StepSecurity
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle, Washington, US
- Sectors
- Computer and Network Security
- Founded
- 2021
- Employees
- 28
- Founders
- Varun Sharma, Ashish Kurmi
Owner CEO Adam Guild targets 749,000 U.S. mom-and-pop restaurants with software tailored for operators with under 50 employees
Owner, founded by Adam Guild, builds software to manage the digital presence of mom-and-pop restaurants, focusing on small operators that larger vendors won’t serve. Guild argues this underserved, highly fragmented U.S. market—about 749,000 restaurants, most with under 50 employees—represents a meaningful opportunity despite implementation challenges.
Former Microsoft Engineers Ashish Kurmi and Varun Sharma Raise $3M for StepSecurity to Secure CI/CD Pipelines
StepSecurity, a Seattle startup founded by former Microsoft engineers Ashish Kurmi and Varun Sharma, raised $3 million in seed funding led by Runtime Ventures to secure CI/CD pipelines. The company targets developers using GitHub Actions and has customers in crypto, healthcare, and cybersecurity sectors.