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Hex Security

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Agentic Offensive Security at Scale

Winter 2026Founded 20263 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA
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AI insightcan contain mistakes
Continuous Penetration TestingSaaSEnterprise security teams, SaaS companiesHigh competition
Moat
Autonomous 24/7 agents reduce reliance on scarce pentesting resources; continuous iteration improves detection accuracy.
Key risk
High competition from established AppSec vendors (Rapid7, Qualys, Tenable); enterprises slow to adopt autonomous security.
Why now
Breach costs rising; CISO budgets expanding; autonomous agents mature enough for production security work.
Competitors
Rapid7 Nexpose, Tenable Nessus, Qualys, SafetyLabs
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This company has previously operated under โ€œAnytoolโ€. A rename frequently marks a pivot in positioning or product โ€” useful raw material for variant ideas.

About

Hex Security builds AI agents that run continuous penetration tests against your apps and infrastructure. Instead of a once-a-year penetration test, Hex Security's agents works 24/7 to find and verify critical vulnerabilities so you can prevent them before attackers.

Founders ยท 3

Ahmad Khan
Ahmad KhanFounder
Waterloo๐ŸŽ“ University of Waterloo

Co-Founder, Hex Security. Previously, I was building robots that learned from each other by sharing skills on-chain, and researching World Models that give robots complete environmental understanding. Our robot became the first in history to ring the NASDAQ bell. I studied Math at University of Waterloo.

Huzaifa Ahmad
Huzaifa AhmadFounder
Amazon

Co-Founder, Hex Security. Previously, I built software at companies like PlayAI, AWS, and Capital One. On the side, I built consumer apps that reached millions of downloads. But I've always loved breaking things just as much as building them. In college, I reverse engineered every major ATS platform and built Talently, a tool that sent over 200K job applications. Now we build AI that hacks before attackers do.

Prama Yudhistira
Prama YudhistiraFounder

Co-Founder @ Hex Security At Codegen, I built asynchronous coding agents that improved the workflow of developers, and even got non-developers writing production software. At AMD, I built infrastructure for MI300 GPU firmware testing. I competed internationally in piano, winning multiple competitions and performing with orchestras like the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra.

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