# Cyber Company Profiles: Finite State

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## At a Glance

- Website: [finitestate.io](https://finitestate.io)
- Profile: https://cybercompanyprofiles.com/companies/finite-state
- Type: Application Security, Governance Risk Compliance
- Market readiness: Established (29/40)
- Defensibility: Contested (13/21)
- Founded: 2017
- Last updated: 2026-07-15

## Executive Summary

Finite State sells firmware and software analysis to regulated device makers in medical, automotive, and industrial markets that must prove each release is secure to US and EU regulators. Its research record is publicly visible. A CISA advisory credits a Finite State researcher with reporting hard-coded-password flaws in Philips patient monitors, its 2019 Huawei firmware assessment drew press coverage and a Huawei rebuttal, and Omdia profiled the firm in 2024. Commercial proof is thinner. The homepage shows named logos, but the newest named customer reference in the reviewed pages dates to 2021, and the latest disclosed raise is a 2024 growth round. Finite State is most convincing for buyers facing EU Cyber Resilience Act and FDA deadlines, and weakest on recent referenceable wins.

## Contents

- [Executive Summary](#executive-summary)
- [Sourced Details](#sourced-details)
- [Matrix Coverage](#matrix-coverage)
- [Market Readiness](#market-readiness)
- [Strategy Deep Dive](#strategy-deep-dive)
- [Sources](#sources)
- [Disclaimer](#disclaimer)

## Sourced Details

| Detail | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Product security platform for connected-device manufacturers that builds SBOMs from firmware, binaries, and source code, ranks vulnerabilities by reachability, and assembles audit-ready evidence for regulations such as the EU CRA and FDA premarket cybersecurity requirements. | [\[f1\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Founded | 2017 | [\[f2\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| HQ | Columbus, Ohio, US | [\[f3\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Subsidiaries | [MergeBase](https://mergebase.com) (Software composition analysis vendor acquired in June 2024. Its source-code SCA folded into the Finite State Platform, and the MergeBase site remains live.) |  |
| Latest funding | Growth round, $20M (March 2024) | [\[f3\]](#company-detail-sources) |

### Products

| Product | What it does |
|---|---|
| Finite State Platform | Generates SBOMs from firmware, binaries, and source code, runs reachability-based vulnerability analysis, and produces audit-ready compliance evidence through AI-agent workflows. |

## Matrix Coverage

Mapped to the [Cyber Defense Matrix](https://cyberdefensematrix.com) [\[f1\]](#company-detail-sources):

| Asset | Identify | Protect | Detect | Respond | Recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devices | ✓ |  |  |  |  |
| Applications | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |  |

The platform inventories software shipped in device firmware and applications, surfaces exploitable vulnerabilities, and gates releases through CI/CD policy checks. Finite State uses AI to defend conventional device software and is mapped to the Cyber Defense Matrix.

## Market Readiness

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

**Established (29/40)**

Analyzed 2026-06-29. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Problem Clarity | 4/5 |
| Capability Depth | 4/5 |
| Market Timing | 4/5 |
| Team Credibility | 4/5 |
| GTM Proof | 3/5 |
| Funding Efficiency | 3/5 |
| Category Clarity | 4/5 |
| Incumbent Defensibility | 3/5 |

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## Strategy Deep Dive

A closer look at the company's product strategy, measuring how [defensible](https://zeltser.com/scoring-security-product-strategy) it is against market forces and examining the [eight areas](https://zeltser.com/security-product-creation-framework) behind it.

### Defensibility

**Contested (13/21)**

Band guidance: reinforce or reposition. Analyzed 2026-07-15. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Value Delivery | 1/3 |
| Switching Cost | 2/3 |
| Compliance Moat | 1/3 |
| Problem Complexity | 3/3 |
| Buyer Profile | 3/3 |
| Layer | 2/3 |
| Proprietary Data, Content, or IP | 1/3 |

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## Sources

### Company Detail Sources

Cited from the Sourced Details and Matrix Coverage rows.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | [Finite State platform page](https://finitestate.io/platform) | official | 2026-06-11 |
| f2 | [Finite State Raises $30M Series B (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210802005082/en/Finite-State-Raises-%2430M-Series-B-to-Secure-the-Connected-Device-Supply-Chain-for-Critical-Infrastructure-and-Energy) | press | 2026-06-11 |
| f3 | [Finite State Raises $20 Million to Grow Software Supply Chain Security Business (SecurityWeek)](https://www.securityweek.com/finite-state-raises-20-million-to-grow-software-supply-chain-security-business/) | press | 2026-06-11 |

