Grip Security

Identity AccessSecurity Operations

Market readinessHow well the company can compete in its security market, scored across eight dimensions against public evidence. Emerging: Market readiness of 24 or below. Below the typical band, where few analyzed companies sit.
DefensibilityHow well the company holds its position if competitors catch up on features, scored across seven dimensions against public evidence. Exposed: Defensibility of 12 or below. The position is exposed as AI lowers the cost of building commodity software.
Founded 2021
Funding $66M
Last updated 2026-07-12

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Executive Summary

Grip Security finds the SaaS and AI apps employees adopt outside IT, then automates offboarding and flags which need single sign-on. A security team that wires that work into daily operations cannot drop it without reabsorbing manual cleanup. PDS Health, a 14,000-employee healthcare group, credits it with about 400 hours saved on single sign-on. The quantified growth proof is from 2023, when the Series B reported multiple Fortune 500 clients and bookings up over 400 percent. More recent public proof is limited to 22 Gartner Peer Insights reviews averaging 4.9. Convergence by SaaS posture and identity vendors is a risk this analysis flags rather than one the record documents, so Grip is hard to dislodge where a team runs it daily and replaceable where it does not.

Sourced Details

Description SaaS identity risk management company whose platform discovers and governs shadow SaaS, shadow AI, and the identities that access them. [f1]
Founded 2021 [f2]
HQ Boston, Massachusetts, US [f3]
Funding $66M total [f4]
Latest funding Series B ($41M, August 2023) [f4]

Products

Product What it does
SaaS Security Control Plane (SSCP) Identity-based platform that discovers and classifies SaaS and web apps, prioritizes access controls, and automates SaaS offboarding.
Grip ITDR 2.0 Identity threat detection and response for SaaS that detects malicious OAuth grants and browser extensions and automates responses.

Matrix Coverage

Cyber Defense Matrix

IdentifyProtectDetectRespondRecover
Devices Workstations, servers, phones, tablets, storage, network devices, IoT infrastructure, and similar hardware.
Applications Software, interactions, and application flows on the devices.
Networks Connections and traffic flowing among devices and apps, plus communication paths.
Data Content at rest, in transit, or in use across devices, apps, and networks.
Users The people using the devices, apps, networks, and data.

The platform discovers SaaS and web apps and the identities accessing them and automates offboarding, and Grip ITDR detects and responds to identity threats. Grip defends SaaS and identity assets with conventional methods and is mapped to the Cyber Defense Matrix. [f5]

Market Readiness

How well the company can compete in its security market, scored across eight dimensions against public evidence.

Emerging 22 /40 Emerging: Market readiness of 24 or below. Below the typical band, where few analyzed companies sit.
Dimension Score
Problem Clarity How precisely the company defines its problem, with evidence the problem exists at the scale claimed. 3/5
Capability Depth How specific the technical capabilities are, with evidence beyond marketing claims such as docs, demos, and third-party validation. 3/5
Market Timing Whether the market is ready for this product, with evidence that buyers are actively seeking solutions. 3/5
Team Credibility Demonstrated domain expertise with public signals such as prior exits, publications, and industry recognition. 3/5
GTM Proof Evidence of actual traction (customers, revenue signals, partnerships) beyond stated intentions. 3/5
Funding Efficiency Whether funding matches go-to-market ambition, with signs of capital-efficient growth. 2/5
Category Clarity Whether the company creates or fits a recognizable category that buyers can quickly place in their stack. 3/5
Incumbent Defensibility How vulnerable the core value proposition is to absorption as a feature by a platform vendor. 2/5

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Business Risks
Problem & Market
Product Capabilities
Competitive Positioning
Go-to-Market & Traction
Team & Credibility
Trust Readiness
Competitors

Strategy Deep Dive

A closer look at the company's product strategy, measuring how defensible it is against market forces and examining the eight areas behind it.

