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Snyk

Developer security platform

1001+ employees
  • B2B
  • Security
  • Enterprise
  • Internal tools
  • SaaS
  • Cyber Security
100 Summer St, 7th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110, US

Company mission

To empower businesses to develop fast and stay secure.

Rocket List 2021
Top investors

Few candidates hear
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32% female employees

-21% employee growth in 12 months

Otta's take

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Xav Kearney

CTO of Otta

Open source software is a highly lucrative market and is growing fast. However, open source components can come with vulnerabilities, and so their widespread use in apps becomes a liability to a company’s cybersecurity. Snyk has built a way to detect when those apps or components are compromised.

The company works with developers, who are now commonly the owners of application security. It integrates into existing developer workflows, compatible with the likes of GitHub, Bitbucket and GitLab, as well as CI/CD. Snyk also varies its approach with enterprises depending on their security needs, working on-premises, via the cloud or a hybrid. This puts the company in a strong position to target all enterprises as customers. In this, Snyk has already been successful - it has hundreds of customers, including Google and Salesforce.

Valued at $8.5bn back in 2021, Snyk has lately been focussed on growth and platform improvement. It is not alone in the space, with competitors including SonarQube and Veracode, but has nonetheless remained one of the largest market players; raising new funds that come alongside an integration with ServiceNow, to further bolster the value of its offerings.

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours
  • Work-from home allowances & in-office perks
  • Time off for learning and self development
  • Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and annual wellness allowance with unlimited one-on-one wellness coaching sessions
  • Generous vacation and wellness time off, and country-specific holidays
  • 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers
  • Country-specific life insurance, disability benefits, and retirement/pension programs
  • Mobile phone and education allowances
  • Snyk Impact - Build a more inclusive tech industry and help us power a more sustainable and secure world with Snyk Impact programs

Company values

  • Care deeply - We create positive change: We lead with empathy for our customers, partners, and Snykers globally to evolve our customers’ organizations, as well as communities in which we live and work.
  • One team - We rely on each other: We extend beyond geographical and departmental limits, fostering collaboration, inclusion, and transparency in the ways we work and support each other.
  • Customer Centric - We drive business impact: We build security solutions, adapting quickly to market changes to provide an outstanding customer experience, leading to adoption and high satisfaction.
  • Forward Thinking - We shape the future: We are driven by our ambition to inspire trust and lead the industry, surpassing limits to build unparalleled technology.

Funding (last 2 of 11 rounds)

Jan 2023

$25m

LATE VC

Dec 2022

$196.5m

SERIES G

$1.6bn

Total funding

This company has top investors

Founders

Guy Podjarny

(President and Chairman of the Board)

Founded Blaze (optimising websites) and was acquired by Akamai 2 years later. Guy then was CTO for Akamai for 4 years.

Previously Director of Technology at Supercom (provider of digital identity solutions).

Diversity & Inclusion at Snyk

  • At Snyk, we're on a mission to make the digital world a safer place and we believe that a safer world starts with one that reflects all of us. From our global team at Snyk to our customers and partners around the world, we're building a company that celebrates our differences and leverages them as our strength. Snyk's core values secure our deeply connected culture, and help us to foster a safe, and inclusive company where everyone belongs.
  • Snyk Resource Groups (SRGs) are Snyker-led groups whose purpose is to foster a community-focused, inclusive workplace where all employees feel like they belong. Through strategic programming, community building, networking events, and professional development opportunities, SRGs are the catalyst of Snyk’s inclusion, equity, and diversity efforts.. To date, we have six SRGs: Accessibility@Snyk, Asian@Snyk, Black@Snyk, Mosaic@Snyk, Queer@Snyk, SnykHER. Learn more about our SRG missions at: https://snyk.io/careers/
  • We envision a more inclusive industry powering a more sustainable and secure digital world. Our focus on addressing problems for our social and environmental stakeholders positively impacts society and builds momentum for the entire Snyk community. Learn more at: https://snyk.io/about/snyk-impact/

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Some of the smartest people I have ever worked with and people are always willing to help, so this impacts you directly. Hugely experienced leadership who are heavily experienced in our space.

Operations & Strategy

Intelligent people

Nov 2020

People are recognised and congratulated on exceptional work, with regular posts internally about appreciation to other employees and shout-outs for their achievements.

Operations & Strategy

Great work is recognised

Nov 2020

Snyk are hugely dedicated to making sure their employees are well, comfortable and have everything they need. This ranges from mental health days all the way to a work from home budget for equipment.

Operations & Strategy

Focus on employee wellbeing

Nov 2020

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