### Profile Analysis Sources

The sources the full Market Readiness analysis cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Finite State homepage](https://finitestate.io/) “Since 2024, 40.5% of findings analyzed for reachability were confirmed unreachable.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s2 | [Finite State platform page](https://finitestate.io/platform) “Finite State unifies firmware, binaries, source code, and compliance evidence into autonomous, review-gated workflows that help engineering teams move at the speed of AI.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s3 | [Finite State medical devices industry page](https://finitestate.io/industry/medical-devices) “Finite State is the Product Security Automation Platform for medical devices, uniting firmware, binaries, and source code into a single, ground-truth system of record.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s4 | [Finite State pricing page](https://finitestate.io/pricing) “Flexible Plans for Every Stage of Product Security” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s5 | [Finite State services page](https://finitestate.io/services) “Practitioner-led support for connected product teams facing regulatory pressure, release risk, customer assurance requests, and exploitability questions.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s6 | [Finite State autonomous Product Security OS launch announcement](https://finitestate.io/news/autonomous-product-security-os-launch) “As regulations like FDA 524B and the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) demand audit-ready traceability for every release” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s7 | [Finite State MergeBase acquisition announcement](https://finitestate.io/news/finite-state-acquires-mergebase-to-form-a-powerhouse-in-application-security) “announced today the acquisition of MergeBase, a leading provider of software supply chain security solutions.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s8 | [Finite State $20M growth round announcement](https://finitestate.io/news/finite-state-raises-20-million-growth-round) “today announced that it raised a $20 million growth round led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP).” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s9 | [The Present and Future of Finite State (company blog)](https://finitestate.io/blog/present-future-finite-state) “we've secured $30 million in our Series B funding round, allowing us to grow our team and continue to fulfill our mission of protecting the devices that power our modern lives.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s10 | [Finite State press and news index](https://finitestate.io/news) “Finite State Appoints Doc McConnell as Head of Policy and Compliance to Strengthen Regulatory Leadership” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s11 | [Finite State Raises $30M Series B (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210802005082/en/Finite-State-Raises-%2430M-Series-B-to-Secure-the-Connected-Device-Supply-Chain-for-Critical-Infrastructure-and-Energy) “Finite State's platform is transforming our product security, said Klaus Jaeckle, Global Chief Product Security Officer at Schneider Electric.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s12 | [Finite State Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding (SecurityWeek)](https://www.securityweek.com/finite-state-raises-30-million-series-b-funding/) “Connected device security provider Finite State on Monday announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding. To date, the company has raised $49.5 million.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s13 | [Finite State Raises $20 Million to Grow Software Supply Chain Security Business (SecurityWeek)](https://www.securityweek.com/finite-state-raises-20-million-to-grow-software-supply-chain-security-business/) “Software risk management firm Finite State announced on Friday that it has raised $20 million in growth funding in a round led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP).” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s14 | [Finite State raises $20 million growth round (Industrial Cyber)](https://industrialcyber.co/news/finite-state-raises-20-million-growth-round-to-secure-critical-infrastructure-software-supply-chains/) “Finite State's robust growth trajectory comes amid escalating cyber threats and regulatory pressures driving organizations to prioritize software supply chain security.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s15 | [Finite State lands $30M Series B to help uncover security flaws in device firmware (TechCrunch)](https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/02/finite-state-lands-30m-series-b-to-help-uncover-security-flaws-in-device-firmware/) “comes a year after Finite State raised a $12.5 million Series A round. It brings the total amount of funds raised by the firm to just shy of $50 million.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s16 | [Finite State releases Next Gen Platform for software supply chain security (Help Net Security)](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/02/15/finite-state-next-gen-platform/) “Finite State has released its Next Generation Platform featuring extended SBOM management with the ability to ingest and aggregate 120+ external data sources.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s17 | [Report: Huawei's Firmware Riddled With Problems (BankInfoSecurity)](https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/report-huaweis-firmware-riddled-problems-a-12703) “For its analysis, Finite State used a tool it developed called Iotasphere. The company says the tool contains dozens of unpackers, which can break down monolithic binary firmware images into components for analysis.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s18 | [Huawei PSIRT: Technical Analysis Report Regarding Finite State Supply Chain Assessment](https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-notices/2019/huawei-sn-20190702-01-finitestate-en) “Binary vulnerability scanning tools are generally used for auxiliary analysis because their error rate can reach up to over 90%. Thus, Finite State's conclusions are drawn in a hasty manner and are inaccurate.” | other | 2026-06-29 |
| s19 | [Omdia On the Radar: Finite State tackles firmware security and risks (Rik Turner, Nov 2024)](https://omdia.tech.informa.com/om124790/on-the-radar-finite-state-tackles-firmware-security-and-risks) “Finite State's technology is designed to automate product security for internet-connected devices across the software supply chain lifecycle.” | research | 2026-06-29 |
| s20 | [CISA ICS Medical Advisory ICSMA-19-255-01: Philips IntelliVue WLAN](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-19-255-01) “Shawn Loveric of Finite State, Inc., reported these vulnerabilities to Philips.” | regulatory | 2026-06-29 |
| s21 | [Finite State Acquires MergeBase to Form a Powerhouse in Application Security (PRWeb)](https://www.prweb.com/releases/finite-state-acquires-mergebase-to-form-a-powerhouse-in-application-security-302184197.html) “Leveraging the combined power of Finite State's advanced binary analysis and MergeBase's deep source code analysis, it delivers unmatched software supply chain visibility and risk protection throughout the SDLC.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s22 | [Finite State documentation changelog](https://docs.finitestate.io/changelog/) “This release focuses on vulnerability triage reliability and policy accuracy. VEX carry-forward now preserves user judgements across component name casing differences and patch-version bumps.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s23 | [Finite State SOC 2 compliance explainer](https://finitestate.io/blog/soc2) “Finite State offers a comprehensive solution to support companies trying to gain SOC2 certifications by helping to improve their software supply chain security and monitor for vulnerabilities.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s24 | [Finite State homepage customer logo wall](https://finitestate.io/) “Johnson Controls logo. Google logo. Aptiv logo. Hitachi Energy logo. Quectel logo. Hubbell logo.” | official | 2026-06-29 |

