About Heeler

Making software safe to build at the speed of AI.

We started Heeler so that security stops being the thing that slows software down. People should make the calls that need judgment. The review, triage and fixing that no one should do by hand should just happen, every time, for every team.

What we believe
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Speed and safety are not a trade-off.
Developers should never have to choose between shipping and shipping secure.
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People decide. Automate the rest.
Security teams should spend their time on judgment, not on repetitive work.
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Determinism first. AI where it makes sense.
In the age of AI, security still needs the same answer every time. We make security decisions deterministic, and use AI only where it makes the work better.
How we work

Three rules we build by.

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Make the hard thing simple.
AppSec is complex. Using it should not be. We cut steps for customers, teammates and partners so attention stays on the risk that matters.
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Move as fast as the threat.
AI keeps changing how software is written and attacked. We build, learn and adjust fast enough to stay useful as it moves.
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Start with the real problem.
We begin with the risk, workflow or constraint a customer needs to change, then build the shortest path to a measurable result.
Our story

Built by people who lived the AppSec backlog.

We spent years on the front lines of application security, watching the gap between security and development grow. AppSec teams were buried in findings while developers raced to ship.

Explore the Context Engine →
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    June 2023
    Co-founders launch Heeler.
    The goal: build security into how software is actually made, instead of bolting it on after.
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    The foundation
    The Context Engine.
    A model of your code, cloud, owners and business impact, built automatically. Every guardrail, triage decision and fix reads from it.
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    Then AI arrived
    Context and determinism became essential.
    Agents began writing code faster than any team could review it. An LLM on its own can give a different answer each run, so security needed full context and the same answer every time. That is how Heeler was built.
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    Today
    Prevent, fix and operate, automatically.
    One platform that secures the AI SDLC at machine speed, and keeps your team in control without adding headcount.
Meet the team

The people building Heeler.

Leadership

Christopher Hertz
Chief Executive Officer
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James Green
Chief Product Officer
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Christopher DeRamus
Chief Information Security Officer
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Board

Dave Zilberman
Board Member
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Tae Hea Nahm
Board Observer
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Working at Heeler

Do ambitious work without unnecessary friction.

We hold ourselves to the same standard for our team as for our customers.

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Your voice matters
We build a place where customers and teammates both do their best work.
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Full health coverage
Medical, dental and vision plans for you and your family.
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Unlimited PTO
Take the time you need to recharge, and come back ready.
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Remote-first
Work from wherever you do your best work.
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Regular offsites
Remote by default, together in person to plan, build and have some fun.
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Big impact, early
Join during a phase of growth where your work shapes the company and your career.

Risk prevented or remediated.

Automatically. At machine speed.