ProjectDiscovery Due Diligence

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United States · projectdiscovery.io · 15 vendors

ProjectDiscovery is a remote-first, open-source cybersecurity company that provides cloud-based and open-source asset management software. It offers tools for asset discovery, vulnerability scanning, and attack surface management, aiming to democratize security by helping organizations identify and remediate vulnerabilities.

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Last updated 2026-04-06 · revision 1

15 direct vendors, 193 subvendors

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Compliance

3 in-scope frameworks identified; showing 3.

GDPR (source) — Evidence found

Evidence: https://projectdiscovery.io/privacy, https://security.projectdiscovery.io/

SOC 2 (source) — Evidence found

Evidence: https://security.projectdiscovery.io/, https://projectdiscovery.io/

ISO 27001 (source) — No public evidence

Financials

Three-year financials

Financial Resilience Score: 5/10

ProjectDiscovery is a private cybersecurity company focused on open-source security tooling, most notably Nuclei, a widely adopted vulnerability scanner. As a private company, it does not publicly disclose revenue, EBIT, or balance sheet data, making a precise quantitative financial assessment impossible. The company has raised venture capital funding, which provides some runway, but also implies it is likely pre-profitability and dependent on continued investor support. The company benefits from a strong open-source community around its tools, which drives brand awareness and potential enterprise conversion. Its freemium and open-source model can generate significant top-of-funnel interest, but monetizing open-source projects at scale remains a well-known challenge. The cybersecurity market is growing, which is a favorable macro tailwind. Key risks include the lack of disclosed financials making it impossible to verify burn rate, cash reserves, or path to profitability. As a venture-backed startup, it faces execution risk in converting its open-source user base into paying enterprise customers. Competition from well-funded incumbents in the vulnerability management and attack surface management space adds further pressure. Overall, the financial resilience score reflects the uncertainty inherent in a private, venture-backed company with no public financial disclosures, partially offset by strong community traction and a favorable market environment.

Key strengths: Strong open-source community adoption of Nuclei vulnerability scanner, Venture capital backing providing operational runway, Growing cybersecurity market with strong enterprise demand, Freemium model enabling broad top-of-funnel user acquisition, Active open-source contributor base reducing R&D costs

Risk factors: No public financial disclosures — revenue, profitability, and cash position unknown, Likely pre-profitability and dependent on continued VC funding, Monetization of open-source user base is inherently challenging, Intense competition from well-funded incumbents in vulnerability management, Execution risk in scaling enterprise sales from open-source roots

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