Synack


Synack is an American technology company based in Redwood City, California. Synack’s business includes a vulnerability intelligence platform that automates the discovery of exploitable vulnerabilities for reconnaissance and turns them over to the company’s freelance hackers to create vulnerability reports for clients.

Overview

Synack was founded in 2013 by former NSA agents Jay Kaplan and Mark Kuhr. Synack uses a network of freelance security analysts, or hackers, in over 50 countries to check vulnerability and security problems.
Synack has also developed Hydra, a platform built to spot vulnerabilities and look for out-of-date software for clients. The first form of Hydra went live on October 21, 2015.

Funding

On April 24, 2014, the company announced it had secured Series A funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, Google Ventures, Allegis Capital, and Derek Smith of Shape Security.
In February 2015, the company raised $25 million in Series B funding.
On April 11, 2017, it was reported that Synack had raised $21 million from Microsoft Ventures, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Singtel. Prior investors such as GGV Capital, GV, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers also took part in the funding round, bringing the total money raised by the company to $55 million since its founding.

Achievements

By April 11, 2017, the company had 100 employees as well as a growing network of freelance hackers.
CNBC named Synack a "CNBC Disruptor" company three times in a row, from 2015 to 2017.