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Application Security Firm DryRun Raises $8.7 Million in Seed Funding 

DryRun Security has raised $8.7 million in a seed funding round for its AI-powered application security solutions. 

DryRun Security on Wednesday announced raising $8.7 million in a seed funding round for its AI-powered application security solutions.

The company raised seed funding from LiveOak Ventures, Work-Bench and Cannage Capital. The investment will be used to grow its engineering team and for go-to-market initiatives.  

DryRun Security was launched and emerged from stealth mode in 2023. The company has developed what it calls Contextual Security Analysis (CSA), leveraging AI to make it easier for developers and application security teams to quickly identify potential issues in their code. 

In addition to the funding, DryRun on Wednesday announced a new tool called Natural Language Code Policies (NLCP), which enables development teams to define and enforce security policies using plain conversational language. 

The company says NLCP is designed to help teams understand risks associated with code changes, a task that, according to DryRun, is often so overwhelming that it’s skipped altogether. 

“We know how frustrating it is when risky code slips in unnoticed—especially for AppSec teams who want to stay on top of every critical change,” said James Wickett, co-founder and CEO of DryRun Security. 

“That’s why we built DryRun to find the ‘needle in the haystack’ of code changes, so teams can spot unknown risks before they start—without slowing developers down. Our early customers are already seeing tangible, day-one improvements in their security posture, validating that modern, AI-native application security tools can finally keep up with the code velocity of today’s software development teams,” Wickett added.

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Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is a managing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher for two years before starting a career in journalism as Softpedia’s security news reporter. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering.

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