Meet the team behind SpartanX
Seasoned cybersecurity veterans with decades of combined experience in building, scaling, and securing enterprise solutions. We've been where you are, and we know what you need.
Diego Spahn
Co-Founder & CEO
Multi-time founder with over 22 years of experience in cybersecurity and product development. He has co-founded several companies, including Neuralys, an automated vulnerability and penetration testing management platform that he guided from bootstrap through exit (acquired by Coalfire in 2021).
Alejandro Aguirre Soto
Co-Founder & CTO
Brings over 9 years of experience in the cybersecurity field, with a proven track record in leadership and technical expertise. He has held impactful roles, showcasing his ability to tackle complex challenges. With strong programming skills, Alejandro delivers value, making him a key contributor to any forward-thinking team.
Martin Voelk
Co-Founder & Chief AI Officer
AI Security expert with an impressive array of certifications. His unique expertise lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity bringing over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, including a successful exit in 2018 when his cybersecurity consulting firm, Cyber 51 LLC, was acquired.
Our Advisors
Mark Williamson
US GTM & Strategic Partnerships Advisor (Commercial + Federal)
CEO @ Conquest Security
Gabriel Marcos
Strategic Marketing Advisor
Head of Product @ Saddleback Communications
Joseph Pearce
AI Product and Governance Advisor
Head of Product @ RecordPoint
Facundo Calcagno
AI and Cloud Technical Advisor
AI Director Healthcare & Life Science Studio @ Globant
Our Team
Jairo Holgado
Full Stack Engineer
Luis Neighbur
DevSecOps & Backend Engineer
Carlos Pankrac
Full Stack Engineer
Juan David Hernández Posada
Backend Engineer
Jose David Cardona Rendon
AI Engineer
Gaspar Onesto
Security Researcher
Juan Pablo Conde
Security Researcher
Antônio Baggio
Graphic Designer
Mia Spahn Altomonte
Sales Operations Analyst
Our Core Values
The principles that guide everything we do and every decision we make.
The Phalanx
We operate as a single unit, not a collection of individuals. Like the Spartan shield that protected the warrior beside you, every team member covers the person next to them. If one fails, we all fail. If one succeeds, we all succeed.
Extreme Ownership
There is no 'they broke it.' There is only 'we let it slip.' We don't wait for permission to fix what's broken, we don't blame vague requirements, and we never hide behind tickets. Everyone here is a leader, and every leader owns the outcome.
Shield Overlap
You are expected to look left and right. If a peer is blocked, you don't wait for the standup. You pair, you unblock, you extend your shield. There is no 'my ticket is done,' there is only 'the deployment is successful.'
Built for Victory
We don't optimize for comfort, we optimize for outcomes. No hero culture, no 2 AM solo debugging. We plan together, swarm together, and deliver together. Trust that the team catches you, respect the elite around you, and hold the line even when no one is watching.
Our Mission
We are not building standard software. We are building an autonomous offensive AI system designed to outthink and outmaneuver adversaries. To build a platform with the discipline of a military unit, we organize like one.
We do not fight for vanity metrics. We fight for the person next to us, and for every security team that deserves better tools than the ones they have today. Ready to join the Phalanx? Explore career opportunities or see how we serve enterprise teams worldwide.