# Cyber Company Profiles: Obsidian Security

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## At a Glance

- Website: [obsidiansecurity.com](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com)
- Profile: https://cybercompanyprofiles.com/companies/obsidian-security
- Type: Cloud Security, Identity Access, Detection Response
- Also known as: Obsidian Security, Inc.
- Market readiness: Established (25/40)
- Defensibility: Contested (14/21)
- Founded: 2017
- Funding: $119.5M total
- Last updated: 2026-07-08

## Executive Summary

Obsidian helped define SaaS security posture management, but that category position is the copyable part of its business. Its harder-to-match asset is the threat intelligence it accumulates defending large SaaS estates, now extended across integrations and AI agents through a shared knowledge graph. New this cycle: real attestations (SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, IRAP), an AI-agent governance line, and a modular free-tier motion that opens a lighter path in beside enterprise sales. The unresolved question is whether that network compounds faster than the identity, cloud, and posture platforms next to the same buyer can fold SaaS and AI discovery into a bundle, with no funding disclosed since the 2022 Series C to fuel the race.

## 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 | Obsidian Security runs a platform for SaaS security posture management and AI security, giving enterprises visibility, threat detection, and governance across their SaaS applications, identities, data, and AI agents. | [\[f1\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Founded | 2017 | [\[f2\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| HQ | Palo Alto, California, United States | [\[f3\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Funding | $119.5M total | [\[f4\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Latest funding | Series C ($90M, April 2022) | [\[f4\]](#company-detail-sources) |

### Products

| Product | What it does |
|---|---|
| Obsidian SSPM | SaaS security posture management that discovers SaaS apps and the identities using them, detects account compromise and insider threats across and within apps, and flags misconfigurations. |
| Obsidian AI Security | AI security that discovers shadow AI tools through browser-level visibility, monitors data shared with GenAI prompts, and governs autonomous AI agents acting through OAuth tokens and API keys. |

## Matrix Coverage

Mapped to the [Cyber Defense Matrix](https://cyberdefensematrix.com) [\[f5\]](#company-detail-sources):

| Asset | Identify | Protect | Detect | Respond | Recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | ✓ |  | ✓ | ✓ |  |
| Users | ✓ |  | ✓ |  |  |
| Data | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |  |

Obsidian SSPM discovers SaaS applications and the identities using them, detects account compromise and insider threats, and flags misconfigurations for remediation. This SaaS posture product defends conventional application, identity, and data assets 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 (25/40)**

Analyzed 2026-07-08. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Problem Clarity | 3/5 |
| Capability Depth | 3/5 |
| Market Timing | 3/5 |
| Team Credibility | 4/5 |
| GTM Proof | 4/5 |
| Funding Efficiency | 2/5 |
| Category Clarity | 4/5 |
| Incumbent Defensibility | 2/5 |

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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 (14/21)**

Band guidance: reinforce or reposition. Analyzed 2026-07-08. Scope: whole company.

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

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## Sources

### Company Detail Sources

Cited from the Sourced Details and Matrix Coverage rows.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | [https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/company](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/company) | official | 2026-06-24 |
| f2 | [https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/news/obsidian-security-raises-90-million-series-c-round](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/news/obsidian-security-raises-90-million-series-c-round) | official | 2026-06-24 |
| f3 | [https://obsidiansecurity.com/](https://obsidiansecurity.com/) | official | 2026-06-24 |
| f4 | [The SaaS News: Obsidian Security Raises $90 Million in Series C](https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/obsidian-security-raises-90-million-in-series-c) | press | 2026-06-24 |
| f5 | [MSSP Alert: SaaS Security and Posture Management Company Obsidian Security Raises $90M](https://www.msspalert.com/news/saas-security-and-posture-management-company-obsidian-security-raises-90m) | press | 2026-06-24 |

