The Wiz effect? Cyber unicorns Aqua and Orca integrating platforms for joint customers

Israeli cloud security companies Aqua Security and Orca Security announced on Tuesday a new partnership which will see them integrate between their platforms for joint customers. The integration will allow clients to receive multi-cloud visibility and security provided by the Orca platform combined with multi-and hybrid cloud runtime protection for cloud native workloads offered by the Aqua platform.

“Best-of-breed security means combining the strengths of two different solutions,” said Dror Davidoff, CEO and co-founder of Aqua Security. “Aqua and Orca are doing that in a seamless way to meet customer demand for market-leading cloud native security. Orca’s deep visibility coupled with Aqua’s sophisticated and scalable container security will allow customers to benefit from a holistic approach to enhanced cloud security.”

Orca CEO Gil Geron (right) and Aqua CEO Dror Davidoff.

One of the reasons for the partnership between Aqua and Orca is likely the increased competition in the cloud security market, including from Israeli decacorn Wiz.

Orca sued Wiz for patent infringement last year, seeking a ban on the sale of products that it claims infringe its patents, which it alleges were copied by Wiz.

“As we partner with hundreds of organizations around the world to secure their cloud environments, we are committed to delivering an open ecosystem of the best cloud native technologies,” said Gil Geron, CEO and co-founder of Orca Security. “The integration of runtime protection from Aqua Security into the Orca Platform, and our plans to continue enhancing this feature set, offer more value to our joint customers.”

Aqua raised $60 million in funding at a valuation of over $1 billion in January of this year. Orca was last valued at $1.8 billion when it raised funding in 2021.