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Orca Security sells enterprises an agentless platform that finds security risks in their cloud accounts by reading snapshots of workloads instead of installing software on them. Orca built its position around agentless scanning across the major cloud providers. It holds FedRAMP authorization at the moderate level. Reaching that authorization requires a federal sponsor and a formal Authority to Operate, so the authorization is the hardest of Orca's assets for a rival to match quickly. Google now owns Wiz, a cloud-security rival press reports say competes head-on with Orca, after a $32 billion purchase. Orca fits regulated and public-sector buyers well. Its case is weakest where a customer runs on one cloud and trusts that provider's built-in security tools.
| Description | Orca's AI-SPM uses agentless scanning to discover deployed AI models, including shadow AI, and flags misconfigurations and exposed sensitive data to protect against data tampering and leakage. | [f1] |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 | [f2] |
| HQ | Portland, Oregon, United States | [f2] |
| Funding | $632M total | [f3] |
| Latest funding | Series C extension (Temasek-led) | [f4] |
| Deployment | SaaS | [f5] |
| Compliance | CSA STAR, FedRAMP Certified Class C, GDPR, GovRAMP, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, PCI DSS, SOC 2 | [f5] |
| Product | What it does |
|---|---|
| Orca | Agentless AI security posture management in the Orca cloud platform that discovers AI models including shadow AI, inventories them, and flags misconfigurations and exposed data. |
| Agentic AI Remediation (Opus) | Agentic AI-driven remediation and prevention built on the acquired Opus technology, adding autonomous risk resolution to the Orca CNAPP beyond identification and prioritization. |
AI Defense Matrix
| Govern | Identify | Protect | Detect | Respond | Recover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI-Workload Platforms Inference servers, training platforms, vector DB platforms, and the model-loading supply chain. | ||||||
| AI Orchestration Tools Agentic orchestration tools, plus their plugins, skills, hooks, system prompts, scaffolding, harnesses, configuration settings, and MCP clients on user devices. | ||||||
| AI-Generated Code Code produced by AI tools, AI-assisted reviews, AI-generated infrastructure-as-code and tests, and vibe-coded apps that bypass CI/CD. | ||||||
| AI Gateways & Routers MCP proxies and gateways, LLM routers, outbound AI-service traffic, shadow AI egress, and model-registry traffic. | ||||||
| AI Model Model weights, fine-tuning checkpoints, model cards, registries, AIBOM, and the third-party LLMs your enterprise consumes. | ||||||
| Training Data Datasets used for training, fine-tuning, and continued learning. | ||||||
| Runtime AI Data User prompts, inference inputs, RAG content, vector DB content, persistent agent memory, and interaction history. | ||||||
| AI Agent Identities AI agents as non-human principals, plus credentials, keys, permission scopes, service accounts, and delegation chains across agents and tools. |
Orca provides agentless AI security posture management that discovers AI models including shadow AI, inventories them, and flags misconfigurations and exposed data. It is mapped to the AI Defense Matrix. [f6]
Cyber Defense Matrix
| Identify | Protect | Detect | Respond | Recover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Orca CNAPP secures conventional cloud assets and is mapped to the Cyber Defense Matrix. Agentless SideScanning inventories workloads, apps, and data posture, and detects vulnerabilities, malware, and IAM risk. [f7]
How well the company can compete in its security market, scored across eight dimensions against public evidence.
