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🚀 #FundingFriday – 11th of July, 2025: Cyber, privacy, and dual-use deeptech continue to attract serious capital across Europe 🇪🇺🛡️ 🇬🇧 PIMLOC secures $5 million to advance video privacy infrastructure London-based Pimloc, a company specializing in privacy-first video analytics and AI redaction, raised $5 million to accelerate global expansion. Investors in this round include Amadeus Capital Partners, Edge Ventures, Zetta Venture Partners, MD One, and Symvan Capital. Pimloc uses machine learning to automatically anonymize sensitive content in large-scale multimedia. In 2024, the company partnered with #SussexPolice and Microsoft to improve the speed and accuracy of redaction for digital evidence and subject access requests — a use case gaining urgency in both law enforcement and regulated enterprise. The company plans to scale into new sectors and regions, building infrastructure for privacy-centric AI across video, audio, and text use cases. 🇪🇪 Estonia's Darkstar launches Europe’s first founder-led military tech fund  🛰️ Tallinn-based Darkstar has closed the first €15 million of a planned €25 million fund focused on European defence and battlefield-ready tech — including #cybersecurity, sensors, communications systems, and autonomous platforms. The initiative is backed by #SmartCap, Estonia’s state investment arm, as well as over 30 founders and operators from across Europe. Darkstar is positioning itself as a builder of a new defence tech ecosystem, with strong links to Ukrainian frontline units. It's also one of the first funds in Europe to openly prioritize offensive and #DualUse military applications, reflecting a broader geopolitical shift in how investors and governments approach defence innovation in 2025 and beyond. 🇫🇷 France – Omnes Capital raises €112M for deeptech growth fund Paris-based Omnes Capital announced the €112 million first close of its second early-growth deeptech fund, Omnes Real Tech 2, with a final target of €200 million. The fund is backed by major institutional LPs including Bpifrance, the European Investment Fund (EIF) via InvestEU’s defence mandate and #France2030, among others. Omnes will target early-growth companies across cybersecurity, #quantum, AI for industrial use, defence, and new space. One investment went to ARX Robotics, a German developer of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for the defence sector. 📈 The #TrendtoWatch: Europe’s dual-use and security tech stack is maturing, both in capital formation and policy alignment. We're seeing increased LP involvement from public mandates (e.g., EIF’s defence strategy) and a rise in thematic funds bridging civilian and military applications. #CyberMovesEurope #EUVC #EUCybersecurity

From Quantum-Lag to Quantum-Lead: A Playbook for African Tech Startups | BY Bisola Kayode CISSP, CISM, Cybersecurity Researcher & Thought Leader ========= In the global tech race, startups either fall behind—trapped in outdated models—or leap ahead, reshaping markets. For African founders, this “quantum divide” is real. But what if quantum physics offered the mindset we need to close that gap? What if we took cues from its principles to craft a smarter startup playbook? From superposition to tunnelling, principles of quantum mechanics can guide African innovators to build smarter, scale faster, and lead boldly. Click Here to Continue Reading: https://lnkd.in/dEmbB_Ez

🚨 Superhero Capital New Investment: ZioSec Raises $2.1M to Secure the Future of AI Agents 🚨 AI agents are moving fast. Too fast for most security tools to keep up. Enter ZioSec - a US-based team of cybersecurity veterans flipping the script on how we protect AI in production. 🧠💥 Their mission? Break AI systems before bad actors do. ZioSec is building the first offensive security platform purpose-built to test AI agents and agent-to-agent workflows - continuously and aggressively. From prompt injections to broken control paths, they simulate real-world attacks to expose vulnerabilities before they become front-page news. We’re proud to back this bold vision, alongside: Frank Mendicino (Access Venture Partners) Jason Calacanis (LAUNCH) Greater Colorado Venture Fund Kickstart …and a powerful network of angels 🔒 In a world rushing to deploy AI, ZioSec is asking the critical question: What if we tested AI like hackers do - every day? 👏 Congratulations to founders Aaron Walls and Andrius Useckas - your clarity, ambition, and deep security roots make this a no-brainer. We’re thrilled to join the journey. #SuperheroCapital #ZioSec #VC #Startup

