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Step Security

Sammamish, US · Founded 2021 · 2 known investors

StepSecurity provides a platform to prevent, detect, and respond to software supply chain attacks across developer machines, code repositories, and CI/CD pipelines. It offers security controls such as Harden-Runner, GitHub Actions monitoring, and a threat intelligence team focused on identifying supply chain attacks.

Founders & leadership

Step Security was founded in 2021 by Varun Sharma.

VSVarun Sharma
Varun SharmainFounder

Investors · 2

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$30K disclosed across 1 round · 2023

$30KraisedMay 2023 · 2 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Varun SharmaExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$200K
Amount sold
$30K
First sale
May 2023
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2021
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Competitors · 7

by search overlap
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Trend Micro108 shared keywordsTrendAI (Trend Micro) provides enterprise cybersecurity through its TrendAI Vision One platform, which unifies endpoint, network, cloud, and identity security with XDR visibility, threat intelligence, and AI-focused threat protection. It serves enterprise customers across 185 countries, including hybrid cloud, virtualized data center, and modern SOC environments.
Wiz98 shared keywordsWiz provides cloud security platform that identifies and removes critical risks across multi-cloud environments. The company offers a unified security layer for organizations to manage risks and accelerate business operations on major cloud providers.
GitLab91 shared keywordsGitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that enables teams and AI agents to collaborate on the full software development lifecycle, from planning through deployment, with integrated security and compliance capabilities.
OX Security88 shared keywordsOX Security provides application security solutions that help organizations identify and prioritize exploitable, reachable, and impactful risks across the software development lifecycle.
Socket87 shared keywordsSocket is a developer-first platform that detects and blocks malicious packages in real time to protect organizations from software supply chain attacks. The platform secures the open source ecosystem used across technology, media, healthcare, and finance industries.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Step Security do?
StepSecurity provides a platform to prevent, detect, and respond to software supply chain attacks across developer machines, code repositories, and CI/CD pipelines. It offers security controls such as Harden-Runner, GitHub Actions monitoring, and a threat intelligence team focused on identifying supply chain attacks.
Who founded Step Security?
Step Security was founded by Varun Sharma in 2021.
Who are Step Security's investors?
Step Security's investors include Inner Loop Capital, Runtime Ventures.
How much funding has Step Security raised?
Step Security has disclosed $30K raised across 1 round.
Where is Step Security headquartered?
Step Security is headquartered in Sammamish, US.