Hoop.dev, the only platform that eliminates secure access as the primary friction in application delivery, today announced a seed investment led by Venture Guides and backed by Y Combinator. Founder and CEO Andrios Robert and his team of uncompromising engineers reimagined the access paradigm and ignited a global shift toward faster, safer application delivery. Today, thousands of developers at public companies build and ship software faster and more securely with hoop.dev.

As engineering organizations build the applications that power their business, they face the impossible challenge of granting developers the access they need to deliver quickly and giving security the control to ensure reliability and protect sensitive data. Every team tries to balance both, but the traditional approach of orchestrating point solutions sacrifices either speed or control. Now, as these teams seek to augment their productivity with AI, that tradeoff is intensifying. Agents ship code faster and debug instantly, but also create major data security and reliability risks that prevent their adoption. Hoop.dev is the end-to-end access solution, with security-aware approval automation that cuts delivery time, enhanced granularity to give security control, and constant proof of compliance so developers and agents can ship faster without compromise.

“Every company today is under pressure to move faster while meeting stricter oversight,” said Andrios Robert, CEO of Hoop.dev. “The legacy approach slows engineers down and still leaves security gaps. We built Hoop to solve both problems. We give teams the power to control every action, automatically block every risky command, mask all their sensitive data, and capture all of their audit proof while drastically accelerating the pace of application delivery.”

Hoop.dev makes security invisible by embedding data protection controls directly into developer and agent workflows. Sensitive data is hidden automatically, approvals flow instantly through admin-friendly controls, and the result is faster delivery, higher reliability, and continuous proof of compliance.

“Hoop is that rare platform loved by developers, DevOps, security, and compliance alike,” said Anton Simunovic, Partner from Venture Guides. “As application velocity and coding agents increasingly send enterprise security over the edge, Hoop keeps everything on track, with secure, least-privilege, auditable access to databases and resources with no context switching for developers. Hoop allows faster innovation, and security by design.”

Hoop.dev customers consistently point to its simplicity and ease of use as a key differentiator. PicPay, a leader in Financial Technology and Digital Banking, faced the challenge of managing a complex web of access requests and permissions driven by strict data security mandates. Their goal was to make developers’ lives easier and ship faster. “With Hoop.dev, we can reduce cognitive load. Developers don’t need to fully understand the database,” a PicPay engineering lead explained. “They just get an easier way to build their products with the best performance possible.” Meanwhile, administrators and security teams value centralized oversight, detailed session reviews, and complete access logs that strengthen their compliance posture without slowing delivery.

About Venture Guides

Venture Guides is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, data and AI sectors. The firm brings a unique team-based approach that emphasizes active "guiding" across a concentrated portfolio of companies which dramatically increases outcomes for start-ups. Forbes Midas List and Inc. 5000 rankings have recognized the performance-driven achievement of Venture Guides’ partners 12 times. To learn more about Venture Guides, visit www.ventureguides.com.

About Y Combinator

Y Combinator is the world’s leading startup accelerator, backing companies across software, infrastructure, AI, and beyond. YC’s model is simple: invest early, work closely with founders, and help them build category-defining businesses. Since 2005, YC has funded thousands of startups now worth over $600B, including Airbnb, Stripe, and Coinbase. The program’s network, advice, and founder community dramatically increase a startup’s chances of success. Learn more at www.ycombinator.com.

About Hoop.dev

Hoop.dev delivers fast, secure, and granular access to developers so they can optimize application delivery with greater reliability, full security and compliance visibility. As enterprises adopt AI and agentic workflows, Hoop.dev ensures safe adoption by protecting sensitive information and preventing destructive actions. With Hoop.dev, the fastest path is also the safest one. Learn more at Hoop.dev

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Hoop.dev, the Most Granular and Fastest Secure Access Platform, Raises Seed Round from Venture Guides and Y Combinator to Optimize Application Delivery for Developers, Security, and AI