Patrowl

Patrowl is a French cybersecurity company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Paris. It was created by three co-founders — Florent Montel, Nicolas Mattiocco, and Vladimir Kolla — following a real-world incident that exposed the limitations of traditional, manual security auditing. The company offers a SaaS-based offensive security platform that combines continuous asset monitoring with automated penetration testing. The core product is a continuous penetration testing and vulnerability management platform designed to detect and surface security weaknesses in internet-exposed assets before they can be exploited. Capabilities include automated vulnerability scanning, continuous asset discovery and rediscovery, and real-time alerting for IT and security teams. The platform addresses OWASP risks such as faulty access control, insecure design, misconfiguration, outdated components, and injection vulnerabilities. Patrowl targets a range of customers including small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), mid-market companies, and enterprises requiring compliance with regulations such as the EU's NIS 2 directive and GDPR. The platform is positioned to help organizations meet NIS 2 requirements around continuous security testing, critical system identification, and supply chain risk management. The company raised a seed round in 2022 and completed a second funding round of €11 million in 2024. As of its public communications, Patrowl serves more than 60 customers. The team spans technical roles including pentesters, developers, and DevOps engineers, alongside sales, marketing, and product functions.