Loading organizations...
§ Private Profile · 18 Bartol Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
SaaS platform for automated cloud security engineering for DevSecOps teams, integrating with CI/CD to prevent vulnerabilities.
Bridgecrew is a San Francisco-based cloud security organization that automates infrastructure protection by identifying vulnerabilities and delivering fixes directly as code. The software platform integrates directly into source control and continuous integration pipelines to prevent security issues before they impact live enterprise cloud operations. Prior to its exit, the enterprise raised approximately $18 million in total venture funding, including a $14 million Series A round that valued the business at roughly $40 million. The startup secured early financial backing from prominent institutional investors such as the venture capital firms Battery Ventures, Sorenson Ventures, and Operator Partners. In 2021, the publicly traded cybersecurity corporation Palo Alto Networks acquired the platform for $156 million to incorporate its capabilities into their broader security suite. Bridgecrew was originally founded in 2019 by chief executive officer Idan Tendler alongside his co-founders.
Bridgecrew has raised $14.0M across 1 funding round.
Bridgecrew has raised $14.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Bridgecrew has raised $14.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $14.0M Series A in April 2020.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2020 | $14M Series A | Battery Ventures | Altimeter Capital, Benchmark, Climate Capital, Hanabi Capital, Quiet Capital, Sequoia Capital, SNR, Y Combinator, Josh Burwick, David Hannigan, David Tsao, ELY Kahn, Kevin Mahaffey, Srinath Kuruvadi, DNX Ventures, Homeward Ventures, Gigi Levy Weiss, Sorenson Ventures, Tectonic Ventures | Announced |
Bridgecrew has raised $14.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Bridgecrew's investors include Battery Ventures, Altimeter Capital, Benchmark, Climate Capital, Hanabi Capital, Quiet Capital, Sequoia Capital, SNR, Y Combinator, Josh Burwick, David Hannigan, David Tsao.
Bridgecrew is a cloud security platform that automates the identification and correction of infrastructure misconfigurations in tools like AWS, Terraform, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes, targeting DevOps teams in the cloud computing industry.[1][2][4] Founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, it integrates security directly into developers' workflows to prevent runtime vulnerabilities, serving sectors including financial services, healthcare, and media.[1][3][4] The company raised $18M before its acquisition by Palo Alto Networks in February 2021 for $156M-$200M, demonstrating rapid growth in the shift-left security space.[1][5]
Bridgecrew emerged in 2019 amid rising cloud adoption and security challenges, founded by a team focused on "security as code" to embed protections into DevOps pipelines rather than retroactive fixes.[1][2][6] The idea stemmed from the need to make cloud security accessible to developers, automating checks that traditionally slowed engineering teams.[3][4] Early traction came from integrations with popular IaC (Infrastructure as Code) tools, attracting investors like Battery Ventures and leading to quick scaling before the Palo Alto Networks acquisition in 2021, a pivotal moment that validated its approach.[1][5]
Bridgecrew rode the cloud-native security wave, capitalizing on explosive growth in multi-cloud environments where misconfigurations cause 80-90% of breaches, timed perfectly with IaC adoption via Terraform and Kubernetes.[1][4] Market forces like regulatory pressures (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) and DevSecOps maturity favored its proactive model, influencing the ecosystem by popularizing policy-as-code and accelerating "shift-left" practices.[2][3] Post-acquisition, its tech bolstered Palo Alto Networks' Prisma Cloud, contributing to consolidated security platforms amid vendor fatigue.[1]
Now integrated into Palo Alto Networks, Bridgecrew's capabilities will likely expand within Prisma Cloud, enhancing AI-driven remediation and multi-cloud governance as hybrid threats evolve.[1] Trends like zero-trust architectures and GenAI in security will shape its path, potentially amplifying influence through enterprise-scale deployments. Its legacy underscores how developer-friendly tools can redefine cloud defense, tying back to its core mission of securing infrastructure from the code up.[1][4]