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Arxan taught software to guard itself
Once an app leaves its maker, the locks on the office door become rather irrelevant. Arxan built protection that travels with the code - and waited years for the market to catch up.
The Phone Wasn't the Problem. The App Was.
Blue Cedar made a bet that companies cannot control every phone carrying their data. Its answer is to put the guardrails inside the mobile app - then make the release process repeatable.
RASPIRE
RASPIRE is an AI-powered, no-code runtime security layer for mobile apps. Teams upload a compiled Android or iOS build (APK, AAB, IPA or xcarchive) and RASPIRE hardens it in minutes - adding anti-fraud, app integrity, reverse-engineering and API protection without SDKs, code changes or config files. Founded by offensive-security veterans Kareem Selim and Hassan Mostafa, the YC P26 startup already protects 25+ production apps used by more than 20 million people across banking, fintech, healthcare and e-commerce.
SEWORKS
SEWORKS is a San Francisco cybersecurity company founded in 2013 by white-hat hackers that turns offensive-security expertise into AI-powered products. Its platform helps organizations see their software the way an attacker does, combining AI-driven penetration testing (Pentoma), mobile app hardening (AppSolid), breached-credential defense (LeakJar), and SOC 2 / ISO 27001 compliance support. SEWORKS serves 100+ enterprise clients including Sendbird and Mercari.