Sector · Funding
Cybersecurity funding in Europe
What we track in Cybersecurity: 7 stories. Updated as the records change.
Capital tracked€356,430,632
Rounds31
Startups28
Events tracked36
Stories6
€356.4M
Capital tracked
31
Disclosed rounds
€61.6M
Biggest round
28
Startups tracked
Cybersecurity, in numbers
31 rounds on record · 31 with a disclosed amount
Rounds by stage
Series A 41%
Seed 41%
Pre-seed 7%
Series C 3%
Growth 3%
Capital by year
Share of rounds
Source: Sesamers round tracker · full data desk →
Largest rounds tracked
Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates
| Company | Round | Sector | Lead | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudsmith United Kingdom | Series C | Cybersecurity | TCV | €61.6M |
| TMT ID Romania | Growth | AI | BGF | €34M |
| Formalize Denmark | Series B | Cybersecurity | Acton Capital, Blackfin Tech | €30M |
| nexos.ai Lithuania | Series A | AI | Index Ventures, Evantic Capital | €30M |
| Mindgard United Kingdom | Series A | Cybersecurity | Album VC | €26M |
| Qevlar AI France | Series A | AI | Partech, Forgepoint Capital International | €25.8M |
What we have written
6 stories on Cybersecurity
09Apr Golden Owl raises €1.4 million to advance AI-powered OSINT and anticipatory intelligence As geopolitical instability, hybrid threats, and the proliferation of disinformation reshape the global risk landscape, the… 09
Apr Sybol raises over €1 million to build Europe’s corporate digital identity wallet The European Union’s eIDAS2 regulation is reshaping how organisations manage digital identity, creating a new market… 08
Apr Trent AI raises $13M to bring agentic AI security to enterprise workflows The rapid adoption of autonomous AI agents across enterprise environments has created a significant and largely… 08
Apr Penemue raises €1.7 million to scale AI-powered hate speech detection across Europe Freiburg-based TrustTech startup expands multilingual content moderation platform to 89 languages The regulatory landscape for online… 07
Apr Octostar raises €6.1 million to scale sovereign AI intelligence platform across Europe European demand for sovereign intelligence technology accelerates The geopolitical landscape reshaping European defence and security priorities…
Startups in Cybersecurity
From the directory
XO
xorlab
Cybersecurity · Series A
Sovereign email security platform for European enterprises.
Series A · €5,000,000
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AS
Aikido Security
Cybersecurity · Series A
All-in-one security platform that scans code, dependencies and cloud for developers.
Series A · €15,939,053
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RI
Riot
Cybersecurity · Series B
Employee cybersecurity platform with phishing simulations and interactive security training.
Seed · €2,631,579
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Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
Spicehaus Partners
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in Cybersecurity. Spicehaus Partners is a Zug-based Swiss venture capital firm backing early-stage B2B…
Ticket undisclosed
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Northern Gritstone
Seed–Series A · Deep tech
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in Cybersecurity. Northern Gritstone invests in science and technology companies emerging from and around…
Ticket undisclosed
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Album VC
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in Cybersecurity. Album VC is an early-stage technology investor based in Lehi, Utah. Its…
Ticket undisclosed
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Next up
The Cybersecurity calendar · 36 tracked
08Sep DIGITAL X Conference · Cologne, Germany · 5000 1 day 14
Sep NDC Oslo Conference · Oslo, Norway 5 days 15
Sep Cyprus Cyber Security Conference Conference · Nicosia, Cyprus 1 day 16
Sep SIDO Lyon Tradeshow · Lyon, France · 8000 2 days 18
Sep BalCCon (Balkan Computer Congress) Conference · Novi Sad, Serbia 3 days 22
Sep Cyber Ireland National Conference Conference · Kilkenny, Ireland 1 day
Programs in Cybersecurity
Open calls first
Forum InCyber Europe — Prix de la Startup 2026
Competition
The jury awards up to five prizes: the Grand Prix des startups INCYBER, the Prix de la Croissance, the Prix de l'Impact Operationnel, the Prix de la Recherche and the Prix Coup de Coeur for companies under two years old. The grand prize winner receives a partnership package for Forum INCYBER 2027; the other winners each receive a pod in the innovation village plus promotional visibility. Up to 12 finalists are auditioned by a jury of around 20 end-user clients, government ministries and investment funds. · None
Closed
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GITEX Europe — Supernova Challenge 2026
Competition
Pitch final and investor exposure · None
Closed
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Infosecurity Europe — Cyber Startup Programme 2027
Startup zone
Selected companies get exhibition stand space in the Cyber Startups Zone on the Infosecurity Europe floor at ExCeL London, access to founder-focused conference sessions, and introductions to investors, CISOs and enterprise buyers. The programme also carries the Cyber Startup Award: finalists pitch live to a panel of industry leaders and get PR and branding support, and the overall winner takes an official logo and trophy, a complimentary exhibition stand in the Discovery Zone at the next edition, two hours of PR consultancy, two hours of branding workshops and two VIP party tickets. Dedicated Founder, Investor and Startup Enabler ticket types run alongside the zone. · None
Upcoming
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