Hacktron, a San Francisco, California-based AI-powered platform for continuous security testing, has raised $2.9 million in pre-Seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by Crane Venture Partners, with participation from Project Europe, Vercel Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, and several angel investors.
Crane Venture Partners is a London-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in foundational technology and intelligent enterprise startups across Europe, the United States, Israel, and the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 2015, the firm specializes in sectors such as enterprise software, AI, machine learning, cybersecurity, fintech, developer tools, and deep tech, typically investing from inception through the seed stage.
Hacktron Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to expand its engineering and security research teams, accelerate product development, and scale its go-to-market operations.
About Hacktron
Founded by Zayne Zhang, Mohan Pedhapati, and Harsh Jaiswal, Hacktron is an AI-powered cybersecurity company focused on continuously identifying and remediating vulnerabilities in modern software. The platform continuously tests software for vulnerabilities by running deep security checks on every code change, enabling organizations to identify exploitable risks in real time. Hacktron combines AI models with offensive security techniques to continuously test pull requests and code updates, identify exploitable vulnerabilities, reduce false positives, and help developers remediate issues in real time.
Funding Details
Company: Hacktron
Raised: $2.9M
Round: Pre-Seed
Funding Date: May 2026
Lead Investor: Crane Venture Partners
Additional Investors: Project Europe, Vercel Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures
Company Website: https://www.hacktron.ai/
Software Category: AI Cybersecurity Testing Software
Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/13/3294234/0/en/Hacktron-Raises-2-9M-Pre-Seed-to-Bring-AI-Powered-Security-Testing-to-Every-Code-Change.html