Prime Security

Application SecurityDeveloper Tools

Market readinessHow well the company can compete in its security market, scored across eight dimensions against public evidence. Established: Market readiness of 25 to 30, the typical band where most analyzed companies land.
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 2023
Funding $26M
Last updated 2026-07-14

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Executive Summary

Prime Security sells autonomous AI agents that review software designs for security flaws before code is written, then check the code and plug into tools such as Jira. Founded in 2023 and commercialized in 2025, it has already disclosed named enterprise customers: independent reporting names PayPal, Qualtrics, Bumble, ThoughtSpot, and Redis as customers, and it won Black Hat's 2025 Startup Spotlight competition. The efficiency it advertises, faster reviews and far fewer false alarms, comes from Prime's own measurements and is not independently confirmed. The design-stage review it automates is also something the application-security platforms already in developer workflows can build, so Prime's enterprise references, rather than the technology, are what most distinguish it now.

Sourced Details

Description Uses autonomous AI agents to review software designs and code for security risks across the development lifecycle, starting at the design stage before code is written. [f1]
Founded 2023 [f1]
HQ New York, New York, United States [f1]
Funding $26M total [f2]
Latest funding Series A, $20M (December 2025), led by Scale Venture Partners [f1]

Products

Product What it does
Agentic Product Security Platform A suite of autonomous AI agents that run design reviews, threat models, and code reviews across the software development lifecycle, integrating with tools such as Jira and Azure DevOps.

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.

Prime's Agentic Product Security Platform reviews software designs and code for security risks and guides mitigations during development, and is mapped to the Cyber Defense Matrix. [f3]

Market Readiness

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

Established 26 /40 Established: Market readiness of 25 to 30, the typical band where most analyzed companies land.
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. 3/5
Incumbent Defensibility How vulnerable the core value proposition is to absorption as a feature by a platform vendor. 3/5

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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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Strategic Market Segmentation
Product Capabilities & AI Advantages
Sales Engagement & Go-to-Market
Pricing Model
Product Delivery & Operations
Earning Customers' Trust
Platform Strategy & Ecosystem Positioning
Team & Execution Capability