Defensibility

Exposed 11 /21 Exposed: Defensibility of 12 or below. The position is exposed as AI lowers the cost of building commodity software. pivot urgently

Dimension Score
Value Delivery Does the product sell software as the product, or judgment, trust, or accountability with software as the delivery mechanism. 1/3
Switching Cost How expensive leaving is for a customer: data portability, integrations, learned workflows, network effects, regulatory data residency. 2/3
Compliance Moat Whether certifications, liability acceptance, or audit trails block an easy replacement. 1/3
Problem Complexity Whether the product requires ML, optimization, real-time systems, or years of specialized expertise. 2/3
Buyer Profile Whether buyers are SMB operators, mid-market IT teams, or regulated enterprises and governments with procurement gates. 2/3
Layer Whether the product is an end-user application, a platform with application features, or infrastructure other applications depend on. 2/3
Proprietary Data, Content, or IP Whether the product accumulates datasets, content licenses, or IP that a rival cannot recreate from scratch. 1/3

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Product Delivery & Operations
Earning Customers' Trust
Platform Strategy & Ecosystem Positioning
Team & Execution Capability

Sources

Company Detail Sources (5)
Id Source Tier Accessed
f1 https://www.grip.security/platform official 2026-06-21
f2 Intel Capital: Grip Security Raises $25M in 9 Months to Displace Legacy CASB Solutions press 2026-06-21
f3 Intel Capital: Grip Security Raising $41 Million Series B Led by Third Point Ventures press 2026-06-21
f4 Calcalist: Grip Security raises $41 million led by Daniel Loeb's Third Point Ventures press 2026-06-21
f5 https://www.grip.security/platform/itdr-identity-threat-detection-and-response official 2026-06-21
Profile Analysis Sources (17)
Id Source Tier Accessed
s1 Grip Security homepage
“See how 95.5% of customers prevented multiple SaaS breaches with Grip in 2025”
official 2026-06-29
s2 Grip SaaS Security Control Plane platform page
“Grip SaaS Security Control Plane (SSCP) helps you pinpoint, prioritize, and mitigate SaaS identity risks, including shadow SaaS, shadow AI, and rogue cloud accounts.”
official 2026-06-29
s3 Grip Security about page
“Grip discovers and classifies risk across SaaS services and web apps, uncovering risk prone identities and accounts to close security gaps, prioritize access controls, and achieve continuous SaaS and identity compliance.”
official 2026-06-29
s4 Grip ITDR 2.0 platform page
“Grip also monitors unmanaged SaaS, including threats from browser extensions, OAuth grants, and privilege escalation.”
official 2026-06-29
s5 Grip case study: PDS Health
“Saved ~400 hours in SSO identification. Automated SaaS offboarding workflows. PDS Health 14,000+ employees, Healthcare, Henderson, NV.”
official 2026-06-29
s6 Intel Capital: Grip Security Raises $25M in 9 Months to Displace Legacy CASB Solutions
“Grip was founded by Lior Yaari (CEO), Idan Fast (CTO), and Alon Shenkler (VP R&D) in February 2021. Grip's customer base has increased dramatically, with a tenfold increase in new users quarter over quarter.”
press 2026-06-21
s7 Calcalist: Grip Security raises $41 million led by Daniel Loeb's Third Point Ventures
“raised $41 million in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to $66 million. The round was led by Third Point Ventures.”
press 2026-06-21
s8 Grip Series B press release
“August 22, 2023. Over the past year alone, bookings have surged by over 400%. Notably, Grip Security boasts an impressive client roster, including multiple Fortune 500 companies.”
official 2026-06-21
s9 SC Media: Grip Security grabs more cash to lead gold rush
“backed by investments from YL Ventures and a number of individuals, including CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz, former Akamai Chief Security Officer Andy Ellis, former Zscaler CISO Michael Sutton.”
press 2026-06-21
s10 YL Ventures: Scaling Strong, Grip Security Raises a $41M Series B Round
“Grip Security and co-founders Lior Yaari, Idan Fast and Alon Shenkler for raising $41 million in Series B funding led by Third Point Ventures.”
press 2026-06-21
s11 Grip Founders Named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 List
“Grip Security's founders, Lior Yaari (CEO), Idan Fast (CTO) and Alon Shenkler (VP R&D) were selected to be part of Forbes' 30 under 30 list.”
official 2026-06-21
s12 Grip case study: NFP
“NFP chose Grip for its identity-based SaaS discovery effectively integrate new acquisitions.”
official 2026-06-21
s13 Grip homepage footer trust badges
“Footer states ISO 27001 Certified and SOC 2 Type II Certified, shown as trust badges without a link to an inspectable public trust portal.”
