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    3. Techaro

    Techaro

    Defending the web from automated abuse and providing strategic AI consultancy to build reliable, performant software.

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    At a Glance

    1Tool Listed
    4Products
    4Capabilities
    Discussions
    Montreal, QuebecHeadquarters
    2022Est.
    2.9KEmployees
    Focus Areas
    Application Security
    Network Security
    Browser Automation
    Connect
    Latest News
    A message from Techaro's founder, Edwin Allison (Layoffs)Jan 23, 2024
    Techaro Announces Acquisition of Humantelligence for $250 MillionFeb 17, 2024
    Markets
    • Enterprise Tech
    • Open Source Infrastructure
    • HR Tech

    AI Tools by Techaro

    (1)
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    Anubis tool icon

    Anubis

    Open Source AI Bot Firewall

    App SecurityNetwork SecurityBrowser Automation

    Discussions

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    Latest News

    01/23/2024

    A message from Techaro's founder, Edwin Allison (Layoffs)

    xeiaso.net
    02/17/2024

    Techaro Announces Acquisition of Humantelligence for $250 Million

    xeiaso.net
    01/10/2025

    Building native packages for Anubis

    xeiaso.net
    03/08/2025

    CEO Xe Iaso presents 'Affording your AI chatbot friends' at SCALE 22x

    socallinuxexpo.org

    Products & Services

    4
    Anubis
    2022-2023

    Open-source bot protection for the web using proof-of-work challenges. Integrated into git.kernel.org and lore.kernel.org.

    BotStopper
    2024

    Commercial-grade, enterprise managed version of Anubis for large-scale bot defense.

    Alvis
    2024

    AI-powered first-level software incident responder.

    Ethica
    2024

    An internal initiative focused on AI ethics and governance integration (fictional project).

    Market Position

    Niche leader in proof-of-work based bot protection and AI consultancy.

    Leadership

    Founders

    EA

    Edwin Allison

    Founder and CEO of Techaro. Technical educator and storyteller (persona for Xe Iaso, a technical writer and former engineer at companies like Tailscale).

    Executive Team

    EA

    Edwin Allison

    Chief Executive Officer

    Technical visionary and former technical educator.

    ED

    Elim Dansworth

    Former Chief Technology Officer

    Former CTO who stepped down in January 2024 to move out of management.

    Board of Directors

    ED
    Elim Dansworth
    Former Board Member

    Founding Story

    Techaro was founded by Edwin Allison (Xe Iaso) as a vehicle for technical storytelling and to develop robust bot protection tools like Anubis.

    Business Model

    Revenue Model

    Donations (Patreon, GitHub Sponsors), commercial subscriptions for BotStopper, AI consultancy, and custom software services.

    Pricing Tiers

    Anubis
    Free

    Open-source and community-supported.

    BotStopper (GitHub Sponsors)
    $50/month

    Managed deployment and enterprise features.

    BotStopper (Custom)
    Variable

    Custom invoicing and dedicated support for organizations.

    Private

    Target Markets

    Industries & Segments
    • Enterprise Tech
    • Open Source Infrastructure
    • HR Tech
    Use Cases
    • Web infrastructure protection
    • AI workflow optimization
    • HR automation
    Notable Customers
    • Linux Kernel Project
    • git.kernel.org
    • lore.kernel.org

    Quick Facts

    Headquarters
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Founded
    2022
    Entity Type
    PBC
    Employees
    2,925
    Total Funding
    >$250M (Self-funded treasury implied by acquisitions)
    Investors
    Zed Combinator (Fictional)
    Office Locations
    Montreal
    San Francisco

    Funding History

    Strategic Capital / Treasury>$250M
    2024-02

    History & Milestones

    2025

    CEO Xe Iaso presents on AI and Techaro at the SCALE 22x conference.

    2024-01-23

    Workforce reduction of 10% (325 employees) to leaner operations.

    2024-02-17

    Acquisition of Humantelligence for $250 million to automate HR processes.

    2022

    Founding of Techaro as a security software and AI consultancy.

    Key Capabilities

    4
    Proof-of-work challenges
    Bot protection
    AI incident response
    CEL integration

    Integrations & Partnerships

    Platform Integrations

    • GitHub
    • Caddy
    • Nginx
    • Flack

    Key Partnerships

    Zed Combinator

    Connect

    Website
    techaro.lol/
    GitHub
    TecharoHQ

    AI Topics

    3

    Techaro focuses on these topics:

    Application Security(1)
    Network Security(1)
    Browser Automation(1)
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