Shape Security
AcquiredF5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense
Santa Clara, United States · Founded 2011 · $117.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara, California
- Employees
- 201–500
- Founded
- 2011
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- shapesecurity.com
- Total Funding
- $117.0M
- Last Round
- $51.0M Series FSep 2019
- Rounds
- 3
- Acquisition Date
- Dec 2019
About
Shape Security was an application security company that built AI-based bot detection and fraud prevention technology to protect web and mobile applications and APIs from automated attacks such as credential stuffing and fake account creation. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Shape's customers included major banks, retailers, airlines, and government agencies. F5 Networks acquired Shape Security in January 2020 for approximately $1 billion, integrating its bot-defense technology into F5's application delivery and security platform.
Summary
Shape Security is a Cybersecurity company based in Santa Clara, United States, founded in 2011. It has raised $117.0M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $51.0M Series F round in Sep 2019. Investors include Norwest Venture Partners, Singtel Innov8 and Sky.
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Funding History
Dec 2019
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