USA – Pynt, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of an autopilot platform for API security, raised $6m in Seed funding.
The round was led by Joule Ventures with participation from Dallas VC and Honeystone VC, Abhinav Asthana, Tamir Carmel, Boaz Chalamish, Cyber Club London, Amos Stern and Noam Lanir. Co-founded by CEO Tzvika Shneider, CTO Ori Goldberg, CSO Golan Yosef, and CPO Ofer Hakimi, Pynt is an API security platform provider that aims to bridge the gap between developers and security experts. The platform takes on the role of a hacker, employing human logic to generate attacks and eliminate vulnerabilities before they become exposed. In addition to automating the identification of API vulnerabilities during development, the company delivers comprehensive reports and dashboards for developers and other stakeholders, as well as actionable recommendations for addressing security issues. It integrates with popular API development tools and CI/CD pipelines. Most notably, Pynt integrates with Postman, one of the most popular API development and testing tools. The company offers a freemium and an enterprise version, and is already in use at companies ranging from mid-market to Fortune 500. 06/09/2023
