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Autonomous offensive and defensive cybersecurity platform

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6.6Score#32 of 999 agents#2 of 12 in Pentester
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Why it ranks #32

CodeAnt AI, an AI pentester from YC W24, ranks #32 of 999 AI agents and #2 of 12 in Pentester, with a score of 6.6 of 10. Data as of .

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

  1. Proof

    Do customers use it? 30% of the score

    7

    Claims named customers, a customer result and a customer count.

    • +3
      Named customers
      “We’re already enterprises and fast-growing startups, such as Commvault, Sanas, Akasa Air, and Kore AI to improve developer productivity.”
      Launch YC post · 8 Oct 2025
    • +2
      A customer result
      “CodeAnt AI connects directly to GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps in 2 clicks”
      Launch YC post · 29 Jan 2024
    • +2
      A customer count
      “We've run pentests for 200+ companies.”
      Launch YC post · 26 May 2026

    Not found: revenue or growth (+4), work done at scale (+2)

  2. Scale

    Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score

    6

    25 people, raised $2.0M.

    • +5
      25 people on its YC page20 to 49 people
    • +1
      Raised $2.0M (Seed)CodeAnt AI Raises USD 2 Mn in Seed Funding to Streamline Code Review with AI | EntrepreneurSource · 7 May 2025
  3. Momentum

    Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score

    7

    Shows a recent launch, hiring and a new claim.

    • +3
      Launched in the last 6 monthsCodeAnt AI - Autonomous offensive and defensive securityLaunch YC post · 26 May 2026
    • +2
      Hiring: 2 open rolesAccount Executive (In-person in San Francisco), Account Executive (In-person in San Francisco)YC page
    • +2
      A new traction claim
      “We've run pentests for 200+ companies.”
      Launch YC post · 26 May 2026

    Not found: funding news in the last year (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Winter 2024) (+1)

  4. Autonomy

    How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score

    6

    Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

    • +6
      Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
    What the model read
    • Acts in other systems: 80% likely
    • Finishes whole tasks: 36% likely
    • Calls itself an agent: 5% likely

    Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About CodeAnt AI

CodeAnt AI attacks your systems the way a real adversary would, then it walks back into your code and helps you build the defenses exactly where the attack got through.

Continuous attack. Continuous defense. One self-learning platform.

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Launches and news

  1. Launch YC26 May 2026CodeAnt AI - Autonomous offensive and defensive securityFind the breach before the attacker does!
  2. News5 Mar 2026CodeAnt AI uncovered a critical authentication bypass using only public key that went undetected for 6 years, CVE-2026-29000.
  3. Launch YC8 Oct 2025CodeAnt AI - Engineering metrics that show real developer impact. Deeper insights than LinearB.Get full visibility into what every developer builds, fixes, and improves.
  4. News7 May 2025Worried About AI-Generated Code? Ask AI To Review It
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  1. News7 May 2025CodeAnt AI Raises USD 2 Mn in Seed Funding to Streamline Code Review with AI | Entrepreneur
  2. Launch YC29 Jan 2024CodeAnt AI: AI Code ReviewerHelping engineering teams cut code review time and bugs by over 50%.

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