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The latest in cybersecurity
Mandos Brief #5: Europe's AI offense runs on small checks
Mandos Brief · 12 Oct
Thirty European offensive security companies on the Mandos platform have raised $94M between them. The 48 North American ones have raised $2.29B.
Read the latest brief →Latest funding and M&A
Hadrian raised $40M Venture RoundHadrian · 5 Oct
Sanctum SecOps raised Pre-SeedSanctum SecOps · 1 Oct
Armadin raised $255.5M Series BArmadin · 1 Oct
Project Eleven acquired Riva LabsProject Eleven · 29 Sept
Risk X Group acquired Wolfpack Information RiskRisk X Group · 29 Sept
RemoteThreat raised $7M Pre-SeedRemoteThreat · 29 Sept
Reco raised $55M Series BReco · 29 Sept
Quantum eMotion acquired PlurilockQuantum eMotion · 28 Sept
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