AI Security Startups Map

// Including acquired ones, excluding stealth
122vendors

Acquisition Wave

Every acquired vendor on the map, plotted on a timeline and connected to the acquirer. The consolidators stand out fast: PAN, Check Point, and Cyera each picked up three companies inside an 18-month window.

Category Cross-Plot

Pick two categories. See who covers just one, who covers both, and where the platforms are converging. The center column is where the multi-category plays live.

Where They Run

Sensor topology — where each vendor's enforcement actually lives. Browser, Endpoint, Network, and Sandbox are physical-layer plays. Everything else governs at the application or API layer. A vendor can appear in multiple lanes.

Platform Ranking

Top 20 vendors by category coverage. The bar length is the number of categories the vendor claims. This is a coverage metric, not a quality metric — broad isn't always better, but it shows who's positioning as a platform.