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Escape

YC W23

New York City, US · Founded 2020 · 29 employees · Hiring · 11 known investors

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Escape provides an offensive security platform that continuously maps an organization's attack surface and identifies vulnerabilities the way attackers would, integrating directly into engineering workflows. The platform is designed for security teams managing large numbers of developers.

Also known as Escape Technologies, Inc. · Escape - GraphQL Security · Escape - Modern Application Security · Escape, Escape - GraphQL Security, Escape, Escape - GraphQL Security, Escape - Modern Application Security

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSecurityAPIGraphQLFranceEuropePartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W23)

Escape was founded in 2020 by Tristan Kalos and Antoine Carossio.

TKTristan Kalos
Tristan KalosCo-Founder & CEOTristan Kalos worked as an ML engineer at source{d} and as a researcher at UC Berkeley. He is building Escape, a YC W23 company focused on application security for single-page applications, APIs, and microservices.
ACAntoine Carossio
Antoine CarossioCofounder & CTOAntoine Carossio studied engineering at UC Berkeley and worked at Apple.

Board

OPOlivier Pomel
Olivier PomelCo-founder & CEO
RD
Renaud DeraisonCo-founder & CEO

Investors · 11

Y Combinator✓ confirmed by EscapeSan Francisco · $500K

How we know: the company's own site · the Y Combinator directory · funding news · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company✓ confirmed by EscapeLondon · $200K – $250K

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Balderton Capitallisted by Balderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M

How we know: Balderton Capital's portfolio page · a partner's Signal profile · funding news · securityweek.com · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Frstlisted by FrstParis · $2M

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Iris Capitallisted by Iris CapitalParis · $1.1M – $32.4M

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Irregular Expressionslisted by Irregular Expressions
Snaw ventureslisted by Snaw ventures

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Framework VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $40M

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Ribbit CapitalreportedPalo Alto · $2M – $15M

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Uncorrelated VenturesreportedLas Vegas

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$36M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2026

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

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DockupDockup provides on-demand ephemeral environments that let engineering teams run manual and automated tests against their full tech stack before merging pull requests. It targets software development teams, positioning itself as a tool comparable to CI services like CircleCI without requiring services to be mocked.
Snyk SecuritySnyk is a developer-focused security platform that identifies and fixes vulnerabilities in code, dependencies, containers, and cloud infrastructure using AI-powered analysis. The company serves organizations of all sizes looking to integrate security into their software development process.
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In the news

Escape Raises $18M to Expand AI Cybersecurity Platformventureburn.com · Mar 2026Escape Raises $18 Million to Automate Pentestingsecurityweek.com · Mar 2026Escape raises $18m Series A for AI offensive securityfintech.global · Mar 2026Escape Raises $18 Million in Series Athesaasnews.com · Mar 2026Escape raises $18M to expand AI agent platform for offensive security testing - SiliconANGLEsiliconangle.com · Mar 2026Escape raises $18M Series A to replace legacy scanners with AI agent-driven discovery, pentesting, and remediationescape.tech · Mar 2026New Security Research: We discovered over 2k high-impact vulnerabilities and PII in apps built with vibe coding platformsescape.tech · Oct 2025Meet Escape Copilot: Automate App and Scan Management via MCPescape.tech · Jun 2025

Frequently asked questions

What does Escape do?
Escape provides an offensive security platform that continuously maps an organization's attack surface and identifies vulnerabilities the way attackers would, integrating directly into engineering workflows. The platform is designed for security teams managing large numbers of developers.
Who founded Escape?
Escape was founded by Tristan Kalos, Antoine Carossio in 2020.
Who are Escape's investors?
Escape's investors include Kima Ventures, Y Combinator, Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company, Balderton Capital, Frst, Iris Capital, Irregular Expressions, Snaw ventures and 3 more.
How much funding has Escape raised?
Escape has disclosed $36M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Escape headquartered?
Escape is headquartered in New York City, US.