Acquisition
Aug 2024Acquired InQuest to add network detection, deep file inspection, threat intelligence, and federal-market capabilities.
SourceCompany research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 5, 2026
Overview
OPSWAT is a privately held cybersecurity company founded in 2002 that protects critical infrastructure across IT, OT, ICS, and cross-domain environments with a prevention-first philosophy: “Trust no file. Trust no device.” It serves government and enterprise organizations globally and reports more than 1,000 employees and more than 2,000 customers as of 2025.
Primary product
MetaDefender Platform: an AI-powered critical-infrastructure cybersecurity platform covering file security, multiscanning, Deep CDR™ content disarm and reconstruction, malware analysis, vulnerability assessment, sandboxing, secure file transfer, removable-media protection, data diodes, storage/email security, and endpoint/access security.
Founded
2002
Headquarters
Tampa, Florida, United States
Team size
1,000+ (OPSWAT official); third-party estimates range from approximately 867 to 1,178 in 2026
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Computer and network security
Sub-industry
Critical infrastructure protection (CIP) cybersecurity; IT/OT/ICS security; malware and file security
Offices
Tampa, Florida, United States (HQ and production facility)
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Arlington, Virginia, United States (CIP lab and office)
Petah Tikva, Israel
New Delhi, India
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Veszprém, Hungary
Timișoara, Romania
Tokyo, Japan
Taipei, Taiwan
Funding
Stage
Private growth-equity backed; no public venture round history beyond the disclosed 2021 investment
Total raised
$125M
Latest round
Growth investment / private equity · Mar 2021
Latest amount
$125M
Jun 2022 · AWS ISV Accelerate Program
Growth investment / private equity
Mar 2021 · Brighton Park Capital
People & investors
Leadership
Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board
Yiyi Miao
Chief Product Officer
Global Chief Technology Officer
Bill Carey
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Barker
Chief Information Security and Operations Officer
Kat Lewis
Chief Marketing Officer
Work & culture
Mission-oriented, innovation-focused, collaborative, transparent, and ownership-driven. The stated values are Own It, Deliver It, Innovate It, Earn It, and Connect It. Public careers materials emphasize direct communication, training, mentorship, and protecting critical infrastructure.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
OPSWAT publicly describes compensation as competitive and lists insurance, stock options, PTO, flexible work arrangements, and reward programs; public role-specific salary ranges were not established.
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Insurance programs
Stock options
Flexible-work arrangements
Generous PTO
Mentorship and internal training
OPSWAT Academy/CIP certifications
Wellness and fitness activities
Company/team outings
Recognition and reward programs
Product & market
Pricing
Primarily enterprise quote-based pricing, varying by cloud versus on-premises deployment, files scanned/day, throughput, devices/users, modules, support, and hardware. Public third-party estimates suggest cloud entry tiers around $500–$1,200/month, but these are not official OPSWAT list prices.
Differentiators
- —Prevention-first approach rather than detection alone
- —Deep CDR sanitizes known and unknown threats without relying solely on signatures
- —Multiscanning across 30+ antivirus engines
- —Coverage spanning IT, OT, ICS, and cross-domain environments
- —Combination of software, hardware, data-diodes, secure-transfer, and removable-media products
- —Offline and air-gapped deployment options
- —Integration with major enterprise/security ecosystems and compliance frameworks
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Approximately $100M–$150M annually; one third-party company profile estimates $110M. Treat as an estimate, not company-reported financial guidance.
Signals & risks
Acquisition
Dec 2024Acquired Fend Incorporated, expanding data-diode, unidirectional gateway, and OT security capabilities.
SourceAcquisition
Jan 2021Acquired Bayshore Networks, expanding industrial OT cybersecurity capabilities; date is reported by OPSWAT in its Fend acquisition announcement.
Latest news
OPSWAT · Feb 2026
Reported more than 25% year-over-year ARR growth in 2025, more than 2,000 customers, expansion to 22 offices, new products, strategic partnerships, and an in-house Tampa hardware production facility.
OPSWAT · Feb 2026
Introduced MetaDefender Aether as a unified zero-day detection pipeline spanning standalone, cloud, Core, and threat-intelligence offerings.
OPSWAT · May 2025
Opened an Arlington cybersecurity lab and office to deepen federal and national-security market presence.
OPSWAT · Dec 2024
Acquired Fend to expand data-diode, unidirectional-gateway, and OT protection capabilities.
Open Positions
80 jobs at OPSWAT
L2 Technical Support Engineer
On-site
Technical Support
Timișoara, Timiș, Romania
1d ago
On-site
Full-time