Cobalt Labs

Cobalt Labs
TypePrivate
IndustryPenetration testing
Founded2013
Headquarters
San Francisco
,
United States
Websitewww.cobalt.io

Cobalt Labs is an American cybersecurity startup that offers penetration testing services. It was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco. It delivers penetration tests, which are carried out by certified security researchers, through a marketplace.

As of 2025, the startup has raised $37 million in funding.

In 2024, TechRepublic included Cobalt Labs among the top penetration testing companies. It was listed in the Inc 5000 list from 2021 to 2024.

History

Cobalt was launched as CrowdCurity in 2013. Some of its first clients included Wix.com, GoDaddy and Paysafe.

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Ron (5 March 2020). "Cobalt.io pentesting service brings wizard-like setup to platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  2. ↑ Silberling, Amanda (29 September 2021). "Cobalt launches from beta with a $2.8M seed to help creators launch products". TechCrunch. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Holmes, Aaron. "Here's how Cobalt raised $37 million for its vision that 'ethical hackers' will always make a place for humans in the increasingly automated cybersecurity industry". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  4. ↑ Sherrer, Kara (12 September 2024). "The 6 Best Pentesting Companies". TechRepublic. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "Cobalt | Inc.com". Inc.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Cobalt Labs, Inc: Crowdsourced mobile and web application security platform Cobalt raises $1.5 million in seed funding led by eLab ventures". FinanzNachrichten.de (in German).