Aqua Security
Aqua Security sells cloud workload protection software that monitors running applications for vulnerabilities and enforces runtime policies. The company protects over 500 large enterprises and raised $325M, including a Series E in January 2024.
The growth story
Aqua Security grew from 399 to 473 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $325M along the way, most recently a Series E in January 2024.
About
Aqua Security provides a platform that scans container images before deployment and monitors workloads in production to detect and block unsafe actions. Its software is used by large enterprises to secure cloud-native applications.
The company has raised $325M across five funding rounds, most recently a Series E in January 2024. It employs 473 people, with engineering being its largest function at 105 staff.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Aqua Security's largest function with 105 staff. The company is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and Ramat Gan, Israel, reflecting its dual US-Israeli roots.
The Aqua Security org chart
Michael Dube (Chief Executive Officer) leads 59 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 149 (-5% YoY), Sales 62 (-18% YoY), Information Technology 36 (-18% YoY), Operations 30 (-3% YoY), Military and Protective Services 23 (-18% YoY), Business Development 21 (-5% YoY).
Talent flow
Aqua Security draws heavily from CA Technologies, with 27 alumni, and the Israel Defense Forces, with 12. Its engineers frequently move to Palo Alto Networks, which has hired 11 Aqua alumni.
Most common previous employers of Aqua Security staff: CA Technologies (27), Israel Defense Forces (12), IBM (9), Splunk (8), Oracle (8), Intel (7). Former Aqua Security employees most often moved to Palo Alto Networks (11), Sweet Security (4), Echo (4), Backslash Security (4), Check Point Software (3), Microsoft (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Aqua Security mafia
Aqua Security alumni have founded 15 companies, including Mend.io (258 staff), Echo (77 staff), and Backslash Security (43 staff).
15Eilon Elhadad, was SVP & GM, Software Supply Chain Security until 2024Shahar Man, was Vice President Of Product Management until 2021Ziv Karliner, was Product Manager until 2023Josh Larsen, was Director of Cloud Product until 2022Paul Calatayud, was Chief Information Security Officer until 2022
Nicolas M. Chaillan, was Advisory Board Member until 2024
Haim Ateya, was Vice President, Global Operations & Company Execution until 2025
Karine Regev, was Director of Marketing until 2018
Pamela Cheong, was Direct of Marketing, APJ until 2024
Yakir Kadkoda, was Director of Security Research until 2025
Eidan Siniver, was Director, Core Engineering until 2024
Nahman Khayet, was Security Researcher until 2018
Guy Ben-Aharon, was Senior Software Engineer until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 44% direct, 27% search, 6% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Aqua Security: Amazon Web Services (AWS) (103), Linux (98), Cybersecurity (96), Project Management (93), Cloud Computing (89), Docker Products (88), Kubernetes (88), Sales (87).
Where the team actually sits
Aqua Security people are concentrated in Telangana, India (51), Israel (34), Tel Aviv District, Israel (26), Center District, Israel (14). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Aqua Security attracts about 6,481 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $189K a month if bought through ads. It gained 2,711 ranking keywords and lost 3,062 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Aqua Security has 473 employees as of September 2026.
Aqua Security has raised $325M in total, most recently a Series E round in January 2024.
Michael Dube (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Aqua Security's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Aqua Security staff are CA Technologies (27 people), Israel Defense Forces (12 people), IBM (9 people).
Former Aqua Security employees most often move to Palo Alto Networks (11), Sweet Security (4), Echo (4).
At least 15 companies have a founder who previously worked at Aqua Security, including Mend.io, Echo, Backslash Security.
Aqua Security attracts about 6,481 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $189K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Aqua Security staff are Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Cybersecurity, Project Management, Cloud Computing.
Aqua Security staff are concentrated in Telangana, India (51), Israel (34), Tel Aviv District, Israel (26).
Aqua Security has about 149 people in Engineering, down 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Aqua Security has about 62 people in Sales, down 18% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 239 current and 287 former Aqua Security profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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