When was PortSwigger founded?

PortSwigger was founded in 2008 and raised its 1st funding round 16 years after it was founded.

Where is PortSwigger located?

PortSwigger is headquartered in Knutsford, United Kingdom. It is registered at 6 BOOTHS PARK,CHELFORD ROAD,KNUTSFORD,UNITED KINGDOM,WA16 8ZS.

Which legal entities is PortSwigger associated with?

PortSwigger is associated with PortSwigger Ltd. and 1 other.

How many employees does PortSwigger have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at PortSwigger is 345.

Is PortSwigger a funded company?

PortSwigger is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a PE round on Jun 27, 2024.

When was the latest funding round of PortSwigger?

PortSwigger's latest funding was a $***** PE round on Jun 27, 2024, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does PortSwigger rank among its competitors?

PortSwigger ranks 35th amongst 523 active competitors, of which 85 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was XBOW, which secured $35M in May, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of PortSwigger?

PortSwigger's top competitors include Snyk, Veracode and Checkmarx. Among them, XBOW secured the most recent funding round in May, 2026.

PortSwigger - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Portswigger has developed a Java application called Burp suite for performing dynamic security testing of web applications with key components for inspecting network traffic by a proxy server, web spider for mapping apps, application scanning and vulnerability testing through custom intruders and a repeater tool to send different requests to server for app-testing.

Website: portswigger.net
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Registered Address: 6 BOOTHS PARK,CHELFORD ROAD,KNUTSFORD,UNITED KINGDOM,WA16 8ZS

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2008

Location

Knutsford, United Kingdom

Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$112M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

PE, Jun 27, 2024, $*****

Investors

Brighton Park Capital & 2 more

Ranked

35^th among 523 active competitors

Employee Count

345 as on Jun 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Snyk & 340 more

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PortSwigger is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
PORTSWIGGER LTD CIN: 6719143 , United Kingdom, Active	Oct 08, 2008	£10M - £50M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	109 (As on Dec 31, 2022)
PortSwigger Ltd. CIN: 6719143 , Germany, Active	Oct 08, 2008	-	16 (As on Oct 31, 2017)

PortSwigger has raised a total funding of $112M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a PE round on Jun 27, 2024 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. PortSwigger has 1 institutional investor and 2 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of PortSwigger:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 27, 2024	5560111	PE	4405029	7967657	3162028	4371081

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The founders of PortSwigger is Dafydd Stuttard.

Here are the details of PortSwigger's key team members:

Dafydd Stuttard: Founder & Director of PortSwigger. They serve on the board of 1 company.

PortSwigger's Board of Directors

PortSwigger's board has 6 active members. Dafydd Stuttard and Paul Blomfield are part of team and Philip Green, Rebecca Jane Stuttard, Yvonne Agyei and Oliver Whitehouse are independent board members.

Here is the list of PortSwigger's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Dafydd Stuttard	Team	-	Current	17y 8m
ctonfzd	Team	-	Current	5y 3m
Philip Green	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 8m
iurk{{o	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 9m
voz{cum	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 5m
xywkqin	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 3m
cnhmibu	Independent board member	-	Past	5y 6m

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PortSwigger's employee count trend

PortSwigger has 345 employees as of Jun 26. Here is PortSwigger's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of PortSwigger include Snyk, Veracode and Checkmarx. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of PortSwigger, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Snyk 2015, Boston (United States), Series G	Provider of a platform securing code, models, and agents in applications	$1.32B	Accel, Boldstart Ventures & 76 others	77/100
2nd	Veracode 2006, Burlington (United States), Acquired	Provider of software security testing and automated code remediation tools	$107M	Meritech, TELUS Ventures & 15 others	74/100
3rd	Checkmarx 2006, Atlanta (United States), Acquired	Provider of application security platform unifying testing, monitoring, and remediation	$98.5M	Insight Partners, XT Group & 6 others	72/100
4th	Cobalt 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Provider of penetration testing as a service and offensive security	$36.6M	Highland Europe, Kima Ventures & 24 others	71/100
5th	HackerOne 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series E	AI powered security testing platform	$159M	Dragoneer Investment Group, EQT & 7 others	70/100
6th	Synack 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Platform offering security testing solution	$112M	Kleiner Perkins, Icon Ventures & 26 others	70/100
7th	Bugcrowd 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Provider of crowdsourced security platform offering vulnerability disclosure and penetration testing	$184M	Rally Ventures, Paladin Capital & 20 others	66/100
8th	XBOW 2024, Seattle (United States), Series C	AI-powered autonomous penetration testing platform	$270M	Altimeter Capital, Northzone & 17 others	65/100
9th	FireCompass 2019, Wilmington (United States), Series B	Provider of automated penetration testing, red teaming, and attack surface management	$30.5M	Athera, Bharat Innovation Fund & 9 others	65/100
10th	Detectify 2013, Stockholm (Sweden), Acquired	Provider of attack surface management and dynamic application security testing solutions	$42.1M	Insight Partners, Inventure & 9 others	64/100
35th	PortSwigger 2008, Knutsford (United Kingdom), Late Stage	Dynamic Application Security Testing	$112M	Brighton Park Capital & 2 others	53/100