Rennes-based Sekoia.io, a startup targeted on cybersecurity applied sciences and developer of the Sekoia AI-SOC platform, introduced in the present day it has raised €26 million in Sequence B, bringing the entire fundraising to €60 million.
The funding spherical was led by Revaia, with participation from UNEXO and the help of its present traders Vibrant Pixel Capital, Omnes Capital and Bpifrance.
Freddy Milesi, Founder and CEO of Sekoia.io, acknowledged: “This fundraising will enable us to put money into the technological improvement of our platform—notably in agent-based AI. Out of 4 million actual threats detected by the platform in 2024, 25% have been detected robotically because of our unique AI and intelligence applied sciences! We wish to speed up this momentum whereas increasing our worldwide actions past Europe. Our ambition is obvious: recruiting lots of of service companions who’re our progress drivers internationally and to spice up their managed SOC choices via the Sekoia.io platform.”
Based in 2022, Sekoia.io goals to guard organisations in opposition to future cyber threats by bringing high-performance detection expertise and automatic response on the core of safety operations.
Sekoia.io’s providing reportedly democratises cybersecurity for organisations of all sizes, from giant enterprises to SMEs supported by safety suppliers (MSSP or Managed Safety Service Suppliers). By equipping this MSSP ecosystem with a versatile platform deployable in file time, Sekoia.io permits them to be a part of the quickly rising market of outsourced cybersecurity.
The Sekoia AI-SOC Platform appears to be like to redefine cyber protection by addressing how Safety Operations groups work. Offering a centralised view of an organisation’s whole data system, the Sekoia platform claims to:
- Automate essentially the most superior detections of cyber threats by leveraging an unique Cyber Risk Intelligence dataset on each cybercriminal teams and state espionage.
- Drastically scale back incident response occasions by deploying generative and agent-based AI applied sciences that may study from and perceive an organisation’s safety posture. In a market wanting expertise, the platform empowers SOC Analysts to grow to be considerably extra productive, guided by AI, not changed by it.
- Supply flexibility to firms by specializing in an open and collaborative method. Whether or not migrating SIEMs or constructing a brand-new safety stack, the platform’s interoperability with third-party options (over 200 native integrations) permits for maximising the return on previous investments.
Based mostly in 4 European international locations, Sekoia.io has over 100 staff and round fifty MSSP companions. Amongst its shoppers are EDF, Vinci, SNCF, Mirakl, Marlink, and the French Ministry of Armed Forces. The corporate goals to grow to be the chief within the rising market of AI-Native Safety Platform for managed SOCs.
The cybersecurity market is present process fast change, pushed by the rise of subtle threats and regulatory developments such because the NIS2 directive in Europe, which imposes stricter cybersecurity necessities on organisations.
The MSSP market is experiencing important progress and is predicted to achieve €47..9 billion by 2028. By particularly focusing on this phase, Sekoia.io is adopting a differentiating method that can enable it to scale rapidly via an oblique distribution mannequin.
With this fundraising, Sekoia.io plans to:
- Strengthen its AI and automation capabilities to handle the cybersecurity expertise scarcity.
- Speed up its enlargement in varied areas past Europe to copy the repeatable enterprise mannequin deployed in France.
- Multiply its partnerships with MSSPs to democratise entry to excessive efficiency cybersecurity for firms of all sizes.
Hadrien Comte, Principal at Revaia, commented: “We’re proud to help Sekoia.io on this new part of progress and to speed up its enlargement in Europe. Cybersecurity is a vital challenge for firms of all sizes, and Sekoia.io gives an modern answer by democratising entry to superior safety via AI and automation. Sekoia.io gives a novel and scalable method that enhances SMEs’ resilience in opposition to rising cyber threats. We’re excited to help Freddy and your complete staff of their ambition to construct a European chief in cybersecurity.“
