16M | 61/100 | |
3rd |  Spin Systems 2017, Palo Alto (United States), Series A | Provider of SaaS security solutions protecting data from threats and risks | $18.1M | 59/100 | |
4th |  Nudge Security 2021, Austin (United States), Series A | Provider of cyber security management services | $39M | 59/100 | |
5th |  Escape 2020, Berkeley (United States), Series A | AI-based security systems for cloud applications | $22.4M | 59/100 | |
6th | Nirmata 2013, San Jose (United States), Series A | Cloud based kubernetes security platform | $13.6M | 57/100 | |
7th | Cloud based platform offering application security solutions | $15M | 50/100 | ||
8th | DigiLocker 2015, Delhi (India), Unfunded | Provider of a platform for online digital storage for documents | - | - | 49/100 |
9th | Platform offering application security solutions | $66M | 48/100 | ||
10th | Cloud based platform offering remediation and cloud security solutions | $26M | 48/100 |
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Discern Security's Investments and acquisitions
Discern Security has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Discern Security
Media has covered Discern Security for a total of 3 events in the last 1 year.
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Discern Security Secures $13 Million Series A Funding Led by Forgepoint CapitalMassinvestor•Jul 31, 2026•ForgePoint Capital, Firstrays, Discern Security
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Discern Security Appoints Cybersecurity Veteran Evgeniy Kharam as Chief Strategy OfficerCIO Influence•May 21, 2025•Discern Security
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Discern Security Raises $3M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Sep 19, 2023•Discern Security, BoldCap, WestWave Capital, Cyber Mentor Fund and 1 other
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