Cequence Security
Cequence Security protects applications, APIs, and AI agents from attacks and abuse.
- Categories
- API security, WAF and bot protection, AI and LLM security
- Based in
- Santa Clara, United States
- Founded
- 2014
- Ownership
- Private
- Certifications
- PCI DSS v4.0.1, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2
About Cequence Security
Cequence Security sells application, API and AI protection. Its platform covers bot management, API security, WAAP and an AI Gateway. The company says it analyses behavioural intent so that legitimate automation transacts while fraud, abuse and account takeover are blocked. It also governs internal AI agents, limiting each agent to the tools it needs and showing what every agent does. The platform is modular and can be deployed as SaaS, on premises or hybrid. Cequence states that it handles more than 10 billion application interactions daily and over 4 billion user accounts. It sells to large enterprises, including financial services, retail, telecom and government agencies, and says its technology is used by U.S. federal agencies and Fortune and Global 500 firms. Cequence began with API bot management, then added API security and governance, and later WAAP. Its AI Gateway is offered only as a SaaS product and secures connections that use Model Context Protocol.
Products
- AI GatewayConnects and protects agentic AI workflows, including systems that use Model Context Protocol.
- Bot ManagementProtects applications and APIs from automated attacks and fraud.
- WAAPCombines bot management, API security, WAF and DDoS protection.
- API SecurityDiscovers, inventories, tests and secures API endpoints.
- API SpyderListed among the company's products in its resource centre.
- Cequence PlatformThe core platform that provides application and data protection for the agentic enterprise.
Ownership and deals
- Raised fundingInvestors Hewlett Packard Pathfinder and Prosperity7 VenturesReport on the Cequence Security funding round of April 2023 (opens in a new tab)
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Amounts are in US dollars.