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RedLock

Cloud Security

Cloud threat defense and security analytics — cloud security posture management (CSPM) with real-time threat detection across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Founded
2015
ISB Year
2017
Raised
$12M
Exit Price
$173M
Years to Exit
3 years
Year Acquired
2018

Funding & Investors

Total Funding

$12M

Key Investors
Sierra VenturesStorm Ventures

Outcome

Acquisition

Acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $173M (October 2018). Technology became the foundation of Prisma Cloud.

Lesson Learned

Cloud security posture management hit a nerve as multi-cloud adoption exploded. RedLock's $12M-to-$173M exit in ~3 years is one of the best ROIs in the RSAC Sandbox history. Lesson: right category + right timing = massive acqui-hire by platform vendors racing to fill cloud gaps.