Salt Security
YC W16 · Active · Protects organizations from getting breached through their APIs.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 BitPatrolShared: cybersecurity, protect, organizationAcquiredAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Acquired | YCX25 |
 TridentShared: cybersecurity, apis, attackActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS26 |
 Safe Shepherd, LLC.Shared: cybersecurity, protect, userNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 GlobalGA 3 |
 CyberFendShared: cybersecurity, protect, attackAcquiredAI | AI | Acquired | YCW15 |
 SafeBaseShared: cybersecurity, scaleAcquiredOther | Other | Acquired | YCS20 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 PromptArmorShared: cybersecurityActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW24 |
 CandorShared: cybersecurity, protect, preventionActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW25 |
 CotoolShared: cybersecurity, context, insightActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX25 |
 Gecko SecurityShared: cybersecurity, attack, deliverActiveAI | AI | Active | YCF24 |
 TracecatShared: cybersecurity, coreActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW24 |
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About Salt Security
Salt Security protects the APIs that form the core of every modern application. Its patented API Protection Platform is the only API security solution that combines the power of cloud-scale big data and time-tested ML/AI to detect and prevent API attacks. By correlating activities across millions of APIs and users over time, Salt delivers deep context with real-time analysis and continuous insights for API discovery, attack prevention, and shift-left practices. Deployed quickly and seamlessly integrated within existing systems, the Salt platform gives customers immediate value and protection, so they can innovate with confidence and accelerate their digital transformation initiatives. Salt pioneered API security and is the industry leader for API security with a proven record of success. You can watch a 90-second overview video of the Salt Security API Protection Platform here: https://youtu.be/Z5nzavnBJj4
- YC batch
- W16 · Winter 2016
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 200
- Location
- New York City, NY, USA; Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Checked
- 1h ago
YC tags: Cybersecurity
Salt Security: questions
Which YC batch was Salt Security in?
Salt Security was in Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch (W16).
Is Salt Security still active?
Y Combinator lists Salt Security as active.
Where is Salt Security based?
Salt Security lists New York City, NY, USA; Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel as its location on YC's directory.
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