Programming Tech Brief By HackerNoon

Hacktron Raises $2.9M to Bring Security Testing Into Every Code Change

May 18, 2026·6 min
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/hacktron-raises-$29m-to-bring-security-testing-into-every-code-change. Hacktron raises $2.9M as AI coding tools put more pressure on security teams to catch vulnerable code before production. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #coding, #information-security, #application-security, #devsecops, #hacktron, #pull-request-automation, #ai-code-security, #secure-sdlc, and more. This story was written by: @gabrielmanga. Learn more about this writer by checking @gabrielmanga's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Hacktron has raised $2.9 million to bring AI-powered security checks into everyday code changes. The bigger issue is that developers are using AI to write and update software faster, which puts more pressure on security teams to catch problems before code reaches production.

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