Recognition
Recognized by the people who evaluate application security for a living.
Corgea is backed by Y Combinator, a two-time IDC Innovator, and recognized by Latio in two consecutive market reports. This page is the canonical record: what each credential is, who issued it, and where to verify it.
Corgea is one of the more exciting companies in application security as AI reshapes what is possible across detection, prioritization, and remediation.
James Berthoty Industry Analyst, Latio The record
Four credentials, each with its source.
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Issued by Y Combinator The accelerator behind Stripe, Airbnb, Coinbase, and GitLab.
Backed by
Y Combinator
Corgea went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2023 batch. YC remains an investor alongside Shorooq Partners, Decacorn, Unbound Ventures, and Propeller Ventures.
- Corgea: Corgea finds, and fixes insecure code and packages autonomously.
Official Y Combinator company profile.
- Launch HN: Corgea (YC S23) – Auto fix vulnerable code
Public launch thread on Hacker News.
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Issued by IDC International Data Corporation, the global technology market intelligence firm.
Two-time
IDC Innovator
IDC has named Corgea an Innovator twice, in two different markets: automated remediation in 2024, and autonomous penetration testing in 2026. IDC Innovators are emerging vendors under $100M in revenue selected by an IDC analyst for a groundbreaking technology or business model.
- IDC Innovators: Autonomous Penetration Testing for DevSecOps, 2026
Profiles seven vendors building AI agent–driven autonomous penetration testing for DevSecOps, including Corgea.
- IDC Innovators: DevSecOps Automated Remediation, 2024
Profiles four start-ups delivering DevSecOps automated remediation to reduce application security vulnerability backlogs.
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Issued by Latio Independent, hands-on analyst firm covering cloud and application security.
2025 Latio AI Security Report
AI Security Leader
Recognized in the 2025 Latio AI Security Report, Latio’s market map of the vendors securing AI systems and AI-written code, across end-user data control, AI posture management, and AI application protection.
- 2025 Latio AI Security Report
Distinguishes AI-native from AI-leading vendors and rates product maturity across the AI security market.
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Issued by Latio Independent, hands-on analyst firm covering cloud and application security.
2026 Latio Application Security Report
Application Security AI Platform Innovator
Named an AI Platform Innovator in the 2026 Latio Application Security Report, built from interviews with more than 100 security vendors, practitioners, and buyers on how AI is reshaping scanning, remediation, and code-to-cloud visibility.
- 2026 Latio Application Security Report
Covers scanner consolidation, the shift from ASPM to CTEM, and strategies for securing AI-generated code.
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Chronology
Three years, in order.
- Joins Y Combinator (S23 batch) Y Combinator
Citing Corgea
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- Backed by Y Combinator
- Two-time IDC Innovator (DevSecOps Automated Remediation, 2024; Autonomous Penetration Testing for DevSecOps, 2026)
- Recognized as an AI Security Leader in the 2025 Latio AI Security Report
- Named an Application Security AI Platform Innovator in the 2026 Latio Application Security Report
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