# Cyber Company Profiles: Orca Security

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## At a Glance

- Website: [orca.security](https://orca.security)
- Profile: https://cybercompanyprofiles.com/companies/orca-security
- Type: Security for AI, Cloud Security
- Market readiness: Established (27/40)
- Defensibility: Defensible (15/21)
- Founded: 2019
- Funding: $632M total
- Last updated: 2026-07-10

## Executive Summary

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.

## 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 | 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. | [\[f1\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Founded | 2019 | [\[f2\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| HQ | Portland, Oregon, United States | [\[f2\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Funding | $632M total | [\[f3\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Latest funding | Series C extension (Temasek-led) | [\[f4\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Deployment | SaaS | [\[f5\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Compliance | CSA STAR, FedRAMP Certified Class C, GDPR, GovRAMP, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, PCI DSS, SOC 2 | [\[f5\]](#company-detail-sources) |

### Products

| 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. |

## Matrix Coverage

Mapped to the [AI Defense Matrix](https://aidefensematrix.com) [\[f6\]](#company-detail-sources):

| Asset | Govern | Identify | Protect | Detect | Respond | Recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Model |  | ✓ |  | ✓ |  |  |
| Training Data |  | ✓ |  | ✓ |  |  |

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.

Mapped to the [Cyber Defense Matrix](https://cyberdefensematrix.com) [\[f7\]](#company-detail-sources):

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

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.

## Market Readiness

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

**Established (27/40)**

Analyzed 2026-07-10. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Problem Clarity | 3/5 |
| Capability Depth | 3/5 |
| Market Timing | 4/5 |
| Team Credibility | 3/5 |
| GTM Proof | 4/5 |
| 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

**Defensible (15/21)**

Band guidance: press the advantage. Analyzed 2026-07-10. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Value Delivery | 1/3 |
| Switching Cost | 2/3 |
| Compliance Moat | 3/3 |
| 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 | [Orca Security: AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM)](https://orca.security/platform/ai-security-posture-management/) | official | 2026-07-09 |
| f2 | [Orca Security Business Breakdown & Founding Story (Contrary Research)](https://research.contrary.com/company/orca-security) | research | 2026-06-14 |
| f3 | [Orca Snaps Up Opus in Cloud Security Automation Push (SecurityWeek)](https://www.securityweek.com/orca-snaps-up-opus-in-cloud-security-automation-push/) | press | 2026-06-28 |
| f4 | [Temasek leads $550M Series C extension into Orca Security](https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/05/temasek-leads-550m-series-c-extension-into-orca-security-which-aims-for-further-international-foothold/) | press | 2026-06-14 |
| f5 | [AI Defense Matrix Catalog entry](https://catalog.aidefensematrix.com/products/orca/) | other | 2026-06-13 |
| f6 | [AI Defense Matrix Catalog mapping](https://catalog.aidefensematrix.com/products/orca/) | other | 2026-06-23 |
| f7 | [Orca Cloud Security Platform (CNAPP)](https://orca.security/platform/) | official | 2026-06-14 |

### Profile Analysis Sources

The sources the full Market Readiness analysis cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Orca Cloud Security Platform (CNAPP, patented SideScanning)](https://orca.security/platform/) “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)](https://orca.security/platform/ai-security-posture-management/) “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)](https://orca.security/about/) “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)](https://orca.security/resources/blog/orca-security-earns-fedramp-authorization/) “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)](https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/cloud-native-application-protection-platforms/vendor/orca-security/product/orca-security) “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)](https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/google-32-billion-acquisition-wiz/814437/) “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)](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3919056,00.html) “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)](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3925644,00.html) “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)](https://www.securityweek.com/orca-snaps-up-opus-in-cloud-security-automation-push/) “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)](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23383) “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)](https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/researchers-detail-severe-super.html) “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)](https://research.contrary.com/company/orca-security) “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 |

### Deep-Dive Sources

The sources the full Strategy Deep Dive cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Orca Cloud Security Platform (CNAPP, patented SideScanning)](https://orca.security/platform/) “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)](https://orca.security/platform/ai-security-posture-management/) “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)](https://orca.security/about/) “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)](https://orca.security/resources/blog/orca-security-earns-fedramp-authorization/) “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)](https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/cloud-native-application-protection-platforms/vendor/orca-security/product/orca-security) “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)](https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/google-32-billion-acquisition-wiz/814437/) “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)](https://www.securityweek.com/orca-snaps-up-opus-in-cloud-security-automation-push/) “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)](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23383) “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)](https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/researchers-detail-severe-super.html) “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)](https://research.contrary.com/company/orca-security) “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)](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rkihuog11gg) “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)](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3919056,00.html) “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)](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3925644,00.html) “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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