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YesWeHack

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YesWeHack
IndustryCybersecurity
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
HeadquartersParis, France
Websitewww.yeswehack.com

YesWeHack is a global security company headquartered in Paris, France.[1] It provides a crowdsourced platform for bug bounty programs[2] where ethical hackers can report security exploits and vulnerabilities.[3][4] It was founded in 2015 by Guillaume Vassault-Houlière, Manuel Dorne and Romain Lecoeuvre.[5]

In 2019, the company raised four million euros from Open CNP, the corporate venture program of CNP Assurances, and Normandie Participations.[6] Two years later, in 2021, YesWeHack raised sixteen million euros in Series B funding. The second round was led by the Series A investors as well as Banque des Territoires and Eiffel Investment Group.[7]

YesWeHack has offices in France (Paris, Rouen, Rennes), Switzerland (Lausanne), Germany (Munich) and Singapore.[8]

In May 2020, the platform was used to test France's homegrown contact-tracing app StopCovid (later renamed TousAntiCovid).[9][10]

In June 2024, it raised €26 million in a Series C funding round, led by Wendel.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Covid: White hat bounty hackers become millionaires". BBC News. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. ^ "Top 5 Bug Bounty Platforms to Watch in 2021". The Hacker News. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  3. ^ "When YesWeHack's "ethical hackers" profit from the revival of telework". Web24. 2020-03-27.
  4. ^ JDD, Le (17 February 2021). "YesWeHack, l'arme anti-pirates informatiques". lejdd.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  5. ^ "YesWeHack: 'The idea is to be a European alternative to the US bug bounty platforms'". The Daily Swig | Cybersecurity news and views. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  6. ^ Loritz, Mary (2019-02-15). "French startup YesWeHack raises €4 million with plans to disrupt Europe's cybersecurity market". EU-Startups. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  7. ^ Guarin, Anto (2021-07-22). "Paris-based cybersecurity startup YesWeHack lands €16 million to accelerate its international expansion". EU-Startups. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  8. ^ Askenazi, Bruno (2020-09-07). "Cybersécurité : Yes We Hack chasse les bugs en Asie". Les Echos Executives (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  9. ^ "Coronavirus: France set to roll out contact-tracing app before UK". BBC News. 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  10. ^ "La France fait appel aux hackers de YesWeHack pour sécuriser l'application StopCovid". France 3 Bretagne (in French). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  11. ^ Chowdhry, Amit (2024-06-18). "YesWeHack: Bug Bounty And Vulnerability Management Platform Closes €26 Million". Pulse 2.0. Retrieved 2024-08-02.