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Hounddog

San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 5 known investors

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HoundDog.ai offers a privacy code scanner and a dataflow context engine built on a static code-analysis engine, tracing 100+ sensitive data types (PII, PHI, auth tokens) across code paths to prevent leaks and automate GDPR data mapping and RoPA documentation. It serves engineering and privacy teams by mapping services, APIs, and fields across repos to provide cross-repo context for AI coding agents and code-based evidence for privacy compliance.

Founders & leadership

Hounddog was founded in 2023 by Amjad Afanah and Joohwan Oh.

AAAmjad Afanah
Amjad AfanahCEO & Co-founderPreviously VP of Product at Cyral and a product management leader at Cruise, he also co-founded APIsec and DCHQ and served as VP of Product at HyperGrid. Earlier in his career he held product roles at VMware and Oracle.
JOJoohwan Oh
Joohwan OhCTO & Co-founderAn engineer who was a founding engineer at Aktos and a software engineer at Meta, with earlier roles at Amazon Web Services, Amazon, and Instacart. He began his career with a software engineering internship at Demonware.

Board

EA
EMRE ACIKSOZBoard director
HHHABIB HADDAD
HABIB HADDADBoard directorManaging Partner at The E14 Fund

Investors · 5

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$2.9M disclosed across 1 round · 2023

▶$2.9MraisedAug 2023 · 6 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • EMRE ACIKSOZDirector
  • HABIB HADDADDirector
  • AMJAD AFANAHExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$2.9M
Amount sold
$2.9M
First sale
Jul 2023
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2023
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Frequently asked questions

What does Hounddog do?
HoundDog.ai offers a privacy code scanner and a dataflow context engine built on a static code-analysis engine, tracing 100+ sensitive data types (PII, PHI, auth tokens) across code paths to prevent leaks and automate GDPR data mapping and RoPA documentation. It serves engineering and privacy teams by mapping services, APIs, and fields across repos to provide cross-repo context for AI coding agents and code-based evidence for privacy compliance.
Who founded Hounddog?
Hounddog was founded by Amjad Afanah, Joohwan Oh in 2023.
Who are Hounddog's investors?
Hounddog's investors include Ex/Ante, Mozilla Ventures, Page One Ventures, The E14 Fund, Propeller Inc..
How much funding has Hounddog raised?
Hounddog has disclosed $2.9M raised across 1 round.
Where is Hounddog headquartered?
Hounddog is headquartered in San Francisco, US.