Updated Apr 22, 2026
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42Crunch

Ranked #479 of 1,000+ cybersecurity companies
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Overview

Legal Name
42Crunch Ltd
Founded
2016
Crunchbase Rank
#32935

API Security Platform for the AI Era: Guardrails from Design to Build to Runtime

42Crunch is an enterprise-grade API security platform for the AI era that helps organizations enforce guardrails across development, testing, deployment, and runtime with automated testing, policy enforcement, and validation to prevent AI-driven attacks, data exposure, and misuse, ensuring only compliant APIs and AI services are deployed and continuously protected, and is trusted by leading global enterprises and millions of developers.

Industries
Network Management SoftwareComputer and Network SecurityCybersecuritySaaS
Type
Privately Held

Company Size

Employees
 
32
Range11–50 employees
110K+

Headquarters

Dublin, Ireland

Press Coverage

DateArticlePublisher
Aug 12, 2025Norway fixing Big Bang e-health botch with fintech securityComputer Weekly
Apr 10, 2025Global API Protection Tool Market Dynamics: Key Insights & Growth Forecast to 2033EIN Presswire
Feb 19, 202542Crunch Strengthens Strategic Leadership with New Board AppointmentsBusiness Wire
Jan 4, 2024API Security Tool Market Size, Share, Trends, and Forecasted ...Artrocker
Jul 18, 2023The global API security market size is projected to growGlobeNewswire
Jun 21, 2023The Security PipelineDevOps.com
Feb 10, 2022Salt Security Joins Growing Herd Of Cyber-CornsCrunchbase News
Oct 11, 202142Crunch and Cisco Collaborate to Drive API Security Forward and to Increase Cloud ProtectionAiThority
Aug 31, 202142Crunch Named as a Leader in KuppingerCole Leadership Compass Report for API Management and Security SolutionsAiThority
Jul 9, 2021Funding Pours Into Cybersecurity As Mid-Year 2021 Numbers Eclipse Last Year’s TotalCrunchbase News

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Specialties

API SecurityIntegrationSecurityDevSecOpsAPI Access ControlAPI ProtectionAPI Security TestingRun-time API ProtectionAPI threat protectionAPI governanceAI GuardrailsSecure MCP ServerAI SecurityVIbecoding security

Categories

Cyber SecurityDeveloper APIsNetwork SecuritySaaS

Event Appearances

5 events · 3 sponsor · 2 exhibitor
API World 2019
Oct 8, 2019·Sponsor
RSA Conference Singapore 2019
Jul 16, 2019·Sponsor
API World 2017
Sep 25, 2017·Exhibitor
API World 2017
Sep 25, 2017·Sponsor
Collision 2017
May 2, 2017·Exhibitor

Product

NameDescription
API CaptureAutomates generation of OpenAPI contracts and security test configurations from Postman collections and API traffic to improve API documentation and governance.
API AuditPerforms instant security scoring of OpenAPI definitions at design time, providing prioritization and remediation advice based on 300+ security checks.
API ScanScans live API endpoints to verify conformance with OpenAPI contracts and detect vulnerabilities during testing and runtime.
API ProtectProvides runtime API security policy enforcement via a containerized micro-API firewall configured from API contracts, blocking unauthorized traffic without manual policy writing.
OpenAPI Editing ToolsEnables developers to define and edit security aspects of OpenAPI contracts directly within a web interface or IDE, supporting over 200 security checks.
API GovernanceEnsures APIs comply with organizational security policies and standards throughout their lifecycle, providing oversight and control for security teams.