AST acquisitions and funding
41 acquisitions of application security testing vendors since 2020 and 121 funding rounds since 2022 on record. The most active buyers are Snyk (3), Harness (2) and Synopsys (2). See the application security testing vendors in the directory.
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Deals
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| Date | Deal | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | Snyk acquired DeepCode | Undisclosed | Report on Snyk buying DeepCode, September 2020 (opens in a new tab)via Wikipedia (opens in a new tab) |
| August 2020 | LogPoint acquired Orange Cyberdefense GermanyA widely used SAP guarding tool from Orange Cyberdefense Germany | Undisclosed | Report on LogPoint buying Orange Cyberdefense Germany, August 2020 (opens in a new tab)via Cybersecurity Ventures (opens in a new tab) |
| March 2020 | Hellman & Friedman acquired CheckmarxCheckmarx provides application security testing software that scans code for vulnerabilities. | $1.1bn | Report on Hellman & Friedman buying Checkmarx, March 2020 (opens in a new tab)via Cybersecurity Ventures (opens in a new tab) |
| January 2020 | Synopsys acquired Tinfoil SecurityProvides dynamic application security testing and API testing solutions | Undisclosed | Report on Synopsys buying Tinfoil Security, January 2020 (opens in a new tab)via Cybersecurity Ventures (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. Each Report link goes to the announcement or story the source cites, and the via link to the round-up or newsletter issue. Amounts are in US dollars. The category is what the bought or funded company sells.