Escape
Offensive security for the teams that are 100x outnumbered
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
TridentS26Autonomous offensive security agents. The best defense is offenseShared: securityActive
PromptArmorW24LLM Security and ComplianceShared: securityActive
OneGraphS18GraphQL API to connect all of the internet's APIs. Join us at Netlify!Shared: api, graphqlAcquired
Visual OneW20AI for security camerasShared: securityInactive
MindFortX25Autonomous Security AgentsShared: developer toolsActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
TesseralW24The open source platform for managing identity in business softwareShared: developer tools, security, apiInactive
GolfX25Agentic AI Security and GovernanceShared: developer tools, securityActive
LunaSecS19An Open Source dependency security tool that is smarter than the restShared: developer tools, securityInactive
ApolloS11Apollo helps engineering teams accelerate deliveryShared: developer tools, graphqlActive
ZeroPathS24Automatically find and fix your software vulnerabilitiesShared: developer tools, securityActive
Also from W23 in AI
Batchmates in Winter 2023.
FernW23Instantly offer SDKs and API DocsAcquired
AqueductW23Create, edit, and share procedural material graphs.Active
AutomatW23Agentic automation that understands context, recovers, and improves.Active
BlyssW23End-to-end encrypted AI.Inactive
BoundaryW23The programming language for AIActive
ChimaW23Building infrastructure tools to help large companies customize their…Active
About Escape
Replace legacy scanners and manual offensive security processes with AI agents that discover, test, and remediate directly in your engineering workflows.
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Escape: questions
Which YC batch was Escape in?
Escape was in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (W23).
Is Escape still active?
Y Combinator lists Escape as active.
Where is Escape based?
Escape lists Paris, Île-de-France, France as its location on YC's directory.
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