Sources

Company Detail Sources (3)
Id Source Tier Accessed
f1 Prime Security: agentic platform for design-phase risk official 2026-07-04
f2 CTech: Prime Security total funding $26 million after Series A press 2026-07-04
f3 Prime Security: autonomous design and code review official 2026-07-04
Profile Analysis Sources (11)
Id Source Tier Accessed
s1 Prime Security: autonomous design and code review
“Autonomously review all designs and features, from first party build, through privacy to third party integrations. Prime Agents identify risks, build mitigations and validate they were implemented.”
official 2026-07-04
s2 Prime Security $20M Series A led by Scale Venture Partners
“Prime Security, creator of the first Agentic Security Architect, today announced its $20M Series A funding. The round was led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Foundation Capital, Flybridge Ventures, and Ofir Ehrlich, CEO & Founder of Eon.”
official 2026-07-04
s3 SiliconANGLE: Prime Security customers and platform
“It now counts among its customers PayPal Holdings Inc., Qualtrics International Inc., Bumble Inc., ThoughtSpot Inc. and Redis Ltd.”
press 2026-07-04
s4 CTech: Prime Security founders and titles
“Prime Security was founded in late 2023 by Michael Nov (CEO), Danny Hanga (CTO), Dimitry Shvartsman (CPO), and Matan Markovics (VP R&D).”
press 2026-07-04
s5 Prime Security: engineering-tool integrations
“Prime integrates with leading engineering design and planning tools, including Jira, Confluence, Google Drive, Azure DevOps, Linear, and Git Issues.”
official 2026-07-04
s6 Prime Security: CISO testimonials, Redox and Snap Finance
“Prime provides us with deep insights and actionable mitigation recommendations at the design stage. Matt Mock, CISO, Redox. Prime Security ensures absolute oversight of our development process, detecting risks at the earliest stages of design. Maria Ng, CISO, Snap Finance.”
official 2026-07-04
s7 Prime Security: data handling FAQ
“Prime doesn’t train models or sell customer data.”
official 2026-07-04
s8 Prime Security: SOC 2 Type II certified, investors
“The company is SOC2 Type II certified and backed by Scale Venture Partners, Foundation Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners and PayPal Ventures.”
official 2026-07-04
s11 CTech: Prime Security founder backgrounds at OwnBackup and PayPal
“Nov, a former entrepreneur and investor, previously served as head of corporate development at OwnBackup”
press 2026-07-04
s12 CTech: Prime Security CPO ex-PayPal cyber strategy
“Shvartsman served as a senior director and head of cyber strategy at PayPal”
press 2026-07-04
s10 CTech: Prime Security $26M total, Black Hat Startup Spotlight win
“has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Foundation Capital, Flybridge Ventures, and Ofir Ehrlich, CEO and founder of Eon. The round brings the company’s total funding to $26 million.”
press 2026-07-04
Deep-Dive Sources (14)
Id Source Tier Accessed
s1 Prime Security: autonomous design and code review
“Autonomously review all designs and features, from first party build, through privacy to third party integrations. Prime Agents identify risks, build mitigations and validate they were implemented.”
official 2026-07-04
s2 Prime Security $20M Series A led by Scale Venture Partners
“Prime Security, creator of the first Agentic Security Architect, today announced its $20M Series A funding. The round was led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Foundation Capital, Flybridge Ventures, and Ofir Ehrlich, CEO & Founder of Eon.”
official 2026-07-04
s3 SiliconANGLE: Prime Security customers and platform
“It now counts among its customers PayPal Holdings Inc., Qualtrics International Inc., Bumble Inc., ThoughtSpot Inc. and Redis Ltd.”
press 2026-07-04
s4 CTech: Prime Security founders and titles
“Prime Security was founded in late 2023 by Michael Nov (CEO), Danny Hanga (CTO), Dimitry Shvartsman (CPO), and Matan Markovics (VP R&D).”
press 2026-07-04
s5 Prime Security: engineering-tool integrations
“Prime integrates with leading engineering design and planning tools, including Jira, Confluence, Google Drive, Azure DevOps, Linear, and Git Issues.”
official 2026-07-04
s6 Prime Security: CISO testimonials, Redox and Snap Finance
“Prime provides us with deep insights and actionable mitigation recommendations at the design stage. Matt Mock, CISO, Redox. Prime Security ensures absolute oversight of our development process, detecting risks at the earliest stages of design. Maria Ng, CISO, Snap Finance.”
official 2026-07-04
s7 Prime Security: data handling FAQ
“Prime doesn’t train models or sell customer data.”
official 2026-07-04
s8 Prime Security: SOC 2 Type II certified, investors
“The company is SOC2 Type II certified and backed by Scale Venture Partners, Foundation Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners and PayPal Ventures.”
official 2026-07-04
s9 Prime Security: demo-request path to the product
“Prime Security | Try Prime for your team”
official 2026-07-04
s11 CTech: Prime Security founder background at OwnBackup
“Nov, a former entrepreneur and investor, previously served as head of corporate development at OwnBackup”
press 2026-07-04
s12 CTech: Prime Security CPO ex-PayPal cyber strategy
“Shvartsman served as a senior director and head of cyber strategy at PayPal”
press 2026-07-04
s13 Prime Security FAQ: empowers rather than replaces the team
“No, Prime empowers Product Security Engineers and Security Architects. Prime helps scale the team by automatically monitoring all engineering tasks and removes manual and tedious work from their day-to-day so the experts can focus on high-value tasks.”
official 2026-07-04
s14 Prime Security FAQ: accuracy and internal quality benchmarks
“Prime conducts multiple iterations of every risk assessment to identify anomalies and errors with the internal analysis. Internal quality benchmarks are further used to control the quality and accuracy of presented results.”
official 2026-07-04
s10 CTech: Prime Security $26M total, Black Hat Startup Spotlight win
“has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Foundation Capital, Flybridge Ventures, and Ofir Ehrlich, CEO and founder of Eon. The round brings the company’s total funding to $26 million.”
press 2026-07-04

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