### Profile Analysis Sources

The sources the full Market Readiness analysis cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Obsidian Security: End-to-End AI and SaaS Security for Enterprises](https://obsidiansecurity.com/) | official | 2026-06-24 |
| s2 | [Obsidian Security: Who We Are](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/company) | official | 2026-06-24 |
| s3 | [Obsidian Security: AI Security Across the Enterprise](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/ai-security) “With the Obsidian browser extension, we’ve got a lot of insight of how users are interacting with things like generative AI SaaS solutions out there, potentially going after what documents may be being uploaded.” | official | 2026-07-02 |
| s4 | [Obsidian Security Raises $90 Million Series C Round to Cement its Leadership in SaaS Security](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/news/obsidian-security-raises-90-million-series-c-round) | official | 2026-06-24 |
| s5 | [MSSP Alert: SaaS Security and Posture Management Company Obsidian Security Raises $90M](https://www.msspalert.com/news/saas-security-and-posture-management-company-obsidian-security-raises-90m) | press | 2026-06-24 |
| s6 | [The SaaS News: Obsidian Security Raises $90 Million in Series C](https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/obsidian-security-raises-90-million-in-series-c) “Founded in 2017 by industry experts from Carbon Black and Cylance including Ben Johnson, Glenn Chisholm, and Matt Wolff.” | press | 2026-06-24 |
| s7 | [SiliconANGLE: Obsidian Security raises $90M to secure companies' software-as-a-service applications](https://siliconangle.com/2022/04/14/obsidian-security-raises-90m-secure-companies-software-service-applications/) “Overall, the company has raised $119.5 million since launching in 2017.” | press | 2026-07-02 |
| s8 | [Help Net Security: Obsidian Security raises $90 million to help businesses reduce SaaS security risk](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/04/15/obsidian-security-financing/) “A leader in the SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) category coined by Gartner, Obsidian was founded in 2017” | press | 2026-06-30 |
| s9 | [Help Net Security: Obsidian Security unveils end-to-end SaaS supply chain security to stop integration-led breaches](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/22/obsidian-saas-supply-chain-security/) “Obsidian Security is launching a new solution that secures the SaaS supply chain across its full lifecycle, bringing together integration risk visibility, proactive prevention, early breach detection and impact forensics, all in a single, unified platform.” | press | 2026-07-02 |
| s10 | [Obsidian Security: Enterprise Readiness and SaaS Security](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/trust) “Supports key compliance frameworks in-product, backed by SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, and IRAP attestations or certifications. ISO 42001 coming soon.” | official | 2026-07-08 |
| s11 | [Obsidian Security Trust Center (SafeBase)](https://trust.obsidiansecurity.com/) “Use this Trust Center to learn about our security posture and request access to our security documentation.” | official | 2026-07-08 |
| s12 | [Obsidian Security: Flexible SaaS Security Pricing](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/pricing) “Start free. Expand into the modules your team needs, across AI and SaaS security. No bloated bundles.” | official | 2026-07-08 |
| s13 | [Obsidian Security: Who We Are](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/company) “Hasan Imam Chief Executive Officer” | official | 2026-07-08 |

### Deep-Dive Sources

The sources the full Strategy Deep Dive cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Obsidian Security: End-to-End AI and SaaS Security for Enterprises](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/) “The threat signals we surface defending them reach every customer in our network before they become incidents.” | official | 2026-07-08 |
| s2 | [Obsidian Security: Who We Are](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/company) “Be the trust layer for enterprise AI adoption” | official | 2026-07-08 |
| s3 | [Obsidian Security: SaaS Security Posture Management](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/saas-security-posture-management) “Reduce risky integrations, detect third-party threats early, and contain the blast radius before a vendor breach becomes your breach.” | official | 2026-07-08 |
| s4 | [Obsidian Security: AI Security Across the Enterprise](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/ai-security) “Enforce least privilege across every AI agent and human identity by continuously assessing and right-sizing the permissions agents actually need versus what they hold.” | official | 2026-07-08 |
| s5 | [Obsidian Security: Enterprise Readiness and SaaS Security](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/trust) “Supports key compliance frameworks in-product, backed by SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, and IRAP attestations or certifications. ISO 42001 coming soon.” | official | 2026-07-08 |
| s6 | [Obsidian Security: Flexible SaaS Security Pricing](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/pricing) “Start free. Expand into the modules your team needs, across AI and SaaS security. No bloated bundles.” | official | 2026-07-08 |
| s7 | [Obsidian Security Raises $90 Million Series C Round](https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/news/obsidian-security-raises-90-million-series-c-round) | official | 2026-07-08 |
| s8 | [The SaaS News: Obsidian Security Raises $90 Million in Series C](https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/obsidian-security-raises-90-million-in-series-c) “Founded in 2017 by industry experts from Carbon Black and Cylance including Ben Johnson, Glenn Chisholm, and Matt Wolff.” | press | 2026-07-08 |
| s9 | [SiliconANGLE: Obsidian Security raises $90M to secure companies' software-as-a-service applications](https://siliconangle.com/2022/04/14/obsidian-security-raises-90m-secure-companies-software-service-applications/) “Snowflake Inc. and Figma Inc., the interface design startup valued at $10 billion, are among the companies that rely on Obsidian to protect their SaaS environments.” | press | 2026-07-08 |
| s10 | [MSSP Alert: SaaS Security and Posture Management Company Obsidian Security Raises $90M](https://www.msspalert.com/news/saas-security-and-posture-management-company-obsidian-security-raises-90m) “Organizations use Obsidian's platform to secure more than 4 million unique accounts around the world. Furthermore, Obsidian provides a partner program that lets MSSPs, MSPs and VARs integrate its platform into their offerings.” | press | 2026-07-08 |
| s11 | [Help Net Security: Obsidian Security unveils end-to-end SaaS supply chain security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/22/obsidian-saas-supply-chain-security/) “Powered by the Obsidian Knowledge Graph and threat intelligence drawn from proprietary research and real-world incident response across our customer base, Obsidian extends its network effects to SaaS integrations” | press | 2026-07-08 |

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