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May 31, 2022

Cybersecurity startup Hoxhunt raises $40m to teach employees to detect phishing

With the pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine, cyber crimes are on the rise


Mimi Billing

2 min read

Hoxhunt's CEO Mika Aalto

Today, the Finnish cybersecurity training platform Hoxhunt announced it raised a $40m Series B round led by New York-based Level Equity Management, with existing investor Icebreaker.vc also participating.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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