### Deep-Dive Sources

The sources the full Strategy Deep Dive cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Finite State homepage](https://finitestate.io/) “Since 2024, 40.5% of findings analyzed for reachability were confirmed unreachable.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s2 | [Finite State platform page](https://finitestate.io/platform) “Finite State unifies firmware, binaries, source code, and compliance evidence into autonomous, review-gated workflows that help engineering teams move at the speed of AI.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s3 | [Finite State medical devices industry page](https://finitestate.io/industry/medical-devices) “Finite State is the Product Security Automation Platform for medical devices, uniting firmware, binaries, and source code into a single, ground-truth system of record.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s4 | [Finite State pricing page](https://finitestate.io/pricing) “Flexible Plans for Every Stage of Product Security” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s5 | [Finite State services page](https://finitestate.io/services) “Practitioner-led support for connected product teams facing regulatory pressure, release risk, customer assurance requests, and exploitability questions.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s6 | [Finite State autonomous Product Security OS launch announcement](https://finitestate.io/news/autonomous-product-security-os-launch) “As regulations like FDA 524B and the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) demand audit-ready traceability for every release” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s7 | [Finite State MergeBase acquisition announcement](https://finitestate.io/news/finite-state-acquires-mergebase-to-form-a-powerhouse-in-application-security) “announced today the acquisition of MergeBase, a leading provider of software supply chain security solutions.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s8 | [Finite State $20M growth round announcement](https://finitestate.io/news/finite-state-raises-20-million-growth-round) “today announced that it raised a $20 million growth round led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP).” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s9 | [The Present and Future of Finite State (company blog)](https://finitestate.io/blog/present-future-finite-state) “we've secured $30 million in our Series B funding round, allowing us to grow our team and continue to fulfill our mission of protecting the devices that power our modern lives.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s10 | [Finite State press and news index](https://finitestate.io/news) “Finite State Appoints Doc McConnell as Head of Policy and Compliance to Strengthen Regulatory Leadership” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s11 | [Finite State Raises $30M Series B (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210802005082/en/Finite-State-Raises-%2430M-Series-B-to-Secure-the-Connected-Device-Supply-Chain-for-Critical-Infrastructure-and-Energy) “Finite State's platform is transforming our product security, said Klaus Jaeckle, Global Chief Product Security Officer at Schneider Electric.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s12 | [Finite State Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding (SecurityWeek)](https://www.securityweek.com/finite-state-raises-30-million-series-b-funding/) “Connected device security provider Finite State on Monday announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding. To date, the company has raised $49.5 million.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s13 | [Finite State Raises $20 Million to Grow Software Supply Chain Security Business (SecurityWeek)](https://www.securityweek.com/finite-state-raises-20-million-to-grow-software-supply-chain-security-business/) “Software risk management firm Finite State announced on Friday that it has raised $20 million in growth funding in a round led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP).” