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One-paragraph pitch
Hardenator is the security OS for AI-generated code. A Semgrep-based static analyzer plus LLM-driven auto-fix layer that intercepts insecure code at generation time — inside Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable, Bolt, v0, Replit, Codex, and Devin — instead of waiting for the six-week-post-ship breach. Open-source rule library, MIT. Founded by Lingesh Balasubramaniam, April 2026, Kuala Lumpur.
Why now
- 91.5% of vibe-coded apps have at least one AI-hallucination vulnerability (Q1 2026 study, 200+ apps).
- AI-written code has a 2.74× vulnerability rate vs human-written (arXiv, 470 GitHub PRs).
- Three major Lovable breaches in thirteen months — Jan 2026 Moltbook, Feb 2026 education app, April 2026 mass breach.
- Gartner forecast: 60% of all new code will be AI-generated by end of 2026.
Founder
Lingesh Balasubramaniam. Solo founder, Kuala Lumpur. Background in electrical power engineering; decade of technical work, most of it on industrial systems. Built Hardenator after auditing his own vibe-coded SaaS (Resillator) and finding a dozen-plus security holes he hadn't thought to look for.
Contact
press@hardenator.com — typically within 24 hours.
Logos + screenshots + founder photo land on this page the week of Apr 28.