Akeero | Akeero raises $1.2m to Identify Security Threats before Code is Written
Summary
Cork, Ireland, 16 July 2021 – Akeero, a cloud security platform, today announced that it has raised $1.2m in a pre-seed funding round led by Frontline Ventures. Using an extensive library of threats and controls, the platform automates the identification and mitigation process in real-time to offload the time-consuming manual efforts experienced by a specialist security practitioner. The need to embed secure design practices more efficiently and consistently will be a top priority for companies looking to innovate post-pandemic.” said Ciaran O’Keeffe, co-founder and CEO of Akeero. Speaking on the announcement Finn Murphy, Partner at Frontline Ventures said: “As cloud infrastructure becomes more complex, the world of threats that companies are exposed to is growing exponentially. Akeero will give every engineering team the ability to understand the threats they’re exposing themselves to and mitigate those threats through smart infrastