Bugcrowd, founded in 2012 by Casey Ellis, Chris Raethke, and Sergei Belokamen, is a leading crowdsourced security platform headquartered in San Francisco, California, and Australia. The company's core mission is to provide continuous security testing and stay ahead of cyber threats through its innovative bug bounty programs and "Penetration Testing as a Service" (PTaaS). Bugcrowd also offers attack surface management to help organizations identify and mitigate vulnerabilities. Its market focus includes a wide range of industries seeking robust cybersecurity solutions.
Notable figures affiliated with Bugcrowd include CEO David Gerry, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Casey Ellis, CI&SO Nick McKenzie, and CFO Robert Taccini. The company has achieved significant milestones, including becoming one of the largest bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure companies on the internet by 2019. Bugcrowd's acquisition of Informer has further enhanced its offerings in attack surface management and penetration testing. The platform has made a substantial impact by enabling top organizations to maintain robust security postures through crowdsourced expertise.