Contrast Security
The growth story
Contrast Security grew from 344 to 193 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $269M along the way, most recently a Series E in November 2021.
About
Contrast Security is the world’s leader in Runtime Application Security, embedding code analysis and attack prevention directly into software. Contrast’s patented security instrumentation disrupts traditional AppSec approaches with integrated and comprehensive security observability that delivers highly accurate assessment and continuous protection of an entire application portfolio. The Contrast Runtime Security Platform enables powerful Application Security Testing and Application Detection and Response, allowing developers, AppSec teams, and SecOps teams to better protect and defend their applications against the ever-evolving threat landscape. Application Security programs need to modern
Founders and leadership
The Contrast Security org chart
Rick Fitz (Chief Executive Officer) leads 60 mapped leaders with 10 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 71 (-14% YoY), Sales 35 (-22% YoY), Information Technology 19 (-17% YoY), Marketing 14 (-26% YoY), Military and Protective Services 9 (-18% YoY), Business Development 8 (-33% YoY).
Talent flow
Most common previous employers of Contrast Security staff: IBM (7), ZeroFox (7), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (7), Blackhawk Network (6), Splunk (5), Synopsys (5). Former Contrast Security employees most often moved to BioCatch (6), Akamai Technologies (6), Sentra (5), Pixee (5), Snyk (5), Semgrep (4).
Alumni worth knowing
The Contrast Security mafia
21Aarish Grover, was Senior Product Manager until 2019Gaurav D., was Director of Customer Success until 2021Lori L. Harmon, was Vice President, Sales until 2016Michael Cartsonis, was Partnerships until 2017Tal Melamed, was Senior Director, Head of Cloud Security Research until 2023
Itay Rozenman, was Sr. Director R&D Cloud Native until 2024
Samir Kumar, was Board Observer until 2022
Ram Y., was GM Israel, Contrast Security until 2024
Jack Marshall, was Vice President of Customer Success until 2018
Vinai Rachakonda, was Software Engineering Intern until 2017
Patrick K., was Sr Solutions Architect, Application Security Architect, Cloud AppSec Architect, DevSecOps Architect until 2021
Michelle Ashby, was Sr. Manager & Head of Global Talent Acquisition until 2024
Saadia Khan, was Go -To -Market Strategy Leader | Corporate Marketing until 2023
Larry Maccherone, was Dev[Sec]Ops Transformation Architect until 2025
Andrew Stickland, was Director, Professional Services until 2022
Daniel Roman Wolf, was Regional Director D/A/CH until 2020
Rick Schliffka, was Regional Sales Manager until 2025
Monte Denehie, was Director of Strategic Alliances until 2026Web traffic
Traffic mix: 30% direct, 47% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Contrast Security: Java (59), Communication (53), JavaScript (45), Microsoft Office (45), Software Development (44), Cloud Computing (44), SQL (42), Software as a Service (SaaS) (40).
Where the team actually sits
Contrast Security people are concentrated in California, United States (15), Maryland, United States (10), Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (9), Washington DC-Baltimore Area (6). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Contrast Security attracts about 18,100 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $125K a month if bought through ads. It gained 2,374 ranking keywords and lost 1,827 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 1.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 1.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 1.90 / 5
Frequently asked
Contrast Security has 193 employees as of September 2026.
Contrast Security has raised $269M in total, most recently a Series E round in November 2021.
Contrast Security was founded in 2014 by Jeff Williams.
Rick Fitz (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Contrast Security's reporting structure, with 10 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Contrast Security staff are IBM (7 people), ZeroFox (7 people), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (7 people).
Former Contrast Security employees most often move to BioCatch (6), Akamai Technologies (6), Sentra (5).
At least 19 companies have a founder who previously worked at Contrast Security, including Pixee, Courie AI, Next Orbit.
Contrast Security attracts about 18,100 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $125K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Contrast Security staff are Java, Communication, JavaScript, Microsoft Office, Software Development.
Contrast Security staff are concentrated in California, United States (15), Maryland, United States (10), Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (9).
Contrast Security has about 71 people in Engineering, down 14% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Contrast Security has about 35 people in Sales, down 22% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 147 current and 291 former Contrast Security profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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