Metalware
Metalware is a YC Summer 2023 (S23) company. Based in San Francisco, CA, USA. Team of 4.
About Metalware
Summary
Metalware builds an autonomous firmware security testing tool for hardware makers in aerospace, defense, automotive, telecom, and healthcare. Engineers upload a compiled binary and Metalware runs penetration tests against it without source code, physical hardware, or test harnesses, finding vulnerabilities before deployment. Each finding comes with a root-cause explanation, stack trace, and reproducible input, replacing manual reverse engineering and ad-hoc fuzzing workflows.
Business model
Book-a-demo sales motion implies negotiated contracts; pricing structure is not public.
Go-to-market
Enterprise security and hardware engineering teams are the buyers; they start by uploading a firmware binary through Metalware's product interface, with a government-focused offering suggesting a sales-assisted path for regulated sectors.
From the Y Combinator listing
Firmware cybersecurity
Metalware develops advanced firmware security solutions for critical infrastructure, protecting industries like aerospace, defense, automotive, telecom, and healthcare from cyber threats. Our product is an automated, intelligent binary fuzzer that enables organizations to efficiently discover and remediate security weaknesses in hardware products before deployment.
Facts
- B2B / B2B -> Security
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- 4
- Active
- Early
Founders (2)
- Andrew Nedea
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