Orca Security, a leading innovator in cloud security, announced today that it has secured $55 million in Series B funding. The investment round was spearheaded by ICONIQ Growth, with participation from existing investors including GGV Capital, YL Ventures, and Silicon Valley CISO Investments. This latest funding brings the company’s total raised capital to $82 million, building upon the $20.5 million Series A round completed in May.

Orca Security differentiates itself through its dedication to cloud-native technologies and its unique SideScanning approach. This technology allows the company to create a detailed map of a client’s cloud infrastructure and reconstruct the file system by analyzing interactions between workloads and their associated block storage services. By combining this with collected cloud metadata, Orca can comprehensively scan a company’s entire data estate and cloud assets to identify potential security vulnerabilities. A key benefit of this system is its ability to automatically detect newly added cloud hosts without requiring ongoing manual maintenance.

This capability also enables the system to operate without the need for agents, thereby avoiding any performance impact on existing systems. According to Orca Security CEO Avi Shua, achieving this level of functionality would not have been feasible in traditional on-premises environments.

“The core principle behind our technology is the ability to assess risk and map environments without installing any agents or running software within the environment itself,” explained Shua, who previously spent 11 years at Check Point. “This approach wasn’t possible on-premises, as it required agent installation for visibility. However, agents only provide a limited ‘tree’ view, lacking the broader ‘forest’ perspective needed to understand traffic origins and the implications of sensitive keys.”

Orca’s objective is to deliver a comprehensive security solution, eliminating the need for organizations to utilize multiple tools for detecting misconfigurations, malware, and vulnerabilities. The company also prioritizes a streamlined onboarding experience for its technology. Shua emphasizes that a significant challenge within the industry is that organizations often achieve only around 50 percent security coverage, encountering obstacles when attempting to deploy numerous security tools. “Breaches frequently occur not because defenses are insufficient, but because critical assets remain unprotected,” Shua stated.

Orca also focuses on delivering security alerts that are relevant and contextualized, taking into account the potential business impact of identified exposures. For instance, while a system might reveal vulnerabilities in the NTP service, if the environment doesn’t expose NTP and it’s blocked by security groups, the risk is mitigated. Shua shared an example of a customer who initially identified over a million critical issues with Orca, which were then refined to a focused list of 33 requiring immediate attention.

“The complexity of both the problems companies face and the solutions they implement is a common theme across the industry,” noted Glenn Solomon, managing partner at GGV Capital. “Orca stands out because, thanks to the experience of Avi, Gil [Geron], and the co-founders from their time at Check Point, they recognized from the outset the importance of rapid deployment and immediate value delivery.”

Currently, the service provides support for Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure, along with their respective container services.

Orca Security’s approach is clearly resonating with the market. Shua reported that the company has experienced over 10x growth this year, expanding its team from an initial plan of 50 employees to 70. Demand was so high this summer that scheduling a call with a salesperson could take up to three weeks. This strong growth trajectory motivated the company to seek additional funding to accelerate its expansion, attracting further investment from venture capital firms.

“This substantial $55 million investment will significantly accelerate Orca’s path to becoming a leader in cloud security,” said Yoav Leitersdorf, managing partner at YL Ventures. “The company’s year-over-year growth is exceptional—surpassing anything I’ve previously observed—and its SideScanning technology is truly unique in the market.”

The newly acquired funds will be allocated to continued product development, expanded sales and marketing initiatives, increased investment in research and development, and the establishment of new sales offices globally.