ETHIACK Raises €4 Million in Seed Round

ETHIACK, a Coimbra, Portugal-based cybersecurity startup, has raised €4 million in seed funding.

The round was led by Explorer Investments, with support from CoreAngels, Paulo Marques, Startup Wise Guys, Aralab, Amena Ventures, and Start Ventures.

Founded in 2003, Explorer Investments is a private equity firm based in Lisbon, Portugal, managing alternative assets across three asset classes. The firm focuses on investments in private equity, real estate, and hospitality sectors, primarily targeting Portuguese companies.

The company will use the funding to enhance its Automated Continuous Pentesting technology and expand into the UK, Europe, and potentially the US and the Middle East.

Founded in 2022 by André Baptista, Jorge Monteiro, and Vitor Pinho, ETHIACK provides a SaaS cybersecurity platform that helps organizations prevent cyberattacks and optimize costs and resources through autonomous ethical hacking. Combining human expertise with AI, the platform identifies vulnerabilities in digital systems, detects complex security threats, assesses attack surfaces, and generates compliance reports to meet cybersecurity regulations such as CRA, DORA, and NIS2. ETHIACK has tested over 150,000 digital assets and serves clients across nine countries.

Funding Details

Company: ETHIACK, LDA

Raised: €4.0M

Round: Seed Round

Funding Date: December 2024

Lead Investor: Explorer Investments

Additional Investors: CoreAngels, Paulo Marques, Startup Wise Guys, Aralab, Amena Ventures, Start Ventures

Company Website: https://ethiack.com/

Software Category: Cybersecurity