Synack, Inc.
REDWOOD CITY, CA · Founded 2013 · CIK 0001582684 · Cybersecurity · Private
AI-powered penetration testing platform combining human security testers with algorithmic optimization
synack.com →- Grants
- —
- No SBIR or STTR on record
- Sector median: 0
- Raised
- $107M
- 5 Form D · May 2020
- 76 months since last filing
- Contracts
- $8.7M
- 21 awards · the Treasury, Defense, Homeland Security
- #18 of 603 in cybersecurity
- Patents
- 28
- 28 granted · 0 pending
- Sector median: 0
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓20122014201620182020202220242026
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $1,713,427 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $7,299,997 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $25,000,003 | |
| Federal contract | Department of the Treasury · Igf::ot::igf For Other Functions - The Irs, It Cybersecurity Is Evaluating Using Crowdsourced Vulnerability Discovery Services For Web Applications Hosted Within The Irs.gov Domain To Identify Real Threats To The Irs Infrastructure Prior To Attacker Exploits. Crowdsourcing Leverages The Diverse Skill Sets From Many Subject Matter Experts To Quickly Discover Vulnerabilities And Report Them To The Irs, It Also Follows A Model Being Publically Adopted By US Intelligence Agencies Including The Fbi. | $2,000,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Igf::ot::igf Crowdsourced Vulnerability | $592,900 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $21,249,992 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Igf::ot::igf Crowdsourced Vulnerability | $718,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Igf::ot::igf Crowdsourced Vulnerability | $201,529 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Igf::ot::igf Crowdsourced Vulnerability Discovery And Disclosure Services | $1,117,795 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Crowdsourced Vulnerability; Igf::ot::igf | $75,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Hack-the-tads | $450,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Reliability And Maintainability Information System (remis) | $150,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Crowsourced Vulnerability | $7,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Homeland Security · Igf::ot::igf Design Services | $120,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Platform&services | $199,998 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Crowdsourced Vulnerability Discovery And Disclosure Services To Enhance Information Security | $130,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Hack The Pentagon - Darpa | $295,925 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $51,615,452 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Crowdsourced Vulnerability Discovery And Disclosure (cvdd)functional Area (FA)2 - Air Force | $550,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Homeland Security · Support Assessment Services. | $249,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Crowdsourced Vulnerability Disclosure And Discovery Services | $244,999 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Homeland Security · Bug Bounty Assessment Services. | $253,810 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Homeland Security · Bug Bounty Hack Services. | $905,083 | |
| Federal contract | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · Cyber Security Fedramp Moderate | $36,300 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Homeland Security · A Competitively Awarded Task Order For Hack Dhs: Crowdsourced Vulnerability Assessment Services (cvas) For Ice Mobile Check-in | $79,625 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Homeland Security · Bug Bounty Services | $320,500 |
Federal contract · USAspendingForm D · SEC
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Skopenow Inc. | $9.8M | $2.7M |
| 16 | RAPIDFORT INC | $9.3M | $9.4M |
| 17 | NARF INDUSTRIES LLC | $9.2M | — |
| 18 | Synack, Inc. | $8.7M | $107M |
| 19 | Wickr Inc. | $8.5M | $78M |
| 20 | Computer Measurement Laboratory, LLC | $5.8M | — |
| 21 | Leviathan Security Group, Inc. | $4.3M | — |
Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.
Founders & Team
- Rashmi GopinathDirector
- Jay KaplanDirector · Executive Officer
- William KilmerDirector
- Mark KuhrDirector · Executive Officer
- Tom MawhinneyDirector
- Ted SchleinDirector
- Derek SmithDirector
- Glenn SolomonDirector
- Gary SteeleDirector
- Tamara SteffensDirector
Patents
- Computer System For Distributed Discovery Of Vulnerabilities In Applicationsgranted
- Method Of Distributed Discovery Of Vulnerabilities In Applicationsgranted
- Risk Assessment And Remediationgranted
- Method Of Automatically Generating Tasks Using Control Computergranted
- Flexible Installation Of Data Type Validation Instructions For Security Data For Analytics Applicationsgranted
- Security Assessment Incentive Method For Promoting Discovery Of Computer Software Vulnerabilitiesgranted
- Automatic Webpage Change Detectiongranted
- Computer System For Distributed Discovery Of Vulnerabilities In Applicationsgranted
- Distributed System for Discovery of Vulnerabilities in Applications Including Detecting and/or Filtering Out Vulnerability Duplicatesgranted
- Computer System For Discovery Of Vulnerabilities In Applications Including Guided Tester Paths Based On Application Coverage Measuresgranted
- Simulating A Bot-net Spanning A Plurality Of Geographic Regionsgranted
- Computer System For Distributed Discovery Of Vulnerabilities In Applicationsgranted