GoKawiilRemoteThreat raises $7M pre-seed for AI-assisted penetration testing platform
RemoteThreat, founded in 2025 by Chris Thompson and Shawn Jones, emerged from stealth with $7 million in pre-seed funding. The startup's platform uses AI to support security teams running offensive security exercises for enterprises and government agencies, letting them test their own defenses rather than outsourcing to third-party pen testers.
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Thompson argues that advances in frontier AI models mean traditional multi-week penetration testing engagements, often costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, will become a commodity service within a couple of years. This suggests a shift where organizations build and operate their own testing tools in-house rather than paying outside firms, potentially reshaping the economics of the red-teaming industry.
- RemoteThreat emerged from stealth with $7 million in pre-seed funding
- The platform combines AI assistance with human red teams for offensive security testing
- Its founders predict traditional pen testing will become a commodity market as AI accelerates attacker capabilities
Source: darkreading.com — Arielle Waldman, 2026-10-02
Published there as: “RemoteThreat Bets Security Teams Need to Test What Happens After Defenses Fail”
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