Get to know Strike: history, mission, and team

Strike is a cybersecurity company that combines artificial intelligence and elite ethical hackers to protect more than 120 leading companies in over 20 countries. This article gives you a complete overview of who we are, how we got here, and what sets us apart.

Our mission

Strike builds the platform for continuous validation testing and strategic vulnerability discovery powered by AI. Our goal is to deliver cyber resilience designed for advanced ecosystems and AI-powered environments, where threats evolve at unprecedented speed.

We were born to challenge traditional cybersecurity models and create a unique vulnerability management strategy, capable of staying ahead of cyber risks and AI-driven threats.

Our story

Strike's story begins with a child's curiosity and evolves into a company that today protects critical infrastructure on a global scale.

In 2002, at just 6 years old, Santiago Rosenblatt broke into platforms like PayPal and NBA League Pass, driven purely by the curiosity to understand how enterprise systems worked. That early curiosity laid the foundation for what would later become Strike.

In 2016, after numerous conversations with CISOs and security leaders, Santiago identified a clear need in the industry: continuous, high-quality cybersecurity capable of keeping up with modern threats. The traditional point-in-time pentesting model was no longer enough.

In 2021, Strike was born with a completely new approach: Augmented Pentesting. A platform created by a world-class team and backed from the start by top-tier investors, including the CISO of Palo Alto Networks and the cofounder of Auth0.

Throughout 2022, Strike opened strategic hubs across different regions and scaled its operations to deliver premium offensive security to organizations around the world. By 2023, the company was already protecting industry leaders such as Okta, Scotiabank, and Santander across more than 20 countries, and was recognized as one of the leading cybersecurity companies globally.

Today, in 2025, Strike leads the use of AI to revolutionize pentesting. We combine automation with the expertise of elite ethical hackers to deliver faster, smarter, and more scalable security.

Leadership

Strike was founded with deep industry knowledge and is led by a team with experience in offensive security, product development, and global-scale operations.

Santiago Rosenblatt — Cofounder and CEO. Cybersecurity entrepreneur and ethical hacker, with experience leading security teams at companies such as AstroPay and PedidosYa. Computer Engineer with studies at the University of Oxford.

Facundo López Juncal — Cofounder and VP of Product. Leads Strike's product vision, integrating usability, automation, and security at scale.

Javier Bernardo — Head of Hacking. With more than 15 years of experience in offensive security, he leads Strike's team of elite ethical hackers, the Strikers.

Sebastián Kaiser — CTO and COO. Oversees technology and operations, ensuring the platform scales efficiently without compromising execution excellence.

Investors and backing

Strike is backed by unicorn founders, top-tier CISOs, and global technology leaders, including Ariel Burschtin (cofounder at Orok Ventures and PedidosYa), Sergej Epp (CSO at Palo Alto Networks), Sergio Fogel (cofounder at dLocal), and Matías Woloski (CTO and cofounder at Auth0).

Strike is also backed by investment funds such as VentureFriends, NXTP, Magma, Latitud, FinTech Collective, Greyhound Capital, Galicia Ventures, FJ Labs, Carao Ventures, and Canary.

In 2025, the company received a $13.5 million investment to accelerate its mission of building the leading AI-powered continuous testing platform.

Who trusts Strike

Today, more than 120 industry-leading companies use Strike to scale their security operations, including organizations such as Okta, Scotiabank, Santander, PedidosYa, and NaranjaX. Strike operates in more than 20 countries and holds a 4.9/5 rating on Gartner Peer Insights.

Certifications

Strike complies with the most demanding international information security standards: ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA.

More information

To learn more about Strike, visit strike.sh.