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October 5, 2022

IriusRisk raises $28.7m as demand for cyber security bucks the downturn

The company’s threat modelling platform got a recent boost from President Biden


Tim Smith

4 min read

IriusRisk cofounders Cristina Bentue (L) and Stephen De Vries (R)

Cybersecurity startup IriusRisk has raised a $28.7m Series B round to meet a growing demand for its threat modelling software — which helps software engineers identify high-level vulnerabilities in their systems — after doubling its customer base in 2021. The company, headquartered in the northeastern Spanish town of Huesca, will use the funding to expand its teams in Spain, the UK and the US across engineering, customer success and customer support. 

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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