“Can a crowdsourced security platform scale researcher payouts and identity verification globally while embedding AI to become the default cybersecurity marketplace for enterprises?”
Founded in 2012 as a crowdsourced bug bounty marketplace, Bugcrowd has expanded into a broader crowdsourced cybersecurity platform offering managed bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure programs, penetration testing, and AI-assisted triage (Crowd+AI). The platform operationalizes hacker-community ingenuity at scale, and its embedded finance stack primarily supports paying researchers/hackers globally (via Trolley for mass payouts) and verifying their identities (via Jumio). The 2024 SVB growth facility signals continued platform investment and potential M&A activity.
Bugcrowd uses Trolley for FX and cross-border payouts.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 3 layers in Bugcrowd's stack: Lending ($50M Growth Capital Facility (SVB)); FX & payouts (Trolley); Spend / AP (trolley).
Bugcrowd is founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA.
Bugcrowd has raised $180M+ in total (latest round: Series D / Growth, 2023).
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