CertiK

certik.com

HQ: New York, New York, United States

500

Security

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Aug 16, 2026

Overview

CertiK is a New York-based Web3 cybersecurity company founded by Columbia and Yale computer-science professors. It secures blockchain protocols, smart contracts, decentralized applications, exchanges, wallets, and digital-asset infrastructure through audits, formal verification, monitoring, compliance, and incident-response services.

Primary product

CertiK Security Suite, centered on smart-contract and blockchain audits, formal verification, and the Skynet real-time Web3 security intelligence platform.

Founded

2017

Headquarters

1001 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1801, New York, NY 10018, United States

Team size

100-150

Work style

Flexible

Industry

Computer and network security

Sub-industry

Blockchain and Web3 cybersecurity

Offices

New York City, United States

Los Angeles, United States

San Francisco, United States

Seattle, United States

Suzhou, China

Seoul, South Korea

Business model

B2B professional services

Enterprise cybersecurity SaaS

On-chain risk intelligence

Compliance and AML software

Bug-bounty platform services

Blockchain node and validator operations

Funding

Stage

Late-stage private / Series B

Total raised

$296M

Latest round

Series B extension / Series B-IV · Apr 2022

Latest amount

$60M

Series B-4 / extension

Apr 2022 · SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Tiger Global Management

$60M

Series B-3

Mar 2022 · Insight Partners, Tiger Global Management, and Advent International

$88M

Series B-2

Dec 2021 · Sequoia Capital China

$80M

Series B extension

Aug 2021 · GL Ventures and Tiger Global Management

$24M

Series B

Jul 2021 · Shunwei Capital, Coatue, and Coinbase Ventures

$37M

Series A

Jun 2020

$7.2M

Seed

Oct 2018 · Luminous Ventures

People & investors

Leadership

Ronghui Gu

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Zhong Shao

Co-Founder

Jason Yuqiang Jiang

Chief Business Officer

Kang Li

Chief Technology Officer

Alexey Malanov

Chief Security Scientist

Vilhelm Sjöberg

Senior Principal Scientist

Hudson Jameson

Head of Ecosystem

Margarita Kadochnikova

Head of Communications

Denise Benattar

Head of Legal

Stefan Muehlbauer

Government Affairs / Finance Executive

Investors

Work & culture

Research-driven and security-focused, with roots in formal methods and academia. Public recruiting materials emphasize collaboration, continuous learning, mission-driven work, global teams, and opportunities to publish research, speak at conferences, and contribute to security tooling. CertiK has described itself as remote-friendly and distributed across multiple countries.

Work style

Flexible

Compensation

Public US job postings show target annual ranges of approximately $102,000-$180,000 for blockchain security engineering, $115,000-$230,000 for formal-methods software engineering, $120,000-$180,000 for an AI security role, and $130,000-$163,000 for senior security engineering. Actual offers vary by experience, location, and role.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

401(k) with company matching

Life and accidental-death-and-dismemberment insurance

HSA and FSA

Flexible paid time off and holidays

Variable commission program for business-development roles

Product & market

Pricing

Custom quote based on audit scope, codebase complexity, chain coverage, monitoring, compliance, and enterprise requirements. Public Skynet scores and some community-facing intelligence are available without a disclosed enterprise price; professional audits and advanced services are generally engagement-based.

Differentiators

—Combination of formal verification, manual security research, AI-assisted analysis, and blockchain-native expertise
—Skynet provides public-facing security scores, token-risk intelligence, monitoring, leaderboards, and API integrations
—Broad lifecycle coverage spanning pre-launch audits, formal verification, KYC, bug bounties, post-launch monitoring, incident response, AML, Proof of Reserves, and node operations
—Publishes full audit reports and industry-wide Hack3D security reports, supporting transparency
—Academic roots and a research team with experience in programming languages, operating systems, malware analysis, and formal methods

Technology

Formal verification

CertiKOS

DeepSEA

Artificial intelligence and machine learning

Large language models

Smart-contract static analysis

Symbolic model checking

SAT/SMT solving

Solidity

Rust

Golang

Python

OCaml

Haskell

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

Next.js

Node.js

Customers

Aptos

Ripple

The Sandbox

Polygon

BNB Chain

TON

OKX

Tether

PancakeSwap

Aave

Binance Wallet

CoinMarketCap

CoinGecko

Ondo Finance

Paxos

Competitors

Trail of Bits

Quantstamp

Halborn

OpenZeppelin

Spearbit

Sherlock

BlockSec

Beosin

Chainalysis

TRM Labs

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

$1M-$10M annually; one third-party database reports approximately $6.3M in FY2023 revenue. These are estimates rather than company-reported financial statements.

Estimated monthly visits

290K

Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026

Signals & risks

Layoff

Oct 2023

CertiK announced a strategic workforce adjustment affecting fewer than 15% of employees; media reports stated at least 30 roles were cut amid crypto-market weakness and evolving market dynamics.

Source

Other

Jun 2024

CertiK researchers disclosed a vulnerability involving Kraken and extracted approximately $3 million in assets during the demonstration. The episode generated criticism over responsible disclosure and bug-bounty norms; the parties gave differing accounts of the incident.

Source

Other

Oct 2024

CertiK's CEO addressed scrutiny over how security firms monitor themselves and emphasized transparency, public audit reports, and third-party oversight.

Source

Other

Jan 2025

CertiK's own Hack3d report highlighted that more than $2.3 billion was lost across 760 Web3 security incidents in 2024, illustrating the high-risk market environment in which the company operates.

Source

Latest news

Forbes China Interviews Ronghui Gu, CertiK Co-founder & CEO, on Pioneering Web3 Security with Mathematical Rigor

CertiK / Forbes China · Aug 2025

The interview covered CertiK's academic origins, formal verification, transparency through public audit reports, and reported scale of more than 5,000 clients.

Binance Wallet Integrates CertiK’s Skynet Token Scan

CertiK · Jul 2025

Binance Wallet integrated Skynet Token Scan, allowing users to view token risk indicators and security checks within the wallet interface.

CertiK Co-founder Ronghui Gu Speaks at Unchained Summit on Web3 Security and Compliance

CertiK · Apr 2025

Ronghui Gu discussed smart-contract audits, security ratings, threat monitoring, compliance, AML, and the role of formal verification in institutional Web3 adoption.

CertiK Ventures Announces Investment in Zoo Finance

CertiK · Feb 2025

CertiK Ventures announced an investment in Zoo Finance and described its broader role as CertiK's research, investment, and incubation arm.

CertiK’s Hack3d Report: $2.3 Billion Lost to Scams, Hacks, and Exploits in 2024

GlobeNewswire / CertiK · Jan 2025

CertiK reported more than $2.3 billion lost across 760 Web3 security incidents in 2024, with phishing and private-key compromise among the largest attack vectors.

Jobs and careers at CertiK

28 jobs at CertiK

Director of AML & Virtual Asset Compliance

Remote

Compliance

Hong Kong; Singapore; US / Remote

4d ago

Remote

Full-time