Checkmarx

CEO: Emmanuel Benzaquen

Checkmarx offers a solution that helps application companies build in security best practices from the get-go. The solution, called CxSAST, uses artificial intelligence replication of code to let software developers make sure their projects are clean of vulnerabilities and backdoors before launch. The company recently announced $84 million in Series D funding in June, let by Insight Ventures. The Greenwood Village, Colo.-based company's more than 100 percent year over year growth comes as exploitations in application security rise and developers are becoming more aware of the importance of building in security at the application layer as a best practice.