| 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. | 4/5 |
| 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. | 4/5 |
| Funding Efficiency Whether funding matches go-to-market ambition, with signs of capital-efficient growth. | 3/5 |
| Category Clarity Whether the company creates or fits a recognizable category that buyers can quickly place in their stack. | 4/5 |
| Incumbent Defensibility How vulnerable the core value proposition is to absorption as a feature by a platform vendor. | 3/5 |
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| 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. | 3/3 |
| Problem Complexity Whether the product requires ML, optimization, real-time systems, or years of specialized expertise. | 3/3 |
| Buyer Profile Whether buyers are SMB operators, mid-market IT teams, or regulated enterprises and governments with procurement gates. | 3/3 |
| 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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| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | Orca Security: AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) | official | 2026-07-09 |
| f2 | Orca Security Business Breakdown & Founding Story (Contrary Research) | research | 2026-06-14 |
| f3 | Orca Snaps Up Opus in Cloud Security Automation Push (SecurityWeek) | press | 2026-06-28 |
| f4 | Temasek leads $550M Series C extension into Orca Security | press | 2026-06-14 |
| f5 | AI Defense Matrix Catalog entry | other | 2026-06-13 |
| f6 | AI Defense Matrix Catalog mapping | other | 2026-06-23 |
| f7 | Orca Cloud Security Platform (CNAPP) | official | 2026-06-14 |
| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | Orca Cloud Security Platform (CNAPP, patented SideScanning) “The Orca Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) is built on Orca's patented SideScanning technology that scans your entire cloud estate to eliminate the gaps in coverage, organizational friction, performance hits, and high operational costs of agent-based solutions.” | official | 2026-06-28 |
| s2 | Orca AI-SPM (50+ AI software packages, shadow AI, bill of materials) “Orca also inventories the 50+ most commonly used AI software packages, including Pytorch, TensorFlow, OpenAI, Hugging Face, scikit-learn, and many more.” | official | 2026-06-28 |
| s3 | Orca about page (leadership Gil Geron and Avi Shua, Check Point lineage) “Prior to co-founding Orca Security, Gil directed a large team of cyber professionals at Check Point Software Technologies.” | official | 2026-06-28 |
| s4 | Orca Cloud Security Platform Earns FedRAMP Authorization (Moderate) “the Orca Cloud Security Platform ... has achieved FedRAMP authorization at the moderate level ... now listed as 'FedRAMP Authorized' on the FedRAMP Marketplace ... a SaaS platform must have a federal sponsor and go through a rigorous evaluation process to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO).” | official | 2026-06-28 |
| s5 | Orca Security Reviews and Ratings, Gartner Peer Insights (CNAPP market) “Rating Distribution: 5 Star 66%, 4 Star 31%, 3 Star 3%, 2 Star 0%, 1 Star 0%” | research | 2026-06-28 |
| s6 | Google completes $32B acquisition of Wiz (Cybersecurity Dive) “Google completes $32B acquisition of Wiz. The cloud security specialist will continue to operate under its own brand and across multiple platforms.” | press | 2026-06-28 |
| s7 | Orca Security raises another $340 million, boosts valuation to $1.8 billion (CTech) “Orca Security announced on Tuesday that it has raised an additional $340 million at a $1.8 billion valuation to take its extended Series C fundraising round to $550 million.” | press | 2026-06-28 |
| s8 | SentinelOne's $2.5 billion takeover of Orca Security falls through (CTech) “SentinelOne was in advanced negotiations to acquire fellow Israeli cybersecurity unicorn Orca Security for $2.5 billion. However, Calcalist has learned that the takeover fell through following disagreements between the companies regarding the terms of the deal.” | press | 2026-06-28 |
| s9 | Orca Snaps Up Opus in Cloud Security Automation Push (SecurityWeek) “Cloud data security vendor Orca Security on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Opus Security, an Israeli startup hawking technology for AI-powered cloud security orchestration and remediation.” | press | 2026-06-28 |
| s10 | NVD CVE-2023-23383 (Azure Service Fabric Explorer, Super FabriXss) “CVE-2023-23383 Detail ... Description: Service Fabric Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability” | other | 2026-06-28 |
