Alcide

What Alcide does

Alcide is an Israel-based cloud-native security company founded in 2016 in Tel Aviv, focused on securing workloads running in Kubernetes environments from code through production. The company's technology centered on providing visibility and security controls for containerized and Kubernetes-deployed applications, addressing misconfigurations, runtime threats, and compliance requirements across multi-cloud environments. Its core differentiator was an agentless architecture delivering real-time monitoring and risk-based prioritization for cloud-native workloads, with capabilities spanning Kubernetes Security Posture Management (KSPM), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) security, and cloud threat detection.

Alcide raised approximately $12.3M across early funding rounds between 2016 and 2018, with Elron Ventures, Intel Capital, and CE Ventures as principal backers. The company operated with a small team of 11-50 employees, including a VP of R&D, VP of Global HR, and a VP of Sales hired to scale commercial motion. Alcide's technology was ultimately integrated into a broader Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) — branded InsightCloudSec — providing Alcide's Kubernetes and cloud-workload security IP with access to a global enterprise customer base, AWS Marketplace distribution, MSSP partner channels, and a multi-cloud agentless deployment footprint.

The business model relied on enterprise subscription licensing for the cloud security platform, supplemented by professional services for deployment and managed security services. Pricing was quote-based with annual billing on packaged enterprise tiers. The customer base spanned enterprise security teams and DevOps/cloud operations functions, with named reference customers across media, manufacturing, transportation, financial services, consumer goods, and legal industries. As an early-stage company with a sub-50-person organization and modest total funding, Alcide's revenue was likely in the low-single-digit-million range prior to integration into the larger platform.

Name

Alcide

Legal name

Rapid7

Website

https://alcide.io

Company type

Public

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alcide is an Israel-based cloud-native security company, founded in 2016, that built an agentless platform to secure Kubernetes workloads and multi-cloud environments from code to production. It served enterprise security and DevOps teams and was integrated into a broader CNAPP platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud-Native Security / Kubernetes Workload Protection

NAICS

Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Container & Kubernetes Application Security (HDADACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cloud Security for Containers & Kubernetes (KSPM/Kubernetes Security) (HDABAHAO)

Keywords

• Cloud-native security
• Kubernetes security
• Workload protection
• DevSecOps platform
• Container security

Headquarters

HQ city

Tel Aviv

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cloud Security Platform Subscription: Subscription-based access to InsightCloudSec CNAPP platform with various tier options for enterprise cloud security.
2. Professional Services: Deployment services and implementation support for InsightCloudSec customers.
3. Managed Services: Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services including MDR for Microsoft and MDR for Enterprise.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels21 records

Core offering

Alcide provides a cloud-native security platform that secures workloads running in Kubernetes from code through production. The platform continuously monitors, prioritizes risk, and enforces compliance across multi-cloud Kubernetes environments, integrating capabilities such as Kubernetes Security Posture Management (KSPM), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), and runtime threat detection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• InsightCloudSec: Cloud-Native Application Protection (CNAPP) platform for multi-cloud security, compliance management, and risk assessment.
• InsightAppSec
• Exposure Command
• InsightIDR
• Metasploit
• Nexpose

Products and services

• Alcide Cloud-Native Security Platform (Kubernetes Workload Protection) Cloud-native security platform that continuously secures Kubernetes workloads from development through production. Provides runtime threat detection, configuration and posture management, identity and entitlement analysis, and compliance automation for multi-cloud Kubernetes environments. Targets enterprise security and DevOps teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Automate governance, offer flexibility, better insights and controls, and enhance compliance simultaneously

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AWScoreTechnology or IntegrationAWS Partnership through Amazon Partner Network (APN) enabling marketplace listing and technical integration for InsightCloudSec deployment on AWS cloud environments.
• PACT Partner ProgramcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales partner program for resellers and value-added resellers to sell Rapid7 products including InsightCloudSec to enterprise customers.
• PACT for Service Providers (MSSP Partner Program)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManaged Security Service Provider partner program enabling MSSPs to deliver Rapid7 security services including MDR to their customers.
• Boston BruinsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsorship partnership with Boston Bruins NHL team for brand visibility and marketing in Boston market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lacework: Cloud security platform offering agentless posture management and threat detection across cloud and container workloads — direct overlap with Alcide's CNAPP-adjacent capabilities.
• Orca Security: Agentless cloud security platform covering workloads, configurations, identities, and Kubernetes posture — competes on similar architectural and functional dimensions.
• Aqua Security: Pure-play cloud-native security vendor offering container and Kubernetes workload protection, vulnerability scanning, and runtime defense — directly comparable to Alcide's Kubernetes security focus.
• Sysdig: Provides Kubernetes and container security combined with runtime threat detection (Falco-based), competing head-to-head with Alcide's KSPM and runtime visibility capabilities.
• Wiz: Agentless CNAPP platform spanning CSPM, CIEM, KSPM, and workload protection — overlapping directly with Alcide's positioning within Rapid7's InsightCloudSec.

Emerging players

• Snyk: Developer-first security platform covering code, open source, containers, and IaC — overlaps with Alcide's IaC scanning and container vulnerability management use cases.
• Tigera (Calico): Kubernetes networking and security specialist providing policy enforcement and segmentation for clusters — an adjacent niche competitor to Alcide in Kubernetes-specific security.

Broad incumbents

• Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud: Broad cloud security suite (originally Twistlock + Redlock) covering CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, and Kubernetes security — competes as a platform incumbent offering overlapping container/Kubernetes features.
• CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security: Endpoint-leading vendor extending into CNAPP and container security as part of its broader Falcon platform — overlaps with Alcide via cloud workload and Kubernetes posture capabilities.
• Tenable Cloud Security: Vulnerability management incumbent that expanded into cloud security (via Accurics acquisition), competing in IaC scanning and cloud posture including Kubernetes environments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/alcideio
• Facebookfacebook.com/rapid7
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/39624
• Instagraminstagram.com/rapid7

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 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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