Profile

QueryPie Inc. was founded as a response to the increasing global demand for compliance with privacy laws, viewing it as an opportunity to impact the market positively. Established in Silicon Valley in 2017, QueryPie offers a unified cybersecurity solution designed to enhance the access control and audit for infrastructure.

While the market challenge may be intricate, QueryPie believes the solution should be straightforward. Our mission is to provide businesses with easy and secure problem-solving data protection tools.

QueryPie consolidates databases, servers, and Kubernetes clusters both on-premises and in multi-cloud environments. By centralizing data storage and access points, QueryPie increases visibility and security, facilitating the use of data for AI applications.

QueryPie addresses these challenges by providing a comprehensive solution that centralizes database management, enhances security, and simplifies compliance. By leveraging QueryPie, organizations can reduce the risk of data breaches, improve operational efficiency, and maintain compliance with evolving data protection regulations.

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Key Products

QueryPie DAC(Database Access Controller): QueryPie DAC that manages and regulates access to a database, ensuring that only authorized users or applications can access specific data or perform certain operations. They are critical for maintaining the security, integrity, and confidentiality of data stored in databases.

QueryPie SAC(System Access Controller): QueryPie SAC manages and regulates access to computing systems, ensuring that only authorized users or processes can access system resources, such as files, applications, and network services. These controllers are essential for maintaining the security and integrity of computer systems. 

QueryPie KAC (Kubernetes Access Controller): QueryPie KAC is a critical component responsible for enforcing access control policies within a Kubernetes cluster. It provides users with K8s access control, integrated audit logging, and a unified management environment for assets of other systems. 

QueryPie WAC (Web Application Access Controller):  QueryPie WAC provides an integrated access control environment that allows you to manage not only DB, System, and Cluster resources, but also numerous scattered web applications in one place. You can apply consistent security policies to various types of web applications and ensure insufficient security visibility through detailed user activity recording. 

QueryPie AIDD (AI-powered Data Discovery): AIDD automatically identifies and classifies sensitive information, generating tags that can be applied for access control. It ensures that data is not only accessible but also meaningful and actionable. 

Key Executives

Brant Hwang, Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Brant is the CEO & Founder of QueryPie Inc., an innovative cybersecurity solution startup known for its streamlined access control and audit solutions for infrastructures. Brant has a strong background in the technology scene, having previously served as a software developer at Kakao, Korea’s leading platform and search engine company. He is a well-known figure for his proactive business management approaches and persistent entrepreneurial spirit since the foundation of QueryPie.

Paul Hong, Chief Financial Officer & Co-founder

Paul has been developing the company’s legal and financial management strategy as a co-founder of QueryPie Inc. Also as the legal counsel of QueryPie, he helped establish QueryPie’s US Headquarters after being selected as a Y Combinator alumni and securing a $17.75 million preferred seed round in 2021. Paul had worked as legal team manager at Korean Airline after shifting his career from airplane engineering to lawyer before joining QueryPie.

Kris Park, Chief Strategy Officer

Kris is responsible for QueryPie’s global business strategy, including corporate management, sales, and investor relationships. With over 25 years of experience in business development and management, he is an active pioneer in the flourishing platform, e-commerce, and insure-tech businesses. Kris is also a former business strategy consultant at Accenture.

Kenny Park, Chief Information Security Officer

Kenny is a notable figure in the field of cybersecurity with over 20 years of experience. As the CISO, he played a crucial role in shaping QueryPie’s information security strategies and data governance and delving into enriching QueryPie’s cybersecurity solution portfolio from database, system, Kubernetes, web application and further more. He contributes to guiding compliance strategic direction and supporting its maturation in the cybersecurity industry.

Sam Kim, Chief Technology Officer

Sam leads all aspects of QueryPie solutions’ technological aspects, including technical talent development and operations. He is responsible for creating an exceptional user experience seamlessly and sustainably. Sam has been with Kakao, a leading platform/ search engine/and mobile commerce tech company, for more than 20 years and has held various technical leadership roles, contributing to the company’s significant changes and critical initiatives before joining QueryPie.

Customer Insights

“Kakao Pay successfully leveraged QueryPie to seamlessly integrate DB access requests and manage DB work history within their workflow operations. This strategic implementation not only ensured compliance with the Electronic Financial Transactions Act by regulating access to authorized DBs, but also facilitated the preservation of crucial work history and data for essential ledgers. In essence, QueryPie played a pivotal role in enhancing Kakao Pay’s operational efficiency and regulatory adherence.” – Kakao Pay, Kakao ‘s payment and fintech service

“Dunamu greatly leverages the capabilities of QueryPie by effectively consolidating databases from various global regions, thereby empowering Upbit to seamlessly synchronize and oversee these databases from a centralized platform. This streamlined integration and storage of access and operational logs not only enhances efficiency but also enables Dunamu to effortlessly access and verify essential information in a single, convenient location.” – Dumamu, Operates Upbit, a blockchain virtual asset exchange in Korea

Investors

Salesforce Ventures and Z Venture Capital(ZVC): With substantial investments totaling approximately $27.8M and partnerships with leading venture capital firms such as Salesforce Ventures, ZVC(Japan), we are poised to expand our presence in Japan, Korea, and other key regions in APAC and beyond. The future holds exciting opportunities for QueryPie as we continue to innovate and grow our global footprint.

Y-Combinator: As the 8th Korean company selected for Y-Combinator (YC W20), QueryPie has been gaining momentum in the global market. We have also been making significant strides in the Japanese compliance market, expanding our cybersecurity platform to encompass systems, containers, and data discovery.

Competitors

Teleport: Teleport provides on-demand, least-privileged access to your infrastructure, on a foundation of cryptographic identity and zero trust, with built-in identity and policy governance.

CyberArk: CyberArk provides a comprehensive approach to Identity Security centered on privileged access management to protect against advanced cyber threats.

StrongDM: StrongDM develops an infrastructure access platform which helps organizations manage and audit access to their databases, servers, clusters, and web applications.

Corporate Responsibility

In today’s landscape, modern applications are often structured using microservice architectures (MSA) and distributed across multiple databases and cloud platforms. This complexity makes it challenging for organizations to maintain a clear understanding of the personal data they possess, where it is stored across different environments, and how it is managed. These challenges can result in compliance violations and large-scale data breaches, jeopardizing trust, raising legal concerns, and threatening operational continuity.

To address these issues, organizations must consistently monitor and assess their data, ensuring proper user authorization. By adhering to these practices, they can mitigate a significant portion of threats to their IT assets.

QueryPie is driven by the vision of contributing meaningfully to its customers and the broader market. As the transition from the age of big data to the age of AI unfolds, protecting personal data has become a critical priority for businesses, with countries around the world increasingly enforcing privacy laws and compliance standards. QueryPie aims to provide practical and effective solutions, shaped by the needs and insights of diverse markets.

As QueryPie continues its global expansion, its vision is to deliver tailored solutions that align with the unique challenges businesses face across various regions. QueryPie’s mission is to help organizations accelerate AI adoption while safeguarding personal data, creating a win-win scenario for both the individuals who provide the data and the organizations that rely on it.