Sysdig joined the Unicorn Club on December 15, 2021, after raising a $350 million Series G funding round led by Permira, valuing the company at $2.5 billion. Headquartered in Davis, United States, Sysdig is a cloud-native security company providing visibility, threat detection, and compliance solutions for containers and Kubernetes environments. The company has raised $744 million to date and employs 342 people (as of December 2023).
Keep reading to learn how Sysdig became a global leader in cloud and container security.
What Is Sysdig and What Does It Do?
Founded in 2013, Sysdig offers a cloud-based container security platform designed to help organizations detect vulnerabilities, monitor runtime activity, and ensure compliance across Kubernetes and cloud workloads. Originally launched as an open-source container visibility project, Sysdig has evolved into a comprehensive DevSecOps platform that integrates threat detection, image scanning, compliance monitoring, and runtime protection.
The platform enables security teams to protect their build pipeline and respond to runtime threats using deep visibility into containerized applications. It provides capabilities for container monitoring and optimization, image scanning and vulnerability assessment, compliance monitoring and policy enforcement, as well as runtime detection and incident response.
Sysdig integrates with popular DevOps and cloud platforms, including AWS, GCP, and Azure, helping enterprises maintain consistent security postures across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Its open-source roots, particularly the widely used Falco project that powers runtime threat detection, have positioned Sysdig as a foundational component in modern cloud-native cybersecurity stacks.
How Much Funding Has Sysdig Raised?
- Series G
- Amount Raised: $350M
- Date: December 15, 2021
- Lead Investor: Permira
- Valuation: $2.5B
- Purpose: Accelerate global expansion, enhance AI-driven runtime security, and strengthen cloud-native detection and response capabilities.
- Series F
- Amount Raised: $188M
- Date: April 2021
- Lead Investors: Premji Invest, Guggenheim Investments
- Purpose: Expand integrations across Kubernetes ecosystems and improve compliance automation.
- Series E
- Amount Raised: $70M
- Date: January 2020
- Lead Investors: Insight Partners, Bain Capital Ventures
- Purpose: Scale operations and expand research in open-source container visibility tools.
- Earlier Rounds (A–D)
- Cumulative Funding: ~$136M
- Investors: Accel, Glynn Capital, Bain Capital Ventures
- Purpose: Develop container monitoring capabilities and accelerate commercial adoption.
Total Funding Raised: $744M
Latest Funding Date: December 15, 2021
Latest Valuation: $2.5B
Employee Count: 342 (as of December 31, 2023)
Key Investors
- Permira
- Details: Global private equity firm investing in technology and enterprise software companies.
- Focus Areas: Cybersecurity, data infrastructure, and cloud technology.
- Glynn Capital
- Details: Growth-stage venture firm investing in enterprise technology companies with global scalability.
- Focus Areas: Cloud computing, data analytics, and software-as-a-service (SaaS).
- Bryant Stibel
- Details: Investment firm co-founded by Kobe Bryant and Jeff Stibel, focusing on technology and media innovation.
- Focus Areas: AI, enterprise software, and emerging technology ecosystems.
- Accel
- Details: Early investor in Sysdig and a major backer of open-source software innovation.
- Focus Areas: Cloud infrastructure, DevOps tools, and SaaS startups.
Where Is Sysdig’s Headquarters?
Sysdig is headquartered in Davis, California (United States), with offices in San Francisco, London, and Milan. The company’s distributed workforce reflects its global client base, spanning North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Its research and engineering teams are deeply involved in the open-source community, particularly with the Falco project and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), driving innovation in container and runtime security.
What’s Next for Sysdig?
Sysdig is focused on advancing cloud detection and response (CDR), an emerging category that combines runtime security, threat intelligence, and cloud workload protection into a unified platform. Moving forward, Sysdig aims to enhance its AI-driven analytics engine, enabling the faster detection of behavioral anomalies and the automation of responses across hybrid environments.
The company also plans to deepen its integrations with cloud-native application protection platforms (CNAPPs), expand its compliance automation capabilities, and strengthen partnerships with leading DevSecOps tools. With its strong open-source foundation and growing adoption among enterprises, Sysdig is well-positioned to lead the next phase of container and cloud security innovation.
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