official 2026-06-21
s14 Israel Companies Registry (data.gov.il): GRIP SECURITY LTD, company 516298759, incorporated 20/12/2020, status active, last annual report 2025
“"מספר חברה":516298759,"שם חברה":"גריפ סקיוריטי בע~מ","שם באנגלית":"GRIP SECURITY LTD","סוג תאגיד":"ישראלית חברה פרטית","סטטוס חברה":"פעילה"”
regulatory 2026-06-29
s15 Gartner Peer Insights: Grip Security in the Identity Governance and Administration and AI Security and Anomaly Detection markets
“Grip Security is present in 2 markets with 2 products. Grip Security has 22 reviews with an overall average rating of 4.9.”
research 2026-06-29
s16 SecurityWeek: Shadow AI Risk, How SaaS Apps Are Quietly Enabling Massive Breaches
“A new report from Grip Security analyzes 23,000 SaaS application environments. The statistics it found include: 100% of analyzed companies operate SaaS environments with embedded AI.”
press 2026-06-29
s17 SecurityWeek: Grip Security Lands $41 Million Series B Financing
“The $41 million Series B funding round brings the total raised by Grip Security to $66 million and provides capital for the company to build and sell technology to help organizations protect data and identities in SaaS applications.”
press 2026-06-29
Deep-Dive Sources (15)
Id Source Tier Accessed
s1 Grip Security homepage
“See how 95.5% of customers prevented multiple SaaS breaches with Grip in 2025”
official 2026-06-29
s2 Grip SaaS Security Control Plane platform page
“Grip SaaS Security Control Plane (SSCP) helps you pinpoint, prioritize, and mitigate SaaS identity risks, including shadow SaaS, shadow AI, and rogue cloud accounts.”
official 2026-06-29
s3 Grip Security about page
“Grip discovers and classifies risk across SaaS services and web apps, uncovering risk prone identities and accounts to close security gaps, prioritize access controls, and achieve continuous SaaS and identity compliance.”
official 2026-06-29
s4 Grip ITDR 2.0 platform page
“Grip also monitors unmanaged SaaS, including threats from browser extensions, OAuth grants, and privilege escalation.”
official 2026-06-29
s5 Grip case study: PDS Health
“Saved ~400 hours in SSO identification. Automated SaaS offboarding workflows. PDS Health 14,000+ employees, Healthcare, Henderson, NV.”
official 2026-06-29
s6 Intel Capital: Grip Security Raises $25M in 9 Months to Displace Legacy CASB Solutions
“Grip's customer base has increased dramatically, with a tenfold increase in new users quarter over quarter. CASB solutions are a thing of the past.”
press 2026-06-21
s7 Calcalist: Grip Security raises $41 million led by Daniel Loeb's Third Point Ventures
“raised $41 million in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to $66 million.”
press 2026-06-21
s8 Grip Series B press release
“August 22, 2023. Over the past year alone, bookings have surged by over 400%. Grip Security boasts an impressive client roster, including multiple Fortune 500 companies.”
official 2026-06-21
s9 SC Media: Grip Security grabs more cash to lead gold rush
“backed by investments from YL Ventures and a number of individuals, including CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz, former Akamai Chief Security Officer Andy Ellis, former Zscaler CISO Michael Sutton.”
press 2026-06-21
s10 Grip Founders Named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 List
“Grip Security's founders, Lior Yaari (CEO), Idan Fast (CTO) and Alon Shenkler (VP R&D) were selected to be part of Forbes' 30 under 30 list.”
official 2026-06-21
s11 Grip case study: NFP
“NFP chose Grip for its identity-based SaaS discovery effectively integrate new acquisitions.”
official 2026-06-21
s12 Grip homepage footer trust badges
“Footer states ISO 27001 Certified and SOC 2 Type II Certified, shown as trust badges without a link to an inspectable public trust portal.”
official 2026-06-21
s13 Gartner Peer Insights: Grip Security in the Identity Governance and Administration and AI Security and Anomaly Detection markets
“Grip Security is present in 2 markets with 2 products. Grip Security has 22 reviews with an overall average rating of 4.9.”
research 2026-06-29
s14 SecurityWeek: Shadow AI Risk, How SaaS Apps Are Quietly Enabling Massive Breaches
“A new report from Grip Security analyzes 23,000 SaaS application environments. The statistics it found include: 100% of analyzed companies operate SaaS environments with embedded AI.”
press 2026-06-29
s15 SecurityWeek: Grip Security Lands $41 Million Series B Financing
“The $41 million Series B funding round brings the total raised by Grip Security to $66 million and provides capital for the company to build and sell technology to help organizations protect data and identities in SaaS applications.”
press 2026-06-29

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