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Truffle Security , the company behind TruffleHog™, a leading open-source security project that makes it easier to identify and fix exposed secrets before hackers exploit them, led by Dylan Ayrey and Dustin Decker, has secured a $25 million Series B funding round led by Intel Capital and a16z . The round also includes participation from Abstract , Lytical Ventures , and prominent security leaders Casey Ellis (Founder, BugCrowd), Emilio Escobar (CISO, Datadog), and Haroon Mee

Acoru , a Madrid-based AI-powered platform to monitor financial fraud and money laundering, led by Pablo de la Riva Ferrezuelo and David Morán, has secured a €10 million Series A round led by 33N Ventures with participation from Adara Ventures and Athos Capital also joined the round. Generative AI-driven scams, like deepfakes, voice cloning, and social engineering, are driving global fraud losses of nearly $500 billion annually. Current solutions focus on transactions,

Keycard , building identity infrastructure for AI agents, led by Matt Creager, Jared Hanson, and Ian Livingstone, has secured a $38 million combined inception round led by Andreessen Horowitz , Acrew Capital , and Boldstart Ventures with participation from Mantis VC , Tapestry Ventures , Essence Ventures , Exceptional Capital , Modern Technical Fund , Vermillion Cliffs Ventures , and many incredible angels. A new era of computing is emerging, where software evolves in

Ploy , an AI Native identity, governance, and security platform, led by Harry Lucas and Jacob Prime, has raised £2.5 million led by Osney Capital , with participation from Superseed , Tiny.vc and Rule30 , alongside notable angels including Johnathan Scudder (co-founder of ForgeRock), Alastair Paterson and James Chappell (co-founders of Digital Shadows), Mark Ryan (VP of Product Management at ZScaler), Jonathan Tom (VP of GTM Enablement at Rapid7), Tony Pepper and Neil Larki

CybaVerse , transforming security for SMEs and MSPs, led by Oliver Spence, Gemma Blake, Juliette Hudson, Simon Phillips, and others, has secured £5 million in investment co-led by Pembroke VCT and Airbridge Equity Partners , with participation from Haatch . Founded in 2018, the company has grown from a boutique consultancy into a leading UK cybersecurity vendor with nearly 40 employees and a rapidly growing customer base. The funding will accelerate sales and marketing, e

Resistant AI , a cutting-edge AI platform to outsmart criminals, led by Jan Stiborek, Jan Jusko, Tomáš Laube, Martin Rehak, Karel Bartoš, Josef Stach, Martin Grill, Martin Vejman, and Lukáš Machlica, has secured a $25 million Series B funding round led by DTCP , with strong participation from existing investors including Experian , GV , and Notion Capita l, who are doubling down on their investment. The company, which reached breakeven in September, will use the capital to s

Filigran , a cybersecurity company aiming to provide cybersecurity and crisis management teams with the best possible software, fueled by...

Feedzai , a fintech company on a mission to make the world a safer place for commerce, one transaction at a time, led by Nuno Sebastião,...

Oneleet , a YC-backed company that delivers both compliance and security, led by Bryan Onel and Ora Onel, has secured $33 million in...

Revel8 , a Berlin-based cybersecurity startup training employees with realistic attack simulations of the latest AI cyber threats, led by...

1) CrowdStrike: Led by George Kurtz, Jennifer Johnson, Burt Podbere, Michael Sentonas, Shawn Henry, and others, CrowdStrike is the...

Irregular , the first frontier security lab with the mission of protecting the world in the time of increasingly capable and...

Red Access , the first agentless platform to secure all browsing activities of corporate employees on any browser, web app, and cloud...

TrustNXT, a computer vision and cybersecurity start-up, a spin-off of leading image processing specialist Basler AG , led by Sebastian...

Vouched , an identity verification platform for Physical, Mobile, and Software Agent IDs, led by Peter Horadan, John Baird, Marita...

Sola Security , an AI-powered cybersecurity assistant, led by Guy Flechter, Leon Goldberg, Ron Peled, Osnat Yarimi Magen, Adi Meiri,...

Seemplicity , the exposure action platform that delivers faster fixes and stronger security, led by Yoran Sirkis(CEO), Ravid Circus(CPO),...

Phoebe , the immune system for software, led by Matt Henderson and James Summerfield, has raised $17 million in seed funding led by GV...

Dawnguard , an AI-powered cloud architecture for rapid and secure design validation, led by Kim van Lavieren(Co-Founder and CTO), Mahdi...

Promptfoo , a full-stack AI Security Platform, led by Ian Webster(CEO & Co-Founder), Michael D'Angelo(CTO & Co-Founder), and others,...