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    3. BestDefense, Inc.

    BestDefense, Inc.

    BestDefense provides an AI-driven, fully automated infrastructure and security auditing platform designed to turn reactive, manual testing into continuous security validation for modern SaaS companies.

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    At a Glance

    1Tool Listed
    1Product
    6Capabilities
    Discussions
    Clearwater, FloridaHeadquarters
    2024Est.
    13Employees
    $300000Raised
    Focus Areas
    Application Security
    Automated Testing
    Compliance and Governance
    Latest News
    BestDefense, Inc. selected for the 2026 Tampa Bay Wave CyberTech|X Accelerator.Feb 1, 2026
    BestDefense, Inc. showcases continuous security platform at CyberTech|X Demo Day.May 1, 2026
    Markets
    • SaaS
    • Education Technology
    • Financial Services
    • Healthcare

    AI Tools by BestDefense, Inc.

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    BestDefense

    Automated Pentest CI/CD Security

    App SecurityAutomated TestingCompliance & Gov

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    Latest News

    02/01/2026

    BestDefense, Inc. selected for the 2026 Tampa Bay Wave CyberTech|X Accelerator.

    bizjournals.com
    05/01/2026

    BestDefense, Inc. showcases continuous security platform at CyberTech|X Demo Day.

    tampabaywave.org
    03/01/2025

    BestDefense.io raises $300K in Seed funding and joins Techstars Anywhere.

    momentumcyber.com
    01/01/2024

    William Schwartz joins BestDefense as Partner and Global Business Development leader.

    linkedin.com

    Products & Services

    1
    BestDefense.io Platform
    2024

    A continuous security validation platform that uses AI-driven auto-remediation and automated workflows to find, fix, and validate infrastructure and application vulnerabilities.

    Market Position

    Positions itself as a fully automated alternative to manual penetration testing services, focusing on continuous validation and remediation rather than point-in-time reports.

    Leadership

    Founders

    DB

    Dan Baddeley JR

    Founder and CEO with over a decade of experience securing Fortune 100 companies and scaling global platforms. Former Senior Security Engineer.

    DF

    Derek Foster

    CTO and Co-Founder with a background in engineering leadership and driving innovation in AI-driven security validation and remediation.

    DJ

    David Jongko

    Co-Founder and CRO with expertise in lead generation optimization, strategic marketing, and business development.

    Executive Team

    DB

    Dan Baddeley JR

    Founder & CEO

    Experienced security professional focused on automated infrastructure and security auditing.

    DF

    Derek Foster

    CTO & Co-Founder

    Technical leader driving AI innovation in security validation.

    Board of Directors

    TM
    Techstars Mentors
    Advisors
    TB
    Tampa Bay Wave Advisors
    Strategic Advisors

    Founding Story

    Founded by security and engineering veterans to solve the fragmentation and manual overhead of traditional penetration testing by automating the entire find, fix, and validate lifecycle.

    Business Model

    Revenue
    Estimated annual revenue of approximately $855,000 as of 2026.

    Revenue Model

    Subscription-based SaaS for enterprise security validation and automated auditing.

    Pricing Tiers

    Enterprise

    Custom pricing for continuous security validation and CI/CD integration.

    Private

    Target Markets

    Industries & Segments
    • SaaS
    • Education Technology
    • Financial Services
    • Healthcare
    Use Cases
    • Automating penetration testing in CI/CD pipelines
    • Continuous compliance monitoring for SaaS
    • Scaling security auditing for healthcare and finance industries
    • Reducing time-to-remediation for critical vulnerabilities
    Notable Customers
    • Various SaaS companies in regulated industries

    Quick Facts

    Headquarters
    Clearwater, Florida, USA
    Founded
    2024
    Entity Type
    Inc.
    Employees
    13
    Total Funding
    $300,000+
    Investors
    Techstars, Tampa Bay Wave
    Office Locations
    Clearwater
    San Jose

    Funding History

    Seed / Accelerator$300,000
    March 2025
    Estimated at $2.8 million valuation
    Techstars
    Leo Ferus Ventures
    Team Ignite Ventures
    AcceleratorUndisclosed (Accelerator Investment)
    February 2026
    Tampa Bay Wave

    History & Milestones

    February 2026

    Selected for the Tampa Bay Wave CyberTech|X Accelerator program.

    May 2026

    Participated in Tampa Bay Wave CyberTech|X Demo Day and released final recap report.

    March 2025

    Raised $0.3M Seed funding and participated in Techstars Anywhere Accelerator.

    2024

    BestDefense, Inc. founded in Clearwater, Florida.

    Key Capabilities

    6
    Continuous Security Validation
    AI-driven Auto-remediation
    Automated Infrastructure Auditing
    CI/CD Integration
    Large-scale Load Testing
    Real-time Validation

    Integrations & Partnerships

    Platform Integrations

    • GitHub Actions
    • GitLab CI
    • Jenkins
    • AWS
    • Google Cloud
    • Azure

    Key Partnerships

    Techstars Anywhere
    Tampa Bay Wave CyberTech|X
    Various CI/CD and Cloud Platform integrations

    Connect

    Website
    bestdefense.io

    AI Topics

    3

    BestDefense, Inc. focuses on these topics:

    Application Security(1)
    Automated Testing(1)
    Compliance and Governance(1)
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