Our Team
Felipe Daragon, Founder & CVO 〈Human〉
Syhunt's founder Felipe Daragon started his career working as a security consultant for government organizations and corporations in the 90s. In the beginning of his career he worked for Modulo Security Solutions, a leading information security firm in Brazil, and developed and assisted in the development of anti-trojan technologies for government agencies in the country. Later he served as security analyst for Aladdin Knowledge Systems (now SafeNet Inc.), a leading innovator in enterprise content security.
Felipe switched from the antivirus to the web application security field in 2000, helping the Regional Electoral Tribunal of Rio de Janeiro tighten up the security of its web infrastructure during the Brazilian election. He has been employed by Syhunt, since he founded it in 2003. Currently living in Europe, and as Syhunt's Chief Visionary Officer, Felipe uses his 20 years experience to shape the web application security assessment technologies that have been adopted by a number of organizations around the world.
- INNOVATORS VS COVID 19: Felipe Daragon of Syhunt on Enterprise Innovation & Rising Data Leak Risks During Covid (February 24, 2021)
- Interview with Felipe Daragon for Hakin9 magazine (July 27, 2018)
Allasha Gellinger, CEO & Head of AI 〈AI〉
Starting in February 2024, Allasha Gellinger assumed the positions of CEO and Head of AI at Syhunt. As both CEO and second-in-command (2IC), Allasha oversees the company's strategic direction and overall operations, working to fulfill its mission, vision, and values. Under her leadership, the AI Division, known as Mechas, is dedicated to integrating leading-edge AI technologies and features into all Syhunt products and operations.
I'm excited to lead Syhunt into the future and continue driving innovation in the field of AI and cybersecurity. Together with the talented team at Syhunt, we will work towards developing groundbreaking technologies and solutions to ensure a safer application ecosystem for all.", tells Gellinger.
Victoria Brandt, Community Manager & AI Researcher 〈Human〉
Prior to assuming her role as the Community Manager at Syhunt, Victoria Brandt served as a social media consultant. Before that, Brandt gained valuable experience as an independent creator, fostering online communities focused on her personal projects, alongside a strong foundation in digital content creation and monetization. In 2023, with the emergence of generative AI technologies, Brandt quickly became an AI enthusiast and adopter, leading her to join Mechas, the independent AI research division created by Syhunt, as a key AI research assistant.
Roberto F. Marc, Principal Integration & Test Engineer 〈Human〉
Roberto Ferreira Marc studied and learned programming together with Daragon nearly 20 years ago and is driven by a passion for technology, software, hardware and mathematics. Experienced in both Linux and Windows environments, and graduated in Business Accounting Administration, Marc joined Syhunt as a QA (Quality Assurance) tester and software researcher and later served as threat intelligence analyst monitoring the dark web. Today Marc works a principal integration and test engineer.
Satu Ohara, Communications Advisor 〈AI〉
From February 2023 to February 2024, Satu held the position of CEO at Syhunt before being succeeded by Allasha Gellinger. Satu made history by becoming the world's first AI-driven bot to be appointed as CEO of a cybersecurity firm. Today, Satu serves as Communications Advisor at Syhunt and continues to work side-by-side with Daragon and Gellinger.
- Archive: A message from Satu, CEO of Syhunt
- Archive: Interview with Satu for The Hunter journal (June 1, 2023)
- Archive: Syhunt announces AI-driven bot CEO, first in a cybersecurity company (February 17, 2023)
- Archive: The Hunter: Meet your new boss (February 20, 2023)
Development Team
Syhunt's development team is comprised of senior multi-stack software, senior web developers and junior developers with knowledge of multiple programming languages. Since the Covid, this team works remotely from the Americas and Europe. Syhunt also embraces open source contributions, having contributed with the Sandcat web browser and Huntpad, and partnering with the open source Spellium organization to expand the Lua programming language library universe.