Adaptive Shield
Adaptive Shield, founded in 2018 in Tel Aviv and acquired by CrowdStrike for $310.3 million, built a SaaS Security Posture Management platform serving Fortune 500 enterprises with misconfiguration detection, identity governance, and compliance automation across 200+ SaaS applications.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersTel Aviv, Israel
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Adaptive Shield does
Adaptive Shield, founded in 2018 in Tel Aviv, Israel, developed a SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) platform designed to give enterprises continuous visibility and control over the security configurations, identities, and data exposure risks across their SaaS applications. The platform was built around an extensive library of more than 3,500 unique application hardening and configuration checks covering over 200 SaaS applications, with capabilities spanning misconfiguration detection, identity and access management, third-party app risk assessment, data exposure control, automated compliance reporting, and automated remediation. The company focused on Fortune 500 enterprises as its primary customer segment, applying a horizontal segmentation strategy to address SaaS governance pain points across industries.
In fiscal year 2025 (deal closed February 23, 2026), CrowdStrike acquired Adaptive Shield for $310.3 million, integrating the technology into its Falcon platform under the Falcon Shield product. Following the acquisition, the Falcon Shield offering is sold through CrowdStrike's enterprise sales motion and bundled across the broader Falcon platform, leveraging CrowdStrike's global distribution, channel ecosystem, and existing endpoint security customer base. Prior to the acquisition, Adaptive Shield had raised approximately $44 million in venture funding across a 2020 seed round from Vertex Ventures Israel, a 2021 $30 million Series A led by Insight Partners with participation from Okta Ventures and Vertex Ventures Israel, and an undisclosed 2023 strategic investment from Blackstone aimed at expanding Fortune 500 reach. Pricing for the SSPM platform was not publicly disclosed, and revenue figures were not made available given the company's private status prior to acquisition. The combined entity addresses the SaaS-as-new-battleground thesis articulated by CrowdStrike, with stated metrics including a 201% ROI per a 2025 Forrester Total Economic Impact study.
Adaptive Shield firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Adaptive Shield
- Legal name
- Adaptive Shield
- Website
- https://adaptive-shield.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Acquired
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Adaptive Shield, founded in 2018 in Tel Aviv and acquired by CrowdStrike for $310.3 million, built a SaaS Security Posture Management platform serving Fortune 500 enterprises with misconfiguration detection, identity governance, and compliance automation across 200+ SaaS applications.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Adaptive Shield industry classification
Industry- Product category
- SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Security Systems Services (56162)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)
- akta.pro primary industry
- SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) (HDADADAI)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) (HDABAHAE)
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Where Adaptive Shield is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Tel Aviv
- HQ country
- Israel
- HQ region
- Middle East
Offices1 record
Markets served
Adaptive Shield business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Adaptive Shield product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Adaptive Shield developed a SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) platform that gives enterprises full visibility and control over misconfigurations, identities (human and non-human), and threats across their SaaS applications. The platform integrates over 200 SaaS applications out of the box, applies 3,500+ built-in security checks, and supports automated remediation and compliance reporting. Following acquisition by CrowdStrike, the technology is delivered as CrowdStrike Falcon Shield within the Falcon platform.
Product overview
Adaptive Shield was a SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) company that was acquired by CrowdStrike in fiscal 2025 for $310.3 million. The company's technology was integrated into CrowdStrike's Falcon Shield product, which provides comprehensive SaaS security including misconfiguration detection, identity and access management, data exposure control, third-party app risk assessment, compliance reporting, and automated remediation capabilities. The acquisition enabled CrowdStrike to enhance its SSPM offerings, with Falcon Shield now covering over 200 integrated SaaS applications.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- CrowdStrike Falcon Shield (Adaptive Shield SSPM) SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) platform that provides enterprise security teams with full visibility and control over misconfigurations, identities (human and non-human), and threats targeting SaaS applications. Integrates 200+ SaaS applications out of the box, runs 3,500+ built-in hardening and configuration checks, supports automated remediation, continuous compliance reporting, third-party app risk assessment, and proactive threat detection and response. Acquired by CrowdStrike and delivered as part of the Falcon platform.
Quantifiable outcome
- Comprehensive coverage for managing SaaS security posture
Companies that use Adaptive Shield
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Adaptive Shield technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
Adaptive Shield partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- CrowdStrikeacquirerCrowdStrike acquired Adaptive Shield for $310.3 million to integrate its SSPM capabilities into the Falcon platform as Falcon Shield, enhancing CrowdStrike's SaaS security posture management offerings.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Adaptive Shield competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SaaS: Palo Alto's CASB and SSPM offering within the Prisma Cloud platform, providing SaaS security as part of a broader CNAPP/SASE portfolio targeting large enterprises.
- Netskope: SASE platform with CASB and SSPM capabilities serving Fortune 500 customers with integrated cloud and SaaS security offerings.
- Wiz: Cloud security platform (CNAPP) expanding into SaaS security posture management, competing for the same enterprise security budget with a broader cloud security portfolio.
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: Microsoft's CASB and SSPM offering bundled within the broader Defender platform; competes with Adaptive Shield through integrated platform pricing and Microsoft 365 ecosystem lock-in.
- Zscaler: Zero trust platform with SSPM-adjacent capabilities through Zscaler Posture Control, serving similar enterprise customers with broader SASE offerings.
Direct peers
- AppOmni: Direct SSPM competitor offering SaaS security posture management with similar coverage of misconfigurations, identity governance, and compliance reporting across major SaaS applications.
- Reco: SSPM-focused company providing SaaS security posture management with strong emphasis on identity and data exposure controls, competing directly in the same Fortune 500 customer segment.
- Obsidian Security: SaaS security company focused on detecting threats and managing posture across SaaS applications, with overlapping capabilities in identity threat detection and response.
- Grip Security: SSPM and SaaS security platform focused on SaaS discovery, identity security, and data governance, targeting similar enterprise customers.
Emerging players
- BetterCloud: SaaS management and security platform with overlapping SSPM-adjacent capabilities for SaaS governance, configuration management, and identity security in the enterprise.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Adaptive Shield social profiles
Digital presenceAdaptive Shield financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Adaptive Shield leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Adaptive Shield funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors4 records
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Adaptive Shield M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Adaptive Shield
What does Adaptive Shield do?
Adaptive Shield developed a SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) platform that gives enterprises full visibility and control over misconfigurations, identities (human and non-human), and threats across their SaaS applications. The platform integrates over 200 SaaS applications out of the box, applies 3,500+ built-in security checks, and supports automated remediation and compliance reporting. Following acquisition by CrowdStrike, the technology is delivered as CrowdStrike Falcon Shield within the Falcon platform.
Is Adaptive Shield a public or private company?
Adaptive Shield is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.
When was Adaptive Shield founded?
Adaptive Shield was founded in 2018. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Adaptive Shield based?
Adaptive Shield is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, in the Middle East region.
Who are Adaptive Shield's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Palo Alto Networks Prisma SaaS, Netskope, Wiz, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps and Zscaler. Direct peers are AppOmni, Reco, Obsidian Security and Grip Security. BetterCloud is listed as an emerging player.
Does Adaptive Shield have an API?
No public API is recorded for Adaptive Shield.
What industry is Adaptive Shield in?
Adaptive Shield's product category is SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM). Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDADADAI, SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM), with a secondary code of HDABAHAE, SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM). Its NAICS code is 5415 and its SIC code is 7373.