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s14 | [Finite State raises $20 million growth round (Industrial Cyber)](https://industrialcyber.co/news/finite-state-raises-20-million-growth-round-to-secure-critical-infrastructure-software-supply-chains/) “Finite State's robust growth trajectory comes amid escalating cyber threats and regulatory pressures driving organizations to prioritize software supply chain security.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s15 | [Finite State lands $30M Series B to help uncover security flaws in device firmware (TechCrunch)](https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/02/finite-state-lands-30m-series-b-to-help-uncover-security-flaws-in-device-firmware/) “comes a year after Finite State raised a $12.5 million Series A round. It brings the total amount of funds raised by the firm to just shy of $50 million.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s16 | [Finite State releases Next Gen Platform for software supply chain security (Help Net Security)](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/02/15/finite-state-next-gen-platform/) “Finite State has released its Next Generation Platform featuring extended SBOM management with the ability to ingest and aggregate 120+ external data sources.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s17 | [Report: Huawei's Firmware Riddled With Problems (BankInfoSecurity)](https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/report-huaweis-firmware-riddled-problems-a-12703) “For its analysis, Finite State used a tool it developed called Iotasphere. The company says the tool contains dozens of unpackers, which can break down monolithic binary firmware images into components for analysis.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s18 | [Huawei PSIRT: Technical Analysis Report Regarding Finite State Supply Chain Assessment](https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-notices/2019/huawei-sn-20190702-01-finitestate-en) “Binary vulnerability scanning tools are generally used for auxiliary analysis because their error rate can reach up to over 90%. Thus, Finite State's conclusions are drawn in a hasty manner and are inaccurate.” | other | 2026-06-29 |
| s19 | [Omdia On the Radar: Finite State tackles firmware security and risks (Rik Turner, Nov 2024)](https://omdia.tech.informa.com/om124790/on-the-radar-finite-state-tackles-firmware-security-and-risks) “Finite State's technology is designed to automate product security for internet-connected devices across the software supply chain lifecycle.” | research | 2026-06-29 |
| s20 | [CISA ICS Medical Advisory ICSMA-19-255-01: Philips IntelliVue WLAN](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-19-255-01) “Shawn Loveric of Finite State, Inc., reported these vulnerabilities to Philips.” | regulatory | 2026-06-29 |
| s21 | [Finite State Acquires MergeBase to Form a Powerhouse in Application Security (PRWeb)](https://www.prweb.com/releases/finite-state-acquires-mergebase-to-form-a-powerhouse-in-application-security-302184197.html) “Leveraging the combined power of Finite State's advanced binary analysis and MergeBase's deep source code analysis, it delivers unmatched software supply chain visibility and risk protection throughout the SDLC.” | press | 2026-06-29 |
| s22 | [Finite State documentation changelog](https://docs.finitestate.io/changelog/) “This release focuses on vulnerability triage reliability and policy accuracy. VEX carry-forward now preserves user judgements across component name casing differences and patch-version bumps.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s23 | [Finite State homepage customer logo wall](https://finitestate.io/) “Johnson Controls logo. Google logo. Aptiv logo. Hitachi Energy logo. Quectel logo. Hubbell logo.” | official | 2026-06-29 |
| s24 | [Finite State SOC 2 compliance explainer](https://finitestate.io/blog/soc2) “Finite State offers a comprehensive solution to support companies trying to gain SOC2 certifications by helping to improve their software supply chain security and monitor for vulnerabilities.” | official | 2026-06-29 |

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