The ongoing AI innovation race has led to a proliferation of new platforms and companies dependent on open-source code. To ensure developers don’t have to rely on outdated software composition analysis tools that can slow down their work, Hopper launched out of stealth on Tuesday with an open-source risk management platform built for the modern era.
Modern software design depends heavily on open-source components, leading to a need for increased security to support enterprise developer teams. Rather than allowing these teams to become inundated with hundreds of thousands of alerts, Hopper works to prioritize only the real risks, saving developers time and energy to focus on building their apps.
“The DevSecOps security category is flooded today with platforms that are trying to do everything; you see endless platforms promising customers that they’re the single pane of glass for everything application security,” Roy Gottlieb, Hopper co-founder and CEO, told Built In. “We’re taking a bit of a different approach ... We want to focus on one problem that we can actually do so much better than anyone else before we promise everyone everything.”
Based in New York and Tel Aviv, Hopper has created a platform that offers deep visibility by simulating how applications are built and executed. The solution provides an agent-free deployment process, automatic asset discovery, contextual remediation evidence and more.
The company is also backed by $7.6 million in seed funding from investors including Meron Capital and New Era. Gottlieb plans to invest the funding in research and development, allowing Hopper to support more coding languages and offer more advanced features and AI capabilities.
Currently operating with a team of 15 people, the company is looking to triple its headcount over the next quarter, Gottlieb mentioned. Starting in the eastern U.S. region, Hopper will first focus on building out its R&D team before expanding its go-to-market organization across marketing, sales and customer success roles.
