Beelzebub raises €3M to strengthen enterprise cyber defence with AI

Beelzebub has secured seed funding to expand its AI-native cybersecurity platform, grow its research and commercial teams, and accelerate customer adoption across Europe while advancing technology designed to defend against AI-driven cyber threats. Cybersecurity Beelzebub raises €3M to strengthen enterprise cyber defence with AI Beelzebub has secured seed funding to expand its AI-native cybersecurity platform, grow its research and commercial teams, and accelerate customer adoption across Europe while advancing technology designed to defend against AI-driven cyber threats. Tamara Djurickovic 1 hour ago Share Share Send email Copy link Beelzebub , an Italy-based cybersecurity startup developing an AI-native platform to protect organisations from AI-driven cyberattacks, has raised a €3 million seed funding round led exclusively by United Ventures.

The investment follows a €300,000 pre-seed round backed by strategic investors and advisors, bringing the company's total funding to €3. Founded by Mario Candela , Beelzebub is addressing the growing challenge posed by AI-powered cyberattacks, which enable attackers to automate vulnerability discovery, generate custom malware and launch large-scale attacks at machine speed. As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated and regulatory frameworks such as the NIS2 Directive and the Cyber Resilience Act raise security requirements across Europe, organisations are under pressure to strengthen their cyber defences.

Rather than relying solely on perimeter protection, Beelzebub operates on an assumed-breach model, detecting malicious activity from attackers already inside a network. Its platform combines attack simulation, deception technology and automated threat analysis to identify, isolate and respond to threats before they can cause damage. The platform consists of three integrated components.