What do I walk away with?

A prioritized list of the real issues found and how to fix each one, in writing.

Yes. Your code, your data, and anything I find stay strictly confidential.

What does a full review cost?

The 15-minute call is free. A deeper full pre-launch pentest is quoted based on your app's size and scope, discussed openly on the call.

Your AI-built app will get hacked on launch day.

Q: I'm not very technical. Can you still help?

Yes. Most founders shipping with AI tools aren't security experts. We explain every issue in plain language and give you the exact fix, so you or your developer can act on it without understanding the internals.

Q: Will you touch my live or production app?

Only with your permission and nothing destructive. We prefer a staging link where possible, and we agree the scope before we start.

Q: Will applying the fixes break my app?

No. The security.md plan tells your AI to first understand your codebase, then apply the fixes as a checklist in a safe order, one at a time, so your working features keep working. A free retest confirms everything still runs afterward.

Q: How long does the free review take?

About 15 minutes, live on a call, enough to surface your most dangerous issue and show you exactly where it is.

WHAT HAPPENS ON LAUNCH DAY

It takes attackers hours, not weeks.

The moment you post "we're live" on X, you're on every scraper and script-kiddie's radar. They don't read your code. They spray the same five flaws AI tools leave behind. The founders who get owned almost always shipped fast and untested.

Check yours: get the free checklist →

indie founder

@shipped_today

launched my AI-built SaaS this morning 🚀 by tonight someone dumped my whole user table and emailed me the CSV. turns out my database had no access rules at all. brutal.

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WHY AI BUILDS BREAK

AI can build features. It can't reason about your trust boundaries.

It autocompletes the happy path. Security is everything that happens when a user does something they shouldn't, and that's exactly what gets skipped.

01

Broken access control

The UI hides the button, but the API still answers. Anyone who guesses the route gets in.

02

IDOR

Change /order/41 to /order/42 and you're reading someone else's data.

03

Auth flaws

Reusable reset tokens, sessions that never expire, JWTs trusted without verification.

04

Insecure APIs

No rate limits, secrets in the bundle, RLS left off: the classic Supabase/Firebase leak.

05

Business-logic bugs

Price set to 0, negative quantities, payment steps skipped. The logic AI never questioned.

06

Data exposure

Stack traces, PII in logs, debug endpoints shipped to prod, leaking exactly what attackers want.

LED BY A

Google Hall of Fame
security researcher.

$10,000+Google VRP bounty

$5,000Sensay crypto bounty

GoogleHall of Fame

Web + DesktopSaaS shipped in production

WHO BREAKS YOUR APP

A team that breaks apps before hackers do.

Hack Before Launch is a boutique security team for AI-built products. Our founder has reported vulnerabilities to Google, earned $10,000+ in bug bounties, and is listed in Google's Hall of Fame. We've also shipped a production SaaS on web and desktop, so we know the pressure to ship fast. We break AI-built apps the way an attacker would, then hand you the exact fixes before your users (or attackers) find them.

OUR TRACK RECORD

The proof, not just the pitch.

We've reported critical vulnerabilities to Google, been paid bounties for them, and listed in Google's Hall of Fame. If we can find what's broken in Google's own systems, we'll find it in yours. Every link below is real and clickable.

50+apps pentested
before launch

100+vulnerabilities reported
& responsibly disclosed

$15K+in bug-bounty
rewards earned

GoogleHall of Fame
researcher

Vulnerabilities accepted & rewarded by Sensay Google

bughunters.google.com/profile

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Google Hall of Fame Our founder's Google Bug Hunters profile. Reporting since 2022, with reports accepted by Google's own security team.

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Google rank #468 · 4 awards Our team's second Google Bug Hunters profile: Vikas Maurya, ranked among the top researchers worldwide.

Tweet: $10,000 bounty from Google VRP for a critical bug — **$10,000 from Google VRP** A critical credentials-leak bug exposing Azure, Slack & Google Cloud. Accepted by Google, Jan 2025.

