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How Semgrep
came to be

Founded by Drew Dennison, Isaac Evans, and Luke O’Malley in 2017, the company’s mission has been to profoundly improve software security from day 1.

In 2020, the team reignited development of the open source project sgrep, which evolved into Semgrep, today a leading security solution used by companies like Figma, Dropbox, Slack, Snowflake, and many more.

Company
founded

2017

First user
workshop at
DEF CON

2019

Semgrep
released

2020

Semgrep raises Series B

2021

Semgrep Supply Chain launched

2022

Release of Semgrep 1.0

2022

Semgrep raises Series C

2023

Semgrep Secrets launched

2023

Over 100M+
annual scans

2024

Semgrep raises Series D

2025

Real world results

Semgrep powers secure code development at scale, delivering proven real-world impact.

40+

Coding languages

Plus support for CI/CD tools like GitHub and GitLab

75M+

Scans

Projects scanned every year

3000+

Community rules

Contributed by Semgrep and community members

100+

Releases

Weekly release with new features shipped

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Endorsed by users, validated by experts

Trusted by developers and recognized by industry leaders, our award-winning approach to secure code empowers you to innovate confidently.

Why we love working at
Semgrep

Mutual respect

Every team member brings unique skills and expertise, and we value every perspective by listening to our coworkers' insights.

Impact

Each member of our team honestly evaluates their work to understand its impact on our users, the company, and the community at large.

Honesty

We value authenticity, open debate, and clear goals to empower our success together.

Mission-driven

We believe we can positively impact the world by empowering all engineers to use code analysis.

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Semgrep raises Series D to advance AI-powered code security

Fueling our next chapter of growth, we raised $100M in Series D funding, led by Menlo Ventures and backed by all our steadfast investors.

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