Lacework - About the company
Lacework is an acquired company based in San Jose (United States), founded in 2015 by Vikram Kapoor and Mike Speiser. It operates as an AI powered cloud security posture management solution. Lacework has raised $1.9B in funding from investors like Sutter Hill Ventures, Altimeter Capital and Tiger Global Management, with last known valuation of $1B. The company has 251 active competitors, including 35 funded and 33 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Zscaler, Wiz and Tenable.
Company Details
AI powered cloud security posture management solution. It provides a cloud workload security solution to monitor and secure cloud infrastructure. It creates a temporal baseline of cloud operations to detect and investigate breaches, cyberattacks, and insider threats. It uses insider tracking technology to expose the user intention behind every command.
- Website
- lacework.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@lacework.net
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- Mt. View, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
San Jose, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$1.9B in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$1B as on Dec 31, 2021
Investors
Ranked
37th among 251 active competitors
Employee Count
136 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired by Fortinet (Jun 10, 2024)
Legal entities associated with Lacework
Lacework is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lacework, Inc. CIN: 5440232 , United States, Active | Nov 08, 2018 | - | - | - |
Lacework, Inc. CIN: 472042554 , United States, Active | Oct 06, 2014 | - | 177 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Lacework's acquisition details
Lacework got acquired by Fortinet on Jun 10, 2024.
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Lacework's funding and investors
Lacework has raised a total funding of $1.9B over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Feb 03, 2022 for an undisclosed amount. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Lacework has 21 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Lacework:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Feb 03, 2022 | Undisclosed | Series D | - | - | - | |
Nov 18, 2021 | $1.3B | Series D | - | - | ||
Jan 07, 2021 | $525M | Series D | $8.3B | - |
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Lacework's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Lacework are Vikram Kapoor and Mike Speiser.
Here are the details of Lacework's key team members:
- Vikram Kapoor: Co-Founder, CTO of Lacework. They serve on the board of 1 company.
- Mike Speiser: Co-Founder of Lacework. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Lacework's employee count trend
Lacework has 136 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Lacework's employee count trend over the years:
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Lacework's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Lacework include Zscaler, Wiz and Tenable. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Lacework, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Zscaler 2007, San Jose (United States), Public | Provider of cloud-based security solutions for enterprise zero trust architecture | $148M | 83/100 | |
2nd | Wiz 2020, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of cloud security platform for development, security, and operations | $1.9B | 81/100 | |
3rd | Tenable 2002, Columbia (United States), Public | Provider of exposure management solutions for cloud, vulnerability, and identity | $310M | 79/100 | |
4th | Akamai 1998, Cambridge (United States), Public | Provider of cloud computing, security, and content delivery network services | $61.5M | 79/100 | |
5th |  Chainguard 2021, Kirkland (United States), Series D | Provider of hardened container images, language libraries, and virtual machine images | $612M | 74/100 | |
6th | Provider of runtime-powered zero trust security for cloud-native applications and AI workloads | $10.6M | 68/100 | ||
7th | Illumio 2013, Sunnyvale (United States), Series F | Provider of breach containment and AI cloud detection and response | $566M | 66/100 | |
8th | AppOmni 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Provider of SaaS security posture management and AI security solutions | $123M | 65/100 | |
9th |  Arctic Wolf 2012, Eden Prairie (United States), Series G | Provider of managed detection, incident response, and security awareness solutions | $879M | 64/100 | |
10th |  Theom AI 2020, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of data and AI operations center for governance and security | $36M | 64/100 | |
37th | Lacework 2015, San Jose (United States), Acquired | AI powered cloud security posture management solution | $1.9B | 46/100 |
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Lacework's Investments and acquisitions
Lacework has acquired Soluble. Lacework has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Lacework
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News related to Lacework
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Metronome Secures $50 Million in Series C Funding to Drive Adoption of Usage-Based Pricing in Software and AISalesTech Star•Feb 25, 2025•Metronome, New Enterprise Associates, Andreessen Horowitz, Greyhound Capital and 14 others
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Ex-Lacework CEO Jay Parikh To Join Microsoft In Senior Exec RoleCRN•Oct 31, 2024•Microsoft, Lacework
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Fortinet® y announced the availability of Lacework FortiCNAPPGlobalsecuritymag•Oct 08, 2024•Fortinet, Lacework
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Samsara Welcomes Meagen Eisenberg as Chief Marketing OfficerBusiness Wire•Aug 22, 2024•Samsara, Lacework
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Fortinet to Acquire Lacework, Enhancing the Industry's Most Comprehensive Cybersecurity PlatformBenzinga•Jun 10, 2024•Fortinet, Lacework
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Lacework Reduces Security Friction for Developers, Introduces Smart Fix Automated RemediationPR Newswire•May 02, 2024•Lacework
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Cloud security unicorn Wiz in talks to acquire rival LaceworkSDxCentral•Apr 20, 2024•Wiz, SDxCentral, Greenoaks, Index Ventures and 3 others
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Cyber decacorn Wiz in advanced negotiation to acquire Lacework for $150-200 millionCTech•Apr 18, 2024•Lacework, Wiz
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