About
Carter Pry previously worked at the NSA and now leads Riverbank, which develops AI-based red teaming software for offensive security testing.
Founder at RiverbankYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Carter went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Riverbank's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Carter can intro founders to Riverbank's investors below.
Riverbank's investors · 1
Experience
- Riverbank (YC S25)CEO2025 — 2026
- Harvard's Belfer CenterQLab2025 — 2026
- XfundFellow2025 — 2026
- United States Department of WarVarious Projects2022 — 2025Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Skills & more
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- CCNA — Cisco
From Carter's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carter Pry?
- Carter Pry previously worked at the NSA and now leads Riverbank, which develops AI-based red teaming software for offensive security testing.
- Where does Carter Pry work?
- Carter Pry is Founder of Riverbank.
- What companies did Carter Pry found?
- Carter Pry founded Riverbank.
- Where did Carter Pry go to school?
- Carter Pry studied at Y Combinator (S25).
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Shared employers
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