Nucleon Security, a Moroccan provider of advanced cybersecurity solutions, has successfully closed a seed funding round, raising €3 million ($3.5 million). This significant investment is earmarked to fuel the company's ambitious expansion across the African continent and to further industrialize its innovative “agentic AI” Zero Trust platform. The funding round was spearheaded by NewFund Capital, with substantial participation from several key investors including Orange Ventures, Madagascar-based Axian Group, LoftyInc Capital, and Morocco’s Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion through its 212Founders program. This diverse group of investors highlights a growing confidence in the burgeoning cybersecurity market opportunity within Africa.

The need for robust cybersecurity solutions in Africa is becoming increasingly critical. Projections indicate that global cybercrime costs are expected to soar to $10.5 trillion by 2025, leaving many African businesses particularly vulnerable and often underserved in terms of protection. Compounding this issue is a severe global shortage of cybersecurity professionals, with the World Bank reporting nearly 4 million unfilled roles worldwide. Nucleon Security aims to address this critical gap by leveraging automated, AI-driven defenses, offering enterprises across the continent a more effective means to combat evolving cyber threats.

Founded in 2019, Nucleon Security specializes in designing and deploying automated, intelligent, and operational cybersecurity solutions built upon its proprietary agentic AI technology. The company has already established a strong presence, supporting over 100 clients across various African nations, including Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Madagascar. The newly acquired capital will be instrumental not only in accelerating its international expansion but also in deepening research and development efforts for its comprehensive suite of Zero Trust solutions.

Nucleon’s platform is engineered to cover the entire cybersecurity defense cycle, offering a multi-faceted approach to protection. Key components include a Zero Trust endpoint detection and response (EDR) system, which proactively blocks suspicious activities by default to prevent breaches. Additionally, the company provides a sovereign managed detection and response (MDR) service, ensuring around-the-clock local monitoring for its clients. To combat emerging threats, Malprob AI delivers advanced malware analysis, identifying new malicious software before it can propagate. Furthermore, ScorX intelligently prioritizes security alerts, enabling security teams to focus their efforts on the most critical risks efficiently.

Anas Chanaa, co-founder and CEO of Nucleon Security, articulated the company’s vision: “Our ambition is to make cybersecurity proactive and accessible to all, enabling companies to gain visibility, efficiency, and resilience through a holistic platform combining Zero Trust and agentic AI.” He added that the funding round would significantly bolster their capacity to support a wider array of organizations, from small businesses to large enterprises, empowering them to defend against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. With cybercrime rates on the rise and local institutions becoming frequent targets, Nucleon’s timely intervention and innovative model could prove vital, potentially demonstrating how indigenous African solutions can address one of the world’s most rapidly escalating global risks, with the possibility of scaling beyond the continent.