# Oak9

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/oak9

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Chicago, US
- Website: www.oak9.io
- Total disclosed funding: $13M
- Latest round: Seed (Jun 1, 2022)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Founded in 2019 and based in Illinois, US, Oak9, Inc. provides a cloud security platform designed to integrate into development workflows, focusing on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and application security. In May 2024, Drata Inc., a portfolio company of Granite Asia, SV Angel, Cowboy Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Leaders Fund, Basis Set Ventures, Okta Ventures, Silicon Valley CISO Investments, FOG Ventures, and S Ventures, acquired Oak9, Inc. from Morgan Stanley, Cisco Investments, Alumni Ventures, Group, Uncorrelated Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and Hyde Park Angels. The company was co-founded by Raj Datta, Aakash Shah, and Om Vyas.

Oak9's primary product is its cloud security platform, which provides tools for continuous monitoring and risk assessment. The platform features integration with CI/CD pipelines, a visual designer for security blueprint creation, and real-time alerts for security issues in IaC code. It supports various cloud environments and is designed to ensure compliance and security across the software development lifecycle.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Jun 1, 2022, $7M — Menlo Ventures, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Hyde Park Angels, Cisco Investments, Alumni Ventures Group
- Seed, Jun 2, 2021, $5.9M — Menlo Ventures, Hyde Park Angels, Uncorrelated Ventures

## Investors

- Menlo Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/menlo-ventures) — Seed
- Hyde Park Angels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hyde-park-angels) — Seed
- Uncorrelated Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/uncorrelated-ventures) — Seed
- Morgan Stanley Investment Management — Seed
- Cisco Investments (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cisco-investments) — Seed
- Alumni Ventures Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alumni-ventures-group) — Seed