Funding record · 2025 / 09
Kertos raises $16.55M Series A for GRC
Announced 17 September 2025 · Recorded 8 September 2026 · Last verified 8 September 2026
Kertos, a GRC company based in Munich, Germany, raised $16.55M in a Series A announced on 17 September 2025, led by Portage, Pi Labs and Redstone with two others. Its disclosed equity funding is now $22.02M across 3 rounds.
- Amount
- $16.55M
- Round
- Series A
- Announced
- 17 September 2025
- Lead investors
- Portage, Pi Labs, Redstone, 10x Founders, Seed + Speed Ventures
- Sources on record
- 1kertos.io
From the source
Kertos raises €14M Series A to build Europe's compliance desk
Kertos announced a €14 million Series A funding round to expand its compliance automation platform across Europe. The round was celebrated by the CISPA incubator, which supported the company's early growth.
kertos.io · 1 October 2025 ↗The Mandos read
What the record says about Kertos
- Momentum 64 / 100 · Steadylocked →
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- 77 employees · up 8% last month · 9 open roleslocked →
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- Exit Readiness: Lowlocked →
Tested against 751 past exits in the Mandos record: 43% sat in Watch or Elevated 2 years before. Companies in Elevated exited at 3.1× the record's rate.
- Buyers most often compare Kertos with Zania Inc. and Clearly AIlocked →
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Funding history
Kertos funding on record
Kertos has raised $22.02M in priced equity, plus $2.4M non-dilutive & grants. Its most recent round was a Series A in September 2025.
Latest round on record: Series A, Sep 2025.
Kertos funding on the profile →Related rounds
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FAQ
Questions people ask
- How much did Kertos raise in its Series A?
- Kertos raised $16.55M in a Series A announced on 17 September 2025.
- Who invested in Kertos's Series A?
- The round was led by Portage, Pi Labs, Redstone, 10x Founders, Seed + Speed Ventures.
- What does Kertos do?
- Kertos is a cybersecurity company specializing in GRC, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Munich, Germany.
