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Vivek R

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winfunc (YC S24)

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About

We built an autonomous hacking agent. Most AppSec tools report potential vulnerabilities. We prove them. Winfunc connects to your GitHub repositories, analyzes how your system actually behaves, and finds vulnerabilities that matter. It then generates working exploits and submits merge-ready patch PRs. We’re especially strong at catching the classes of bugs most tools miss: • business logic flaws (price manipulation, unauthorized transfers) • authorization bypasses • race conditions and TOCTOU bugs • memory safety issues I started working on this problem after seeing how broken the traditional AppSec workflow is. Security teams spend huge amounts of time triaging scanner noise while real vulnerabilities slip through. At the same time, engineering velocity keeps increasing while security teams stay small. We built Winfunc to change that. The platform runs continuously on every commit and focuses on signal over noise. Along the way we’ve disclosed critical vulnerabilities in projects and platforms including Supabase, Anthropic, React, Node.js, NGINX, Gumroad, and Bun.

Experience

Co-Founderwinfunc (YC S24)
Feb 2024
Platforms EngineerChorus One
Aug 2022 to Apr 2024
Infrastructure ConsultantThoughtworks
Sep 2021 to Aug 2022
Software EngineerWAGR
Nov 2020 to Aug 2021
Chief Technology OfficerIEDC MEC
Apr 2020 to Jul 2021
Google Summer of Code ScholarGNOME Foundation
May 2020 to Sep 2020
FOSSMEC CoreModel Engineering College
Feb 2019 to Apr 2020
Millenium FellowMillennium Campus Network (MCN)
Jul 2019 to Dec 2019
Full Stack DeveloperExcel MEC
Jun 2018 to Mar 2019
Content CreatorCommonlounge (Compose Labs)
Jul 2018 to Aug 2018

Education

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
Bachelor of Technology - BTech Computer Science and Engineering
2017 to 2021
Central Board of Secondary Education
High School Diploma
The Takshashila Institution
Graduate Certificate in Public Policy - Technology and Policy