Picus Security
Picus Security sells cybersecurity software that validates attack exposures for enterprise clients. The 316-person company has raised $78M, most recently in a Series C round in September 2024.
The growth story
Picus Security grew from 127 to 316 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $78M along the way, most recently a Series C in September 2024.
About
Picus Security develops an autonomous platform that continuously validates enterprise attack surfaces, exposures, and security controls. Its software helps security teams prioritize vulnerabilities by showing which ones attackers can actually exploit, rather than relying on severity scores alone.
The company has raised $78M, including a Series C round in September 2024. Its workforce of 316 is heavily engineering-focused, with 95 engineers on staff. Picus draws talent primarily from Turkish tech firms and universities, with Middle East Technical University being the top alma mater.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Picus Security's largest function, with 95 engineers on staff. The company's leadership team is based in San Francisco, though much of its workforce appears to be in Turkey given its talent sourcing patterns.
The Picus Security org chart
H. Alper Memis (Co-founder and CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 23 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 120 (+6% YoY), Sales 42 (+24% YoY), Information Technology 41 (+17% YoY), Operations 19 (+46% YoY), Business Development 12 (+9% YoY), Entrepreneurship 12 (-8% YoY).
Talent flow
Picus Security recruits heavily from Turkish tech firms, with MilSOFT Yazılım Teknolojileri, Aselsan, and HAVELSAN being top sources. Its alumni frequently move to other cybersecurity companies like Cloudflare and IONIX. Middle East Technical University is the most common alma mater.
Most common previous employers of Picus Security staff: MilSOFT Yazılım Teknolojileri A.Ş. (19), Aselsan (12), HAVELSAN (11), STM (9), Jotform (8), Arçelik Türkiye (8). Former Picus Security employees most often moved to Cloudflare (5), IONIX (4), Binalyze (3), Bugcrowd (3), SOCRadar® Extended Threat Intelligence (3), BRANDEFENSE (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Picus Security mafia
Picus Security alumni have founded 11 companies, including Optik (51 staff), Cynode (11 staff), and HeyNews (3 staff).
11Armagan Zaloglu, was Vice President Of Strategic Alliances until 2021Cagri Sarigoz, was Product Marketing Manager until 2018Sami Can Tandogdu, was VP of Strategy until 2021Aashish Raaz kumar, was EDR until 2025Canberk A., was Software Engineer until 2024
Ersin Er, was Principal Architect until 2021
Ronny Jacobs, was Regional Sales Manager at Picus Security, the pioneers of Breach & Attack Simulation until 2023
Sean Heiney, was CMO until 2026
İmran Şen, was Regional Channel Sales Manager until 2020
Gülşah Özük Yüksel, was Salesforce Administrator until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 33% direct, 43% search, 3% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Picus Security: Python (Programming Language) (91), Java (78), Linux (71), Cybersecurity (68), Network Security (64), Microsoft Office (59), SQL (58), C++ (54).
Where the team actually sits
Picus Security people are concentrated in Ankara, Türkiye (98), Istanbul, Türkiye (36), Türkiye (22), United States (6). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Picus Security attracts about 10,420 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $88K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,923 ranking keywords and lost 1,348 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Picus Security has 316 employees as of September 2026.
Picus Security has raised $78M in total, most recently a Series C round in September 2024.
Picus Security was founded in 2013 by Volkan Erturk, Dr. Suleyman Ozarslan, H. Alper Memis.
H. Alper Memis (Co-founder and CEO) sits at the top of Picus Security's reporting structure, with 23 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Picus Security staff are MilSOFT Yazılım Teknolojileri A.Ş. (19 people), Aselsan (12 people), HAVELSAN (11 people).
Former Picus Security employees most often move to Cloudflare (5), IONIX (4), Binalyze (3).
At least 11 companies have a founder who previously worked at Picus Security, including Optik, Cynode, HeyNews.
Picus Security attracts about 10,420 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $88K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Picus Security staff are Python (Programming Language), Java, Linux, Cybersecurity, Network Security.
Picus Security staff are concentrated in Ankara, Türkiye (98), Istanbul, Türkiye (36), Türkiye (22).
Picus Security has about 120 people in Engineering, up 6% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Picus Security has about 42 people in Sales, up 24% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 236 current and 225 former Picus Security profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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