# watchTowr

> watchTowr is a Singapore-based cybersecurity company that builds a real-time attacker's view of an organization's external attack surface, then continuously discovers and validates exploitable vulnerabilities before adversaries can use them. Founded in 2021 by offensive-security specialist Benjamin Harris, its platform blends external attack surface management, continuous automated red teaming, AI-driven rapid reaction to emerging threats, and autonomous edge mitigation. watchTowr is also known for watchTowr Labs, a research team whose public disclosures on Citrix, Fortinet, Ivanti, SonicWall and other enterprise software regularly make headlines. The company serves Fortune 500 firms and critical-infrastructure operators and has raised roughly $29-30 million, including a $19M Series A led by Peak XV.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Singapore
- **Founders:** Benjamin Harris (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~68 employees
- **Products:** watchTowr Platform, Attack Surface Visibility, Continuous Security Testing (CART), AI-Powered Rapid Reaction, Active Defense
- **Notable:** Raised roughly $29-30M total, including a $19M Series A led by Peak XV (2024)., Founder Benjamin Harris named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia enterprise technology list (2022)., Recognized in Gartner's 2026 Emerging Tech research for preemptive cybersecurity and top-funded startups.

## Products & services

- **watchTowr Platform** — Preemptive exposure management platform combining external attack surface visibility, continuous security testing, rapid reaction and autonomous mitigation.
- **Attack Surface Visibility** — Continuous discovery of unknown assets, cloud environments and shadow IT from an attacker's external perspective.
- **Continuous Security Testing (CART)** — Automated red teaming engine that continuously discovers and validates exploitable vulnerabilities, aligned to MITRE ATT&CK initial-access tactics.
- **AI-Powered Rapid Reaction** — Identifies exposure to emerging threats within minutes of disclosure and delivers validated affected-asset lists to security teams.
- **Active Defense** — Autonomous, intelligence-driven mitigation deployed to the network edge within hours when patches or vendor guidance are unavailable.
- **watchTowr Intel** — Proactive threat intelligence combining prioritization, attacker telemetry, adversary tracking and vulnerability enrichment.
- **watchTowr Instinct** — AI-driven vulnerability intelligence engine trained to forecast which vulnerabilities are most likely to be exploited in the wild.
- **Attacker Eye (STAB)** — Full-stack sensor network giving watchTowr visibility into real-world attacker behavior and post-exploitation actions.

## Achievements

- Raised roughly $29-30M total, including a $19M Series A led by Peak XV (2024).
- Founder Benjamin Harris named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia enterprise technology list (2022).
- Recognized in Gartner's 2026 Emerging Tech research for preemptive cybersecurity and top-funded startups.
- watchTowr Labs credited with high-profile disclosures across Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet, Ivanti, SonicWall, cPanel and other widely deployed software.
- Adopted by Fortune 500 and critical-infrastructure organizations worldwide.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Recognized in Gartner's 2026 Emerging Tech reports for preemptive cybersecurity and top-funded startups.
- **2025-12** — Launched Active Defense for automated, intelligence-driven mitigation of validated exposures.
- **2025-07** — Unveiled AI-powered Preemptive Exposure Management platform to outpace zero-day exploitation.
- **2024-10** — Closed $19M Series A led by Peak XV to expand research, engineering and go-to-market teams.

## Links

- Website: https://watchtowr.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/watchtowr
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/watchtowrcyber

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Last updated: 2026-07-17