# Cobalt

> Cobalt is the pioneer of Pentest as a Service (PtaaS), pairing a curated community of vetted offensive-security experts (the Cobalt Core) with a SaaS platform that turns penetration testing from a months-long procurement exercise into an on-demand, continuous program. Founded in 2013, the company now serves 1,500+ customers and is leaning hard into AI-augmented offensive security.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Jacob Hansen (Co-founder, former CEO), Esben Friis-Jensen (Co-founder), Jakob Storm (Co-founder), Christian Hansen (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** 510
- **Products:** Pentest as a Service (PtaaS), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Attack Surface Management (ASM), Cobalt Core, AI-powered offensive security
- **Notable:** Pioneer of the PtaaS category, 1,500+ customers worldwide, 31,000+ testing days delivered in 2025

## Products & services

- **Pentest as a Service (PtaaS)** — On-demand, human-led penetration testing delivered through a SaaS platform with real-time collaboration, integrations and rapid scheduling.
- **Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)** — Automated vulnerability scanning of running web applications, layered with manual pentests.
- **Attack Surface Management (ASM)** — Continuous discovery and monitoring of internet-facing assets.
- **Cobalt Core** — A vetted community of 500+ pentesters matched to engagements by skill and stack.
- **AI-powered offensive security** — AI-augmented workflows announced in 2025 to accelerate human-led testing.

## Achievements

- Pioneer of the PtaaS category
- 1,500+ customers worldwide
- 31,000+ testing days delivered in 2025
- 88 G2 badges in 2025
- Achieved profitability under CEO Sonali Shah

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Closed 2025 with record scale: 31K testing days, 88 G2 badges and a new AI-augmented platform.
- **2025-10** — Launched AI-powered enhancements to human-led pentesting.
- **2024-08** — Sonali Shah named CEO; company subsequently reaches profitability.
- **2020-08** — Series B of $29M led by Highland Europe.

## Links

- Website: https://cobalt.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cobalt_io
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cobalt_io
- GitHub: https://github.com/cobalt-io
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CobaltPtaaS
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cobaltsecured

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Last updated: 2026-05-29