-5%

est. 2Y upside i

Cybersecurity

Rank

#3858

Sector

Cybersecurity

Est. Liquidity

~3Y

Data Quality

Data: Low

Sqreen was acquired by Datadog in April 2021 for $260M.

Last updated: March 10, 2026

Bull (10%)+150%

In a hypothetical scenario where Sqreen remained independent, its real-time RASP technology gains significant market share from traditional WAFs, attracting a premium acquisition offer of $650M (150% upside) from a major cloud provider or security vendor, far exceeding its actual $260M acquisition price by Datadog.

Base (45%)+25%

In a hypothetical scenario where Sqreen remained independent, it maintains its niche leadership in RASP, growing steadily and attracting a strategic acquisition at a valuation of approximately $325M (25% upside), reflecting its strong technology and customer base, slightly above its actual $260M acquisition.

Bear (45%)-70%

In a hypothetical scenario where Sqreen remained independent, aggressive competition from established players like Cloudflare and Palo Alto Networks, combined with slower-than-expected market adoption for standalone RASP, forces Sqreen into a distressed sale or down round, resulting in an acquisition at $78M (-70% downside), significantly below its last known valuation.

Est. time to liquidity~2.5 years

Preference Stack Risk

moderate

Funding Intensity

7%

Based on Sqreen's pre-acquisition data, investors held $18M in liquidation preferences against a $260M valuation. This represents a moderate preference stack (6.9%).

Dilution Risk

moderate

In a hypothetical independent scenario, as a venture-backed company, further funding rounds would likely lead to some dilution for common shareholders.

Secondary Liquidity

none

Sqreen was acquired, so there is no independent secondary market for its equity. Any liquidity would have been through the acquisition event.

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Last updated: March 10, 2026

Questions to Ask at the Interview

Strategic questions based on sqreen's data — designed to show you've done your homework.

  • 1

    “How has Sqreen's RASP and in-app WAF technology been integrated into Datadog's broader Application Security Monitoring offering, and what are the key synergies you've observed since the 2021 acquisition?”

  • 2

    “Given Datadog's comprehensive observability platform and its current market cap of over $40 billion, how does the team plan to further differentiate its application security capabilities against dedicated security vendors and other observability platforms expanding into security?”

  • 3

    “What are the long-term growth opportunities for Datadog's application security products, and how does the team measure success and impact within the larger Datadog ecosystem, particularly concerning the former Sqreen technology?”

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