Helping Enterprises Patch Smarter, Not Harder
Born from a fundamental insight: enterprises are drowning in patches, but starving for context.
Our Story
After years of working in cybersecurity operations, our founding team witnessed a persistent challenge across organizations of every size — despite dedicated security teams and substantial resources, companies struggled to make informed patching decisions.
Security teams were forced to choose between patching everything and risking operational disruption, or delaying patches and accepting security risk. There had to be a better way.
Through extensive conversations with enterprise security leaders, we validated what we suspected: organizations had vulnerability scanners and patch management tools, but lacked the business intelligence to prioritize effectively. They needed to understand not just what to patch, but when and why — with real-world context about deployment success rates, community feedback, and actual risk.
That's why we built Patchly: to bring AI-powered intelligence to patch management for Microsoft ecosystems. We've since expanded into penetration testing as a service and attack surface management, providing enterprises with complete visibility and control over their security posture.
Leadership
Frank Renehan
CEO & Co-Founder
Frank brings 15 years of cybersecurity experience supporting global organizations with their security challenges. Most recently, Frank was a key leader in Kontex Security's growth journey — scaling the company from 6 to 80 employees with 5x revenue growth before its acquisition by Ekco Group.
Frank co-founded Patchly in 2025 to tackle the universal vulnerability management challenge with a fresh, AI-powered approach.
Andrew Howard
Executive Chairman & Co-Founder
Andrew is an entrepreneur and technology executive with CEO and president-level experience building, operating, and scaling cybersecurity businesses globally. He previously served as CTO, and then CEO, of Kudelski Security, a global managed security services provider, and as President of Ekco, a European buy-and-build MSP and MSSP, where he led international teams and complex security operations across multiple regions.
Earlier in his career, Andrew was a Laboratory Director at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, leading advanced research programs supporting defense and national security missions. His perspectives on AI, cybersecurity, and emerging risk have been featured by Bloomberg and NBC, and he has twice served on the World Economic Forum's Global Futures Council on Cybersecurity.
Andrew holds a BS and MS in Computer Science and an MBA from Georgia Tech, and was named to Georgia Tech's 40 Under 40 in 2022.
What Drives Us
Context Over Volume
We believe security teams need intelligence, not more alerts. Every feature we build is designed to provide context that drives action.
Microsoft-Native
We go deep on Microsoft ecosystems because that's where the enterprise lives. Native integration means better outcomes, less friction.
Force-Multiplier
Patchly extends your team's reach without the cost and complexity of expanding headcount. We automate the toil so your team can focus on strategy.
Company
Headquarters
St Petersburg, Florida
Incorporated
Delaware, USA
Founded
2025
Focus
Microsoft Ecosystem Security