Heyhack, an Aarhus, Denmark-based automated penetration testing platform that scans web apps and APIs for web vulnerabilities and helps in fixing them, announced the launch of the first version of the product and raised €1.5 million in Pre-Seed funding.

The round was led by PreSeed Ventures and supported by several fantastic business angels, including Bjarke Klinge Staun, Christian Jantzen, Jonathan Sanders, Marcus Krylborn, and Adam Jafer.

Heyhack uses the fund to expand its commercial team, fantastic designers, engineers, and marketers.

Company: Heyhack ApS

Raised: €1.5M

Round: pre-Seed

Funding Month: June 2022

Lead Investors: PreSeed Ventures 

Additional Investors: Bjarke Klinge Staun, Christian Jantzen, Jonathan Sanders, Marcus Krylborn, and Adam Jafer

Company Website: https://heyhack.com/

Software Category: Automated Penetration Testing platform

About the Company: Founded in 2022 by Anders Skovsgaard and Sebastian Brandes, Heyhack is an automated penetration testing platform that scans web apps and APIs for web vulnerabilities. The company provides automated penetration tests on par with expert human pentesters, helps developers and security specialists patch found vulnerabilities, enables compliance with SOC 2 and ISO 27001, and accelerates security assessments conducted by B2B customers when assessing their vendors. Heyhack's mission is to improve the security of web applications.

Source: https://heyhack.com/preseed/