Yogosha
Yogosha is a cybersecurity testing platform that connects organizations with over 1,000 security experts to identify vulnerabilities. The company serves more than 300 clients and has raised $15M in Series A funding.
The growth story
Yogosha grew from 101 to 192 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $15M along the way, most recently a Series A in January 2022.
About
Yogosha provides on-demand penetration testing and vulnerability assessment services for enterprises and governments. Clients use its network of security researchers to conduct bug bounty programs, red team exercises, and compliance testing, with results delivered within 48 hours.
The company has grown to 192 employees since its 2015 founding. Its $15M Series A in 2022 included backing from Axeleo Capital and Tikehau Capital, though current headcount growth rates are unclear.
Founders and leadership
Research is Yogosha's largest department with 59 employees, suggesting heavy investment in technical security capabilities. The Paris-based leadership team oversees a workforce with a median tenure of 3 years.
The Yogosha org chart
Yassir KAZAR (CEO & Co Founder) leads 20 mapped leaders with 2 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Information Technology 95 (-7% YoY), Entrepreneurship 29 (+4% YoY), Operations 18 (-10% YoY), Engineering 13 (+18% YoY), Sales 6 (-14% YoY), Community and Social Services 5 (+25% YoY).
Talent flow
Yogosha recruits heavily from cybersecurity testing platforms like Synack Red Team (8 hires) and HackerOne (7). Alumni frequently move to other security firms including Filigran and Orange Cyberdefense.
Most common previous employers of Yogosha staff: Synack Red Team (8), HackerOne (7), Bugcrowd (5), NST Cyber - Your Trusted Enterprise CTEM Partner (4), Payatu (3), CyberForce Security Operations Center (3). Former Yogosha employees most often moved to Filigran (2), HackerOne (2), Orange Cyberdefense (2), Axeleo Capital (1), Hexadream (1), BSIDES Białystok (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Yogosha mafia
Yogosha alumni have founded at least 6 security startups including Generation X and Glev, typically taking 1-4 former colleagues with them to new ventures.
6Rajiv Kumar Biswas, was Security Researcher until 2024Eric Dupré, was CTO & Chief Data Officer until 2024Hamza Kondah, was Ambassadeur until 2019Dorota Kozlowska, was Hacker Success Manager until 2024Hicham Tolimat, was CTO until 2017abdallah semiai, was Stagiaire — Découverte cybersécurité until 2021Web traffic
Traffic mix: 37% direct, 47% search, 4% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Yogosha: Penetration Testing (121), Cybersecurity (101), Network Security (86), Linux (80), Python (Programming Language) (78), Web Application Security (77), Vulnerability Assessment (74), Ethical Hacking (73).
Where the team actually sits
Yogosha people are concentrated in Maharashtra, India (13), Île-de-France, France (12), Istanbul, Türkiye (11), France (9).
Search footprint
Yogosha attracts about 331 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 67 ranking keywords and lost 76 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Yogosha has 192 employees as of September 2026.
Yogosha has raised $15M in total, most recently a Series A round in January 2022.
Yogosha was founded in 2015 by 🛡️ Yassir KAZAR, Abderahman Zohry.
Yassir KAZAR (CEO & Co Founder) sits at the top of Yogosha's reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Yogosha staff are Synack Red Team (8 people), HackerOne (7 people), Bugcrowd (5 people).
Former Yogosha employees most often move to Filigran (2), HackerOne (2), Orange Cyberdefense (2).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at Yogosha, including Generation X, Glev, Hexadream.
Yogosha attracts about 331 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Yogosha staff are Penetration Testing, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Linux, Python (Programming Language).
Yogosha staff are concentrated in Maharashtra, India (13), Île-de-France, France (12), Istanbul, Türkiye (11).
Yogosha has about 95 people in Information Technology, down 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Yogosha has about 29 people in Entrepreneurship, up 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 167 current and 124 former Yogosha profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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