- Kampala YC W26 tool reverse-engineers PC apps into APIs 2x faster.
- Processes 50MB binaries in 2 minutes versus 4 hours with Ghidra.
- Optimizes for 16GB RAM PCs like Ryzen 9 9950X with GPU accel.
Kampala YC W26 tool launched April 16, 2026. It reverse-engineers PC apps into APIs 2x faster than Ghidra. PCNewsDigest tests on Ryzen 9 9950X processed 50MB binaries in 2 minutes.
Benchmark Results on High-End Rigs
Rowan York, PCNewsDigest senior hardware analyst, tested a 50MB Electron app on Ryzen 9 9950X with 32GB DDR5-6000. Kampala finished in 2 minutes. Ghidra required 4 hours manually, per York's data.
On Threadripper 7995WX (96 cores, 350W TDP) with 128GB DDR5-6400, Kampala analyzed 100MB apps in 3.5 minutes. Thermals peaked at 85°C under liquid cooling. All tests used PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs.
Core Ultra 200V averaged 2.2 minutes for 50MB files. Peak TDP hit 300W. These gains deliver 4x speedup over VMware ThinApp, York reported.
Static-Dynamic Analysis Pipeline
Kampala combines static disassembly and dynamic hooking. It maps functions, strings, and imports statically. Dynamic emulation captures runtime HTTP/REST, gRPC, and WebSocket traffic.
Users upload Windows PE or Linux ELF binaries. The tool emulates Windows 11 or Ubuntu 24.04. Outputs include OpenAPI schemas, error codes, and auth flows.
It unpacks UPX and detects obfuscation. Exports feed Postman or Swagger UI directly. NSA's Ghidra needs custom scripts, per its docs.
Developer Use Cases and Hardware Needs
PC builders expose driver APIs. Enterprise admins integrate legacy apps. Gaming devs extract Steam endpoints. Minimum: 16GB RAM, x86-64 CPU.
Consumer GPUs accelerate via CUDA/ROCm. Ryzen 9 9950X (170W TDP) excels. Security teams mock APIs for vuln testing.
Edge Over Competitors
Frida requires scripts; Kampala offers one-click exports. Y Combinator W26 launch stresses no-code GUI.
Beta users report 3x savings, per YC page. Binary Ninja skips API focus. Radare2 suits CLI pros only.
Hacker News thread drew 250 comments. Developers praised Windows PE support, requested macOS.
Financial Outlook and Pricing
YC W26 eyes $5M valuation at Demo Day, per batch trends. Pricing: $99 USD/month per seat. ROI hits in days for teams, YC demo showed.
DevOps pipe outputs to Kong gateways. Cuts PC-to-cloud migration 60%. Bitcoin hit $74,888 USD April 16 per CoinGecko, aiding trading bot reverse-engineering.
Roadmap adds mobile bridges, game modding. Aligns OpenAPI Initiative standards. Kampala boosts PC developer productivity on modern rigs.