SpawnGraph product landing — **Built & shipped a live SaaS** SpawnGraph: designed, built, secured and shipped by our founder. Running in production on every platform:
Web macOS Linux Windows

SpawnGraph live board in the app — **Built & shipped a live SaaS** SpawnGraph: designed, built, secured and shipped by our founder. Running in production on every platform:
Web macOS Linux Windows

PROOF IN THE WILD

Real bounties, profiles & endorsements.

real screenshots · hover to pause

HOW IT WORKS

From "is my app safe?" to a fixed app, in four steps.

STEP 01

Submit your app

Send us your app URL and a few details. No code access needed. We test black-box, exactly like a real attacker would.

STEP 02

We break it

We test your live app by hand and find what's actually exploitable: broken access control, IDOR, auth flaws, business-logic bugs.

STEP 03

You get the fixes

A clear report, plus a security.md plan for your AI tool (Cursor, Claude Code). It first maps your codebase, then patches each issue in a safe order, so the fixes land without breaking what already works. No developer required.

STEP 04

We retest, free

Once you've applied the fixes, we test again to confirm your app is actually safe before you launch.

WHAT YOU GET

Start free. Find your worst flaw today.

FREE · INSTANT

The Pre-Launch Security Checklist

Supabase / Firebase RLS actually enabled
No IDOR: every record checks ownership
Authorization on every API route, not just the UI
No secrets or API keys in the frontend bundle
Rate-limiting on auth & expensive endpoints
Webhook signatures (Stripe/Dodo) verified
Business logic can't be abused (price, quantity)

+ 7 more checks, each with a how-to-fix.

WANT US TO ACTUALLY TEST IT?

Apply for a free pre-launch review.

Tell us about your app. We'll look at it ourselves (black-box, like an attacker), and if it's a fit, get on a 15-min call to show you your most dangerous issue. No charge, no pitch deck.

Apply for a free review → We review every application · reply within 24h

PRICING

Start free. Pay only for the deep work.

Launch pricing for our first 10 clients. These rates go up once we're booked.

First-Look

Free

Apply, we scan your live app, then a 15-min call to show you your worst issue.

Attacker's-eye async scan
15-min findings call
By application

Apply free →

Quick Scan

$100

A fast pass on your highest-risk areas. Best for small, early-stage apps.

Top risks: access control, auth, exposed data
Short findings report
security.md ruleset for your AI tool

Get this scan →

Tell us about your app.

We review every application and reply within 24 hours. The more you tell us, the sharper our first look. No code access needed, just where it lives.

We test black-box, like a real attacker
Your details stay confidential (NDA on request)
Free. We only charge for the full audit

QUESTIONS

Before you apply.

I'm not very technical. Can you still help?+

Yes, that's the whole point, and you don't need to be. We explain every issue in plain language, and you get a security.md plan your AI tool (Cursor, Claude Code) uses to apply the fixes for you. No reading code, no developer required.

Will you touch my live / production app?+

Only with your permission, and nothing destructive. We prefer a staging link where possible, and we agree the scope before we start. The goal is to find your holes safely, not to break anything.

How long does the free review take?+

About 15 minutes, live on a call. That's enough to surface your most dangerous issue and show you exactly where it is.

What exactly do I walk away with?+

A prioritized list of the real issues we found and how to fix each one, in writing. And if you built with AI, you also get a security.md ruleset you paste into your AI tool (Cursor, Claude Code), so it applies the fixes for you, no developer required. Then we retest for free to confirm it's all closed.

Will applying the fixes break my app?+

That's exactly what the security.md plan prevents. Instead of dumping changes, it tells your AI to first understand your codebase, then work through the fixes as a checklist in a safe order, one at a time, so your working features keep working. If something's risky or unclear, it's told to flag it rather than guess. And our free retest confirms everything still runs afterward.

Do you sign an NDA?+

Happy to. Your code, your data, and anything we find stay strictly confidential.

What if you don't find anything serious?+

Then we'll tell you straight, and you launch with confidence. And the full audit is no bug, no fee: if we don't surface a High or Critical issue, you don't pay. We won't invent problems to upsell you; our reputation is the whole business.

What does it cost?+

The application, our first-look scan, and the 15-minute call are free. A Quick Scan is $100 and a Standard Scan is $200 for small and mid-size apps. A full Pre-Launch Audit is custom-scoped to your app (see pricing), with the exact quote set on your call after we've seen it. No surprises.

Your app will get hacked on launch day.