dope.security

What dope.security does

dope.security (legal entity dope.security inc., Delaware) is a private cybersecurity company headquartered in Mountain View, California, founded in 2022 by CEO Kunal Agarwal. The company sells an endpoint-based Secure Web Gateway platform called dope.swg, built around a proprietary Fly-Direct architecture that performs SSL inspection, URL filtering, cloud application controls, and Shadow IT detection directly on the user's Mac or Windows device rather than re-routing traffic through cloud datacenters. This architectural choice is positioned against incumbent cloud-proxy SWGs (Zscaler, Netskope) and DNS-level solutions (Cisco Umbrella), with claimed performance benefits of up to 4x and a 99.9% service availability SLA. The platform has expanded beyond core SWG into adjacent modules: Dopamine DLP for LLM-powered endpoint data loss prevention, CASB Neural for AI-driven SaaS data visibility across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, dope.vpn for point-to-point connectivity, and most recently a SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) module. LLM capabilities are delivered through a private, zero-data-retention OpenAI API covered by a BAA.

The company's product surface spans dope.endpoint (client agent supporting MDM deployment via Intune, JAMF, and Kandji), dope.console (cloud management plane with policy, analytics, and SIEM forwarding), dope.cloud (backend infrastructure hosted on AWS), and the Flightdeck public REST API. AI-tool governance — covering ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and GitHub access control — has become an explicit product theme, with policy controls and DLP coverage rolling out across 2025-2026. dope.security is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and GDPR compliant.

The business model is a per-device or per-user SaaS subscription with self-serve free trial deployment via Google or Microsoft SSO, complemented by a channel-first distribution strategy in which the company aims to transact every deal through resellers such as Guidepoint Security, Armadillo, Eversec, Cybovate, and Fulcrum50. Named end-customer evidence is limited to a single enterprise reference (an Info Security Officer at a NYSE-listed financial services firm), with no publicly disclosed revenue or ARR. The company has raised approximately $20 million in total across a $4M seed round led by Boldstart Ventures (September 2022) and a $16M Series A led by Google Ventures (March 2023).

Name

dope.security

Legal name

dope.security inc.

Website

https://dope.security

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

dope.security sells an endpoint-based Secure Web Gateway (dope.swg) and adjacent AI-powered modules — Dopamine DLP and CASB Neural — serving enterprises needing on-device web filtering, data loss prevention, and SaaS data visibility across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Software (Secure Web Gateway)

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Web Security Gateways (SWG) & Secure Web Proxy (HDADABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Security & Privacy for Cloud (DLP, DSPM, Tokenization) (HDABAHAK), Cloud Data Security (DSPM, Cloud DLP) (HDADADAJ), Cloud Network Security (Microsegmentation, Cloud Firewall, WAF, DDoS) (HDABAHAJ)

Keywords

• Secure web gateway
• Cloud access security broker
• Endpoint data loss prevention
• Shadow IT detection
• Cloud security platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountain View

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Licensing: Software-as-a-Service subscription model with licenses sold per device or per user. Customer can be invoiced or auto-billed when exceeding licensed device or user count.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

dope.security provides an endpoint-native Secure Web Gateway (dope.swg) that inspects web traffic directly on the user's device, delivering URL filtering, SSL inspection, cloud application controls, Shadow IT and generative-AI usage detection, and CASB functionality without routing traffic through cloud gateways. The platform is extended by CASB Neural for cloud data posture across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, and by Dopamine DLP for AI-assisted endpoint data loss prevention, all managed through a cloud console and Flightdeck API.

