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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 - 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 EscapeBerlin · $200K – $250K

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

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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

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$18M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2026

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

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In the news

Escape raises $18m Series A for AI offensive securityfintech.global · Mar 2026Escape Raises $18 Million in Series Athesaasnews.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 2025Escape DAST Now in Beta: Front-End & SPA Testing Made Easyescape.tech · Dec 2024Fortune 1000 at risk: How we discovered 100k vulnerabilitiesescape.tech · Nov 2024🛡 Escape - Secure your GraphQL APIsycombinator.com · Feb 2023

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 $18M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is Escape headquartered?
Escape is headquartered in New York City, US.