| s11 | Researchers Detail Severe Super FabriXss Vulnerability in Azure SFX (The Hacker News) “Tracked as CVE-2023-23383 (CVSS score: 8.2), the issue has been dubbed "Super FabriXss" by Orca Security, a nod to the FabriXss flaw (CVE-2022-35829, CVSS score: 6.2) that was fixed by Microsoft in October 2022.” | press | 2026-06-28 |
| s12 | Orca Security Business Breakdown (Contrary Research, pricing and competition) “Wiz, founded in 2020, is the primary competitor to Orca, which is solving security challenges with an agentless cloud solution. Acquired by Google in 2025 for $32 billion.” | research | 2026-07-10 |
| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | Orca Cloud Security Platform (CNAPP, patented SideScanning) “The Orca Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) is built on Orca's patented SideScanning technology that scans your entire cloud estate to eliminate the gaps in coverage, organizational friction, performance hits, and high operational costs of agent-based solutions.” | official | 2026-07-10 |
| s2 | Orca AI-SPM (50+ AI software packages, shadow AI, bill of materials) “Orca also inventories the 50+ most commonly used AI software packages, including Pytorch, TensorFlow, OpenAI, Hugging Face, scikit-learn, and many more.” | official | 2026-06-28 |
| s3 | Orca about page (leadership Gil Geron and Avi Shua, Check Point lineage) “Prior to co-founding Orca Security, Gil directed a large team of cyber professionals at Check Point Software Technologies.” | official | 2026-06-28 |
| s4 | Orca Cloud Security Platform Earns FedRAMP Authorization (Moderate) “the Orca Cloud Security Platform ... has achieved FedRAMP authorization at the moderate level ... now listed as 'FedRAMP Authorized' on the FedRAMP Marketplace ... a SaaS platform must have a federal sponsor and go through a rigorous evaluation process to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO).” | official | 2026-06-28 |
| s5 | Orca Security Reviews and Ratings, Gartner Peer Insights (CNAPP market) “Rating Distribution: 5 Star 66%, 4 Star 31%, 3 Star 3%, 2 Star 0%, 1 Star 0%” | research | 2026-06-28 |
| s6 | Google completes $32B acquisition of Wiz (Cybersecurity Dive) “Google completes $32B acquisition of Wiz. The cloud security specialist will continue to operate under its own brand and across multiple platforms.” | press | 2026-06-28 |
| s7 | Orca Snaps Up Opus in Cloud Security Automation Push (SecurityWeek) “Cloud data security vendor Orca Security on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Opus Security, an Israeli startup hawking technology for AI-powered cloud security orchestration and remediation.” | press | 2026-06-28 |
| s8 | NVD CVE-2023-23383 (Azure Service Fabric Explorer, Super FabriXss) “CVE-2023-23383 Detail ... Description: Service Fabric Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability” | other | 2026-06-28 |
| s9 | Researchers Detail Severe Super FabriXss Vulnerability in Azure SFX (The Hacker News) “Tracked as CVE-2023-23383 (CVSS score: 8.2), the issue has been dubbed "Super FabriXss" by Orca Security, a nod to the FabriXss flaw (CVE-2022-35829, CVSS score: 6.2) that was fixed by Microsoft in October 2022.” | press | 2026-06-28 |
| s10 | Orca Security Business Breakdown (Contrary Research, workloads pricing) “an organization of 200 can expect to pay between $17.5K and $34.9K, while an organization of 1K can expect to pay $64.6K to $103.7K.” | research | 2026-07-10 |
| s11 | Orca Security acquires Opus to automate cloud risk remediation (CTech) “Opus was founded in 2022 by CEO Meny Har and CTO Or Gabbay, who previously helped establish Siemplify, a security orchestration firm acquired by Google Cloud in 2021.” | press | 2026-06-28 |
| s12 | Orca Security raises another $340 million, boosts valuation to $1.8 billion (CTech) “Orca Security announced on Tuesday that it has raised an additional $340 million at a $1.8 billion valuation to take its extended Series C fundraising round to $550 million.” | press | 2026-06-28 |
| s13 | SentinelOne's $2.5 billion takeover of Orca Security falls through (CTech) “SentinelOne was in advanced negotiations to acquire fellow Israeli cybersecurity unicorn Orca Security for $2.5 billion. However, Calcalist has learned that the takeover fell through.” | press | 2026-06-28 |
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