HACKERverse

HACKERverse operates an autonomous evaluation platform for cybersecurity products. The system provisions an isolated AWS environment — described as a VPC-contained "detonation chamber" — with a customer's security tool deployed as it would be in production, then runs AI-driven attack bots against it. The company states that a fleet of 21 agents executes 234 TTPs spanning 40 MITRE ATT&CK techniques, covering behaviors such as persistence, lateral movement and exfiltration, with environment spin-up averaging 90 seconds and results produced in under 10 minutes.

Every attack, detection and miss is recorded, timestamped and cryptographically signed using SHA-256, producing tamper-evident proof artifacts that the company positions as a replacement for vendor-controlled demos and self-reported efficacy metrics. The company contrasts its approach with traditional proofs of concept, which it characterizes as taking 4–12 weeks, consuming 120–200 engineer hours and covering 5–10 attack scenarios. Founder and CEO Craig Ellrod describes the category as "Automated Autonomous Evaluation Infrastructure," in which hyper-automation agents and agentic AI workflows spin up live, production-like arenas to measure product efficacy continuously and at scale.

Founding story

HACKERverse was founded by Craig Ellrod, who serves as Founder and CEO. He is described as a technologist with more than 30 years in cybersecurity who has led enterprise architecture teams and built patented network threat detection systems, and who set out to make cybersecurity software demonstrate its efficacy objectively rather than through demos.

Business model

HACKERverse sells access to a hosted evaluation platform ("arena access") rather than per-engagement consulting; the company states that the cost of each evaluation is included in the platform, in contrast to traditional proofs of concept it prices at $35K–$80K per evaluation. Access is requested through the website, and the site notes no credit card is required to begin.

Traction

The company reports live arenas active and publishes aggregate figures from initial arena tests, including an average 23% detection gap found across leading EDR/XDR platforms, 234+ TTPs executed and 40 MITRE techniques covered. It claims an average of $240K in annual savings per enterprise and an 85% reduction in evaluation time, figures presented as company estimates.

Latest developments

A Techstars startup spotlight published on 30 October 2025 profiled founder and CEO Craig Ellrod and the company's shift toward "Automated Autonomous Evaluation" as a category. The company's site indicates live arenas are active and that access is available on request.