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Pixee provides an agentic security engineering platform that automatically identifies and remediates security vulnerabilities within codebases. Its core product, Pixeebot, operates as a virtual security engineer, offering continuous fixes and intelligent triage of scanner alerts. The platform performs deep codebase analysis, understanding application architecture, security policies, and what elements are running, reachable, and exposed.
The company was co-founded in 2022 by Arshan Dabirsiaghi and Surag Patel. Both founders bring significant expertise from their prior experience, notably having been part of the team that built Contrast Security. Surag Patel, for example, previously served as Chief Strategy Officer at Contrast Security, leveraging this pedigree to address pervasive challenges in application security.
Pixee’s platform caters to both security and engineering teams, offering a centralized system to manage automatic fixes, evaluate outcomes, and monitor the progress of vulnerability remediation. The company's vision centers on enhancing software security by reducing false positives and automating the correction of genuine vulnerabilities, thereby integrating robust security measures directly into the development workflow.
Pixee has raised $15.0M across 1 funding round.
Pixee has raised $15.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Pixee has raised $15.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $15.0M Seed in May 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | $15M Seed | Wing Venture Capital, DAN Nguyen HUU | Amplify Partners, Decibel Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Mayfield, MSD Capital, Walden International, TEDCO, Alex Rice, Brian Chess, Zach Holman, Primeset | Announced |
Pixee has raised $15.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Pixee's investors include Wing Venture Capital, Dan Nguyen-Huu, Amplify Partners, Decibel Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Mayfield, Msd Capital, Walden International, TEDCO, Alex Rice, Brian Chess, Zach Holman.
Pixee is a Baltimore-based cybersecurity startup founded in 2022 that builds an agentic AI platform automating the "last mile" of application security—automatically detecting, triaging, and fixing software vulnerabilities directly in developers' codebases.[1][2][3] It serves large enterprises with 300+ developers, particularly in regulated sectors like finance, healthcare, and government, solving the manual burden of code remediation that slows secure software delivery amid rising GenAI-driven development speeds.[1][2] With a recent $15M seed round led by Decibel and Wing VC (plus TEDCO and PrimeSet), Pixee reports 76% developer acceptance of its fixes and adoption in 30,000 open-source projects, fueling plans to expand sales and product development while growing its Baltimore engineering hub.[1][2]
Pixee was founded in 2022 by serial entrepreneurs Surag Patel (CEO, former Chief Strategy Officer at Contrast Security) and Arshan Dabirsiaghi (CTO, former Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Contrast Security), both drawing from deep expertise in developer-centric security solutions.[1][3] The idea emerged from their firsthand observation of developers' growing responsibilities: building innovative features rapidly while manually handling security fixes, alerts, and tickets—a gap unaddressed by vulnerability scanners alone.[1][3] Early traction came via open-source adoption across 30,000 projects, leading to its first funding milestone—a $15M seed in May 2025, including $1.5M from Maryland's TEDCO to bolster Baltimore roots and sales.[1][2]
Pixee stands out in cybersecurity by shifting from detection-only tools to automated, production-ready code fixes, using agentic AI and deterministic techniques for high accuracy without disrupting workflows.[1][2][3][4]
Pixee rides the GenAI coding boom (e.g., tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot), where developers ship code faster but vulnerabilities multiply, creating urgency for automation beyond scanning.[1][2][6] Timing aligns with exploding software velocity and cybersecurity talent hubs like Maryland, the "epicenter" of global expertise, amplified by TEDCO's investment.[1][2] Market forces favor it: manual fixes bottleneck enterprises, regulated sectors demand speed without risk, and Pixee influences the ecosystem by hardening open-source projects and enabling "secure code at unprecedented velocity."[1][2][3]
Pixee is poised to capture the automated remediation market as GenAI tools proliferate, with its $15M fueling sales growth, product acceleration, and a new Baltimore office to tap local talent.[1][2] Upcoming trends like AI-orchestrated devsecops and stricter regulations will amplify demand; expect expanded enterprise wins, deeper integrations, and potential Series A as adoption scales from 30,000 OSS projects to broader paid cohorts.[1] Its Contrast alumni edge positions Pixee to redefine security as a productivity booster, empowering developers to innovate securely in an AI-accelerated world—bridging the gap it was born to fix.
