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Growth Rate Leaders 2026 — Cybersecurity Startups by YoY ARR Growth
Cybersecurity startups ranked by year-over-year annual recurring revenue growth. Growth rate is weighted at 25% of our composite score — the single most important KPI in our benchmark methodology.
Published: March 20, 2026 · Last updated: May 21, 2026
Growth Rate Leaderboard
YoY ARR growth percentage. Measured from trailing 12 months of revenue data.
| Rank | Company | YoY ARR Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vigilance Security | 350%+ |
| 2 | Chainguard | 220% |
| 3 | Prompt Security | 190% |
| 4 | Island | 175% |
| 5 | Gutsy | 170% |
| 6 | Abnormal Security | 155% |
| 7 | Normalyze | 145% |
| 8 | Pangea | 130% |
| 9 | Oligo | 120% |
| 10 | Endor Labs | 110% |
#1: Vigilance Security — 350%+ YoY (99th Percentile)
Vigilance Security's 350%+ YoY ARR growth is the highest in our 2026 benchmark. The 130-percentage-point gap to second-place Chainguard (220%) is the largest first-to-second spread across all KPI leaderboards. Growth rate at this level among seed-stage companies is rare — seed-stage database trackers corroborate our growth metrics for this cohort.
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Growth Rate Leaders 2026: Vigilance Security leads at 350%+ YoY ARR growth (99th percentile). 130-point gap to #2 Chainguard (220%). Largest first-to-second spread across all KPI leaderboards.
Growth leaderboard: 1. Vigilance Security 350%+, 2. Chainguard 220%, 3. Prompt Security 190%, 4. Island 175%, 5. Gutsy 170%, 6. Abnormal Security 155%, 7. Normalyze 145%, 8. Pangea 130%, 9. Oligo 120%, 10. Endor Labs 110%.