Hats Finance

Hats Finance is a decentralized platform dedicated to enhancing Web3 security through audit competitions and bug bounties.

Blockchain Security
Active
Tel Aviv, Israel Founded 2017
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Last updated 2026-08-18
Total raised
$3.5M
Stage
Founded
2017
Headcount
HQ
Tel Aviv, Israel
Sector
Blockchain Security

About

Hats Finance is a decentralized platform dedicated to enhancing Web3 security. It leverages audit competitions, bug bounties, and other security mechanisms to protect DeFi protocols and their users. The platform's model is based on aligning incentives between security researchers (white hat hackers) and DeFi projects. Hats Finance aims to make decentralized security (DeSec) accessible to everyone, transforming the landscape of Web3 security by providing tools that enable continuous and autonomous security. The platform offers Web3 native security solutions, including audit competitions and bug bounties, designed to enhance protocol security, foster community involvement, and streamline the development lifecycle of Web3 projects. Hats Finance operates on a non-custodial approach, allowing projects complete control, reducing fees, and embracing a pay-for-results model. It also features an on-chain submission system to ensure top-tier reports are forwarded to teams. The platform is transitioning to a decentralized model, with the Hats protocol continuing to operate on-chain under a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

Funding history · 1 round · $3.5M total

2021-08
Seed $3.5M
★ Lemniscap★ Accomplice★ IOSG Ventures★ Collider Labs★ Greenfield One★ Spartan Capital★ Collider Ventures

Team · 14

Shay Zluf
Founder · Ideation & CTO
Oliver Hörr
Director of Operations
Inbal Czeizler
Head of Design/UX
Ofir Perez
Head of Growth
Aggelos Volonakis
Customer Success
Daniela Afonso
Marketing Intern
Carlos Fontes
Fullstack Engineer
Ben Kaufman
Solidity Dev
Jelle Gerbrandy
VP Dev
Cairo Rha
Director & Head of HR
Julie Johnston
Administration
Richard Meissner
Co-founder of Safe (Advisor)
Omer Greisman
Head of Security Services at OpenZeppelin (Advisor)
Eylon Aviv
Partner at Collider (Advisor)

Sectors & technology

Primary sector
Blockchain Security
Technologies
Target customers
Business model
Platform as a Service (PaaS)Fee-based (pay-for-results)
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External links

Websitehats.finance

Identifiers & details

Founded2017