When most startups pivot, they slap a fresh coat of paint on the same house and hope nobody notices the foundation's cracked. Not ShelterZoom. They tore the thing down, built a skyscraper, and then tokenized every document on the way up. Started in 2017 as a #blockchain-powered real estate platform, ShelterZoom looked at Web3 long before it had a name people could mispronounce. Fast forward to 2025, and the company just locked in nearly $6 million in fresh capital, bringing their total raise to a sharp $30 million. And if you think this is just about raising money, you're missing the bigger play. This isn't your average cybersecurity story where someone slaps AI on an email filter and calls it next-gen. ShelterZoom, led by CEO and co-founder Chao Cheng-Shorland and President/co-founder Allen Alishahi, built a category-defining platform that doesn't just secure documents, it owns them. Their flagship product, Document GPS, puts control back in users' hands. Track your doc, revoke #access, block screenshots, hell, even pull the plug post-send. Gmail, Outlook, it doesn't matter. They've already integrated. Real-time #permissions, blockchain encryption, post #quantum security. You know, all the things enterprises say they want but never thought they'd get in one place. And here's the flex, while others are still building hype decks on future partnerships, ShelterZoom is cutting deals with the UNICC, distributing through TD SYNNEX, and working with major Japanese tech partners. This isn't lip service; it's infrastructure. It's what happens when your tech is actually ready. Healthcare got its own play, too. Spare Tire, designed for EMR downtime, keeps patient care moving even when the lights go out. That's not a contingency plan. That's a necessity in a world where #ransomware hits harder than your average EHR vendor can handle. Behind the wheel sits a leadership team with receipts. John Purvis (ex-Oracle) as CRO, Jack Jackson on sales (two-time CRN Channel Chief), Vince Albanese as CTO and DirectTrust Chairman. Add in 29 patents, 29 trademarks, Ethereum-backed architecture, and a partner program built for global scale. If you're still wondering whether ShelterZoom's legit, Gartner has put them on the Hype Cycle for Blockchain and Web3 three years running. That's not luck. That's repeat performance. The cybersecurity market doesn't need another we got hacked, so now we care platform. It needs someone already five steps ahead. ShelterZoom isn't pitching paranoia. They're selling precision. In a world where 91% of cyberattacks come from email, they aren't just securing the inbox, they're owning the outcome. #Startups #StartupFunding #EarlyStage #VentureCapital #Cybersecurity #Crypto #Blockchain #Web3 #DeepTech #DeFi #FinTech #Enterprise #EnterpriseTech #EnterpriseAI #SaaS #Technology #Innovation #TechEcosystem #StartupEcosystem If engineering peace of mind is what you crave, Vention is your zen.

Israeli Tech is Back – and Breaking Records In the first half of 2025, Israeli tech companies raised $9.3 billion – a 54% increase compared to the previous half-year, marking the highest fundraising level since 2021. In Q2 alone, $6 billion were raised – despite a drop in the number of funding rounds. The trend? Fewer deals, but larger and more mature rounds — reflecting a maturing market focused on real value. 🔐 Cyber remains a powerhouse, with nearly $2 billion raised and standout deals including: • Cyera • Island • And a massive $32 billion acquisition of Wiz by Google Key investment areas: • AI • Deep Tech • Enterprise Infrastructure 2025 is shaping up to be the year Israeli innovation reclaims the global spotlight – with sharper focus, bold moves, and deeper impact. #IsraeliTech #StartupNation #VentureCapital #AI #Cybersecurity #DeepTech #TechInvesting #Innovation2025 #ScaleUp

Cybersecurity and AI Startup Deep Algorithms Solutions has raised Rs 10.8 crore (around $1.25 million) in a seed funding round led by Unicorn India Ventures, with participation from angel investors. The startup plans to use the funds to grow the engineering and threat intelligence teams, speed up go-to-market efforts in India and Southeast Asia, build more integrations with platforms like Azure AD and Okta and improve the behavioral AI and fraud detection system. J P Mishra | Manish Parganiha | Amit Shukla | Anil Joshi 🔗 Read full article link in comment #deepalgorithms #cybersecurity #ai #funding #startupnews

In our rapidly evolving and technologically advanced world, cyberattacks have become more frequent and dangerous. Furthermore, the rising demand for cybersecurity solutions is strengthening market growth thus; it has become crucial to provide comprehensive tech deliverables to businesses especially for the BFSI sector as they carry a highly sensitive nature of financial data. The core team at Deep Algorithm comprises experienced professionals with extensive industry experience in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Internet of Things and Robotics. We believe Deep Algorithm Solutions has been growing significantly and the funding will help the company scale its services globally Glad to partner with J P Mishra in his journey to build Deep Algorithms Solutions #startupindia #cybersecurity #banking IIT Mandi Catalyst Unicorn India Ventures Bhaskar Majumdar

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Carl Hurd and I founded Starseer with a clear mission: make AI security and interpretability more accessible to organizations navigating an increasingly complex AI landscape. Today, I'm excited to announce we've raised $2M in seed funding, led by Gula Tech Adventures. This investment validates our belief that we're building something truly unique, something the market needs. With this funding, we're scaling our team and impact. We've brought Yoni Klein and Rachael Southworth, CPA onboard to accelerate our efforts in reducing AI risks for customers. We're also launching with fresh branding and a new website (thanks Sean Sun!) as we enter this next chapter. Our conversations with investors, customers, and advisors have only strengthened our confidence in this direction. The need for accessible AI transparency solutions has never been greater. Want to learn more about our approach? Ronald Gula, Carl, and I recently sat down to discuss the promises and perils of AI in this landscape. The conversation dives deep into why this work matters now more than ever. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/e579vVnd