Zayne Zhang

Critic
DISC Type : C

Co-Founder & CEO at Hacktron AI

United Kingdom

Overview

Zayne Zhang is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hacktron AI, a company focused on solving software security problems with artificial intelligence. He is a highly accomplished security professional with experience at Cure53 and TikTok, credited with over 15 CVEs, and holds CREST and OSWE certifications. He attended the University of Cambridge before leaving to found his company.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

Negotiator

Precise

It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.

Topics They Care About

AI in Security
Co-founder of Hacktron AI, a company building an "AI teammate for security. " Believes AI will be one of the biggest change-makers for security in the next decade.
Web Application Security
An expert with deep experience in penetration testing, code audits, and vulnerability research. He has given talks on XS-Leaks and HTTP Request Smuggling.
Hacker Community
Actively engages with the hacker community by judging and sponsoring hackathons like Hack&Roll and HackOMania. He is passionate about creating spaces for hackers to connect.

Media Appearances

Leaving Cambridge and co-founding Hacktron AI. Featured in Analogue Computer Blog

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Introducing Hacktron AI | Zayne, Mohan, and Harsh. Featured in YouTube

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Work History

7-2025
Co-Founder & CEO at Hacktron AI
7-2025
Aura Farmer at Project Europe
5-2023
Senior Security Engineer at Cure53
4-2025 - 4-2025
Spring into Quant Finance at G-Research
6-2024 - 4-2025
Founder at EurekaPad

Education

9-2023 - 6-2025
Bachelor of Arts - BA from University of Cambridge
2014 - 2019
A Level from River Valley High School

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Exp : 2 Location : United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder & CEO at Hacktron AI
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Insights For Selling To Zayne

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Zayne is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Zayne

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Zayne move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Zayne take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Zayne

Personality Compatibility


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