Announcing StackHawk's $20.7 Million in Series B Funding to Drive Developer-First Security

StackHawk has announced a significant funding round of $20.7 million, co-led by Sapphire and Costanoa Ventures, bringing its total funding to $35.3 million. This investment aims to enhance product development and address the rising demand for improved application and API security testing within the software development process. StackHawk, founded in response to the evolving needs of DevOps and security teams, integrates dynamic application security testing (DAST) directly into the CI/CD pipelines, enabling security issues to be identified and resolved early in the development lifecycle. The company has developed advanced API security testing capabilities for modern application architectures, such as REST, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs, and has introduced a developer-friendly approach to security testing that includes integration with Snyk for enhanced vulnerability detection. With a focus on continuous security testing and improving the developer experience, StackHawk aims to become the go-to solution for developers needing efficient and effective security testing tools as the market shifts away from traditional post-production security checks.