Product overview

dope.security offers a unified Secure Web Gateway (SWG) platform built around its patented Fly-Direct architecture, where security checks are performed directly on endpoints rather than routing traffic through cloud datacenters. The core product is dope.swg, an endpoint-based SWG for Mac and Windows that provides SSL inspection, URL filtering, cloud app controls, and Shadow IT detection. This core is enhanced by the Dopamine DLP module for AI-powered endpoint data loss prevention and CASB Neural for LLM-driven cloud data visibility and posture management across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Management is unified through dope.console, a single cloud-based platform for analytics, policy configuration, and endpoint management. The architecture consists of three layers: dope.endpoint (the client agent), dope.console (the management plane), and dope.cloud (the backend infrastructure). The Flightdeck API provides programmatic access to policy and endpoint management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• dope.swg: Fly-Direct Secure Web Gateway - endpoint-based proxy that performs security checks directly on the endpoint without routing through datacenters.
• casb_neural
• Dopamine DLP
• dope.vpn

Products and services

• dope.swg (Fly-Direct Secure Web Gateway) Endpoint-native Secure Web Gateway that performs SSL/TLS inspection, URL filtering, cloud application controls, and Shadow IT/AI usage detection directly on the user's device, replacing legacy proxy-based SWG for distributed workforces.
• CASB Neural LLM-powered Cloud Access Security Broker that analyzes Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace for shadow SaaS, generative-AI tool usage, sensitive data exposure, and misconfigurations, integrating with the dope.swg platform.
• Dopamine DLP AI-driven endpoint Data Loss Prevention that inspects content, context, and user behavior on-device to detect and block sensitive data leakage across web, SaaS, and endpoint applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 4x faster performance compared to legacy SWGs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

AI capability9 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Guidepoint SecuritycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSecurity-focused reseller partner. Partner testimonial cites easy deployment experience and product value.
• ArmadillominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSecurity partner vouching for dope.security product.
• EversecminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCybersecurity partner in the ecosystem.
• CybovateminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCybersecurity partner in the ecosystem.
• Fulcrum50minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSecurity partner in the ecosystem.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationHosting provider for dope.security products. All cloud services run on AWS infrastructure globally.
• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides private, zero-data retention LLM API covered by BAA for Dopamine AI DLP and CASB Neural features.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Forcepoint: Established SWG and DLP vendor explicitly named by dope.security as a competitor. Comparable on URL filtering, SSL inspection, and data loss prevention use cases for enterprise customers.
• Zscaler: Largest pure-play cloud SWG/SSE vendor and the explicit primary competitor named by dope.security. Zscaler's cloud POP architecture is the legacy model dope.security's Fly-Direct approach is designed to replace, making it the closest comparable in category and target buyer.
• Skyhigh Security: Cloud-native SWG and CASB vendor (formerly part of McAfee, now Symphony Technology Group). Directly comparable on SWG, CASB, and DLP use cases aimed at enterprises seeking cloud-delivered web security.
• Netskope: Cloud-native SSE/SWG and CASB vendor explicitly named by dope.security as a competitor. Overlaps heavily on SWG, CASB, and DLP use cases and addresses the same mid-market and enterprise buyers, making it a direct functional peer.
• Cisco Secure Access (formerly Cisco Umbrella): Cisco's cloud-delivered SWG/SSE platform explicitly named by dope.security as a competitor. Targets the same secure web gateway and cloud security use cases and benefits from Cisco's enterprise networking footprint and bundling power.

Emerging players

• Lookout: Security vendor with strong endpoint SWG and mobile security capabilities. Comparable on endpoint-centric web and cloud security, though with a heavier emphasis on mobile than dope.security's Mac/Windows focus.
• Banyan Security: Zero Trust access and SSE startup focused on workforce-to-application security. Comparable positioning as an emerging, architecture-differentiated alternative to legacy cloud-proxy SWGs.
• Axis Security: Application access and ZTNA-focused SSE startup (acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise). Comparable as a smaller, innovation-driven alternative to Zscaler/Netskope for buyers seeking differentiated architecture.

Others

• CrowdStrike: Endpoint security platform leader with a growing Falcon Cloud Security/SWG footprint. Adjacent rather than direct — CrowdStrike is endpoint-first and uses a different architectural anchor, but it increasingly overlaps with SWG and CASB via its Falcon platform.

Broad incumbents

• Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: Palo Alto Networks' SSE/SASE suite competing across SWG, CASB, and ZTNA. Operates at much larger scale with broader portfolio, making it a broad incumbent rather than a category specialist like dope.security.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dopesecurity
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCDhraTNTxxJxUGLEiBInXFg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dopesecurity
• Instagraminstagram.com/dope.security

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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