SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hacktron, a cybersecurity startup founded by elite competitive hackers Zayne Zhang, Mohan Pedhapati, and Harsh Jaiswal, today announced it has raised $2.9 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Crane Venture Partners, with participation from Project Europe, Vercel Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Overlook Ventures, supported by a network of strategic partners and angel investors.

Hacktron is building an AI-powered platform that continuously tests software for vulnerabilities at the pace of modern development: running deep security checks on every code change rather than relying on periodic, manual penetration tests.

"Attackers are already using AI to find and exploit vulnerabilities faster than ever," said Zayne Zhang, founder of Hacktron. "Most companies are still testing security like it's a quarterly exercise. We're building the system that tests every code change like a real attacker would so teams can move fast without shipping risk."

From CTF Champions to Real-World VulnerabilitiesHacktron's founding team comes from the world of competitive hacking, with multiple wins at DEF CON CTF and presentations at ...