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Defakto Security

Defakto Security

Private
Palo Alto, CaliforniaCybersecurityhttps://www.defakto.security/

Last Round

Series B

Oct 21, 2025

Total Funding Raised

$49.05M

Momentum

Top 25%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Defakto Security is a cybersecurity company that develops a non-human identity management platform to secure automated interactions across workloads, pipelines, and AI agents.

Sector

Cybersecurity

Verticals

Identity & Access, Cloud Security, Zero Trust, DevOps & Containers, Digital Identity

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

non-human identityNHI managementworkload identitymachine identitySPIFFESVIDAI agent securitysecret managementzero trustidentity debtinfrastructure as codeIaCIAMcybersecurity infrastructuresecrets rotation

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Defakto Security Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series BOct 21, 2025
Series AApr 1, 2024
SeedOct 17, 2022

Key People

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Eli Nesterov

Co-Founder, CTO

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Defakto Security Investors

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Defakto Security investors
InvestorRounds
XYZ Venture CapitalSeries B
The General PartnershipSeries B, Series A, Seed
Adverb VenturesSeries B
WndrCoSeries B
Bloomberg BetaSeries B
Bloomberg BetaSeries B, Series A, Seed
JPMorgan Chase & Co.Series B

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  • Jul 26, 2026

    Monthly visitors increased 533% MoM, reaching 15.7K.

  • Jan 24, 2026

    Grew 28% QoQ, from 32 to 41 employees.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersPalo Alto, California
Employee Range45
Year Founded2022
Last FundingOct 21, 2025

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