Sysdig

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Updated Jul 29, 2026

Overview

Sysdig is a San Francisco-based cloud security company founded in 2013 by Loris Degioanni. It sells a CNAPP centered on runtime security and runtime insights for containers, Kubernetes, and AI-driven cloud workloads, with products spanning Sysdig Secure, Sysdig Monitor, Falco-based threat detection, and newer headless security workflows that run inside AI coding agents.

Primary product

Sysdig Secure CNAPP (runtime cloud security platform)

Founded

2013

Headquarters

135 Main Street, 21st Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States

Team size

500-600

Work style

Hybrid

Industry

Computer and Network Security

Sub-industry

Cloud security / CNAPP / runtime security

Offices

San Francisco, CA, United States (HQ; 135 Main Street, 21st Floor)

Raleigh, NC, United States (4000 Center at North Hills St, Suite 420)

Rome, Italy (Talent Garden Ostiense, Viale Ostiense 92)

Zaragoza, Spain (Plaza España, 3)

Milan, Italy (Via San Marco 21)

Belgrade, Serbia (Trg Nikole Pašića 5)

Frankfurt, Germany (Neue Rothofstraße 13-19)

San José, Costa Rica (Escazú Village, C. 118B)

Business model

SaaS

enterprise software

subscription licensing

usage-based / host-based licensing

Funding

Stage

Series G

Total raised

$729.5M

Latest round

Series G · Dec 2021

Latest amount

$350M

Series G

Dec 2021 · Permira

$350M

Series F

Apr 2021 · Premji Invest & Associates; Third Point Ventures

$188M

Series E

Jan 2020 · Insight Partners

$70M

Series D

Sep 2018 · Insight Venture Partners

$68.5M

Series C

Oct 2017 · Accel

$25M

Series B

Apr 2016 · Accel; Bain Capital Ventures

$15M

Series A

Jul 2015 · Accel; Bain Capital Ventures

$10.7M

Seed

Jun 2013 · Bain Capital Ventures

$2.3M

People & investors

Leadership

Hatem Naguib

Chief Executive Officer

Loris Degioanni

Chief Technology Officer & Founder

Karen Walker

Chief Financial Officer

Conor Sherman

Global Chief Information Security Officer

Shantanu Gattani

Vice President of Product Management

Michele Zuccala

Senior Vice President of Engineering

Sandor Klein

Senior Vice President of Sales, EMEA & APJ

Will Saso

Vice President of Sales, Americas

Gianna Nall

Vice President of Human Resources

Ryan Davis

Vice President of Marketing

Phil Williams

Senior Vice President of Corporate Development

Enrique Salem

Chairman

Investors

Accel

Bain Capital Ventures

DFJ Growth

Glynn Capital

Goldman Sachs

Guggenheim Investments

Work & culture

Sysdig describes its culture as transparent, collaborative, team-centric, and global. The company says many employees work remotely, but most new roles are office-based to support in-person connection and collaboration.

Work style

Hybrid

Compensation

Public careers materials emphasize compensation plus equity, but Sysdig does not publish salary bands or a public company-wide compensation formula on the pages reviewed.

Benefits

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Equity

Compensation package

Parental leave

Wellbeing resources via Modern Health

Career growth support

Product & market

Pricing

Custom enterprise SaaS with host-based and usage-based licensing, plus private offers / custom quotes for larger deployments.

Differentiators

—Runtime-first cloud security built around live workload telemetry
—Falco-backed open source threat detection
—Headless cloud security that runs inside AI coding agents
—Unified CNAPP coverage across posture, vulnerability, runtime threat detection, and response
—Strong emphasis on real-time detection and one-click remediation
—Open-source heritage and programmable integrations

Technology

Kubernetes

AWS

Google Cloud Platform

Microsoft Azure

Linux

eBPF

Falco

Prometheus

Grafana

PostgreSQL

ClickHouse

Helm

Jenkins

Jira

GitHub

GitLab

Bitbucket

Python

Bash

Slack

Customers

Neo4j

BigCommerce

Apree Health

Mezmo

Immuta

Square Enix

Mambu

BitMEX

CoinDCX

Automox

Bloomreach

Competitors

Palo Alto Networks

Datadog

Aqua Security

Prisma Cloud

Lacework

Orca Security

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

US$280M-$300M (est.)

Estimated monthly visits

347.5K

Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026

sales@sysdig.com 1-415-872-9473

Signals & risks

Acquisition

Aug 2021

Sysdig acquired Apolicy to add infrastructure-as-code (IaC) security capabilities to the platform.

Source

Layoff

Apr 2024

Trueup reports a layoff event at Sysdig in April 2024 affecting about 100 employees.

Source

Layoff

Jan 2025

Trueup reports another Sysdig layoff event in January 2025 affecting about 50 employees.

Source

Latest news

Sysdig Names Hatem Naguib as CEO to Lead Next Generation of AI-Driven Cloud Security

Sysdig · Jun 2026

Sysdig appointed Hatem Naguib CEO and board member, signaling the company’s push into AI-driven cloud security and a new operating phase after launching headless cloud security.

Sysdig Introduces the Industry’s First Headless Cloud Security Platform Built for AI Agents

Sysdig · May 2026

Sysdig launched headless cloud security, positioning its CNAPP to run inside AI coding agents and emphasizing machine-speed, runtime-backed defense.

Sysdig 2026 Cloud-Native Security Report Signals That Human-Driven Security Is Coming to an End

Sysdig · Apr 2026

Sysdig’s annual cloud-native security report argues that human-driven security operations are hitting their limit and that machine-speed detection and response are becoming essential.

Sysdig Launches Runtime Security for AI Coding Agents

Sysdig · Mar 2026

Sysdig introduced real-time detections for AI coding agents to monitor risky behavior, reduce false positives, and secure autonomous development tools.

The future of security is open, and it needs a unified hub: The Sysdig Open Source Community is here

Sysdig · Jul 2025

Sysdig launched an open source community hub spanning Falco, Wireshark-related projects, sysdig OSS, and mentorship/job resources.

Jobs and careers at Sysdig

26 jobs at Sysdig

Technical Engineering Lead (Runtime Agent)

Remote

Engineering

Flexible - Spain

Today

Remote

Full-time