Fundz
Free weekly newsletter

Get the free weekly executive digest

The new leadership moves, who’s behind them, and what they mean — delivered to your inbox every week. No credit card, unsubscribe anytime.

Weekly Digest

New leadership moves, summarized for you

Straight to Inbox

No login, no app to check — it comes to you

Leadership Trends

See who's moving and how much in your market

No credit card required Weekly executive digest

Hacker One Appoints Kara Sprague As Chief Executive Officer To Succeed Marten Mickos

PRIVATESep 03, 2024almost 2 years ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

HackerOne

Kara Sprague
San FranciscoPrivacy And Security

Description

HackerOne announced the appointment of Kara Sprague as the new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Marten Mickos. Sprague plans to expand platform capabilities, invest in the security researcher community, and maintain trust with customers and partners. Her appointment is set to take effect on November 4, 2024.

Company Information

Company

HackerOne

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

About

HackerOne is the global leader in human-powered security, harnessing the creativity of the world’s largest community of security researchers with cutting-edge AI to protect your digital assets. The HackerOne Platform combines the expertise of an elite security researcher community and the most up-to-date vulnerability database to pinpoint critical security flaws across your attack surface. HackerOne’s integrated solutions, including bug bounty, pentesting, code security audits, spot checks, and AI red teaming, provide continuous vulnerability discovery and management throughout the software development lifecycle. HackerOne is trusted by industry leaders such as Coinbase, General Motors, GitHub, Goldman Sachs, Hyatt, PayPal, and the U.S. Department of Defense. HackerOne was named a Best Workplace for Innovators by Fast Company in 2023 and a Most Loved Workplace for Young Professionals in 2024.

Related People

Suggested for you

Choose your plan to reveal verified contacts

Predictive Intelligence
Strategic

ML-powered predictions for HackerOne's next move

Learn about Strategic plan

Executive Insights

Based on hiring data
New executive impact window
87% of new executives make significant technology decisions within first 100 days
Budget influence
C-level executives control 73% of technology spending decisions
Transformation catalyst
65% of new senior hires launch digital transformation initiatives
Vendor review timeline
New executives typically review existing vendors within 6 months

Fundz is a real-time business intelligence platform powered by agentic AI that proactively delivers personalized daily signals — including funding rounds, executive changes, M&A activity, 13F institutional filings, SEC 8-K events, investor activity, and website modifications — based on each user's watchlist and ICP. A trusted data source at firms such as BlackRock, Oracle, Kleiner Perkins, LinkedIn, HubSpot, and Cloudflare, Fundz democratizes the institutional-grade intelligence that previously required a PitchBook or Bloomberg terminal. Features include FundzWatch™ for automated website change detection, Daily Briefing for AI-powered daily briefings, and unified cross-signal alerts across 200,000+ companies. Developers and data teams can access these signals programmatically via the Fundz Funding Data API, with transparent published pricing.