Eye Security raises €60M to fuel growth and AI-driven cybersecurity

The Hague-based cybersecurity scale-up Eye Security has closed a €60 million funding round. Led by Belgian investment firm Sofina, the capital will accelerate European expansion and the development of AI-driven cyber defense.

The Series C lands as European companies face more sophisticated attacks, tighter rules like the NIS2 directive, and a push for digital autonomy. Eye Security says the funds will fuel entry into new European markets, build out AI capabilities, and scale its team.

Sofina is leading the round and taking a minority stake in Eye Security. Existing investors TIN Capital, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, and Bessemer Venture Partners are also doubling down.

According to CEO Job Kuijpers, artificial intelligence is reshaping the threat landscape. “AI accelerates both the attacks and the speed at which organizations must respond. Europe needs independent cybersecurity solutions built here and compliant with European regulation.”

Founded in 2020 by former Dutch intelligence and security officials, Eye Security now serves over a thousand organizations across the Benelux and the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).

The company positions itself squarely as a European player. Customer data stays within the European Union, helping organizations comply with GDPR and NIS2 more easily.

Eye Security combines AI-powered threat detection with a 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC), human analysts, incident response, and its own cyber insurance service.

A significant share of the new funding will go to advancing AI across the platform. Eye Security aims to detect attacks faster, assist analysts, and handle incidents more efficiently.

Human expertise remains central. The company sees AI as an amplifier for security teams—not a full replacement.

The round also supports new integrations with existing security tools and expansion of engineering, threat intelligence, and customer teams.

The deal highlights growing investor appetite for European cybersecurity. Geopolitical tensions, stricter regulation, and AI-fueled cybercrime are boosting demand for Europe-built solutions.

Mid-market companies, in particular, are seeking integrated platforms that bundle detection, monitoring, incident response, and cyber insurance.

With this funding, Eye Security aims to become one of Europe’s largest independent cybersecurity platforms.

Eye Security’s raise fits a wider shift: European cyber firms are attracting more capital. After years of U.S. dominance, demand is rising for solutions developed in Europe and aligned with European law—especially since NIS2 and amid mounting geopolitical risk.

AI is also rewriting the rules. Criminals use it to craft convincing phishing, find vulnerabilities faster, and morph malware to evade detection. Security vendors counter with the same tech to spot anomalies sooner, analyze threats automatically, and stop incidents earlier—fueling a constant tech arms race.

Mid-sized businesses are a prime target market. Many lack an in-house SOC or deep specialist teams yet face escalating ransomware and data theft. Platforms like Eye Security aim to fill that gap by combining monitoring, incident response, risk assessments, and cyber insurance in one service.

Analysts expect Europe’s cybersecurity market to grow strongly in the coming years—not only due to regulation, but also as more processes move to the cloud and organizations roll out AI. Every new digital capability introduces new risk. That opens the door for European providers like Eye Security to capture share in a market that’s increasingly vital to the digital economy and the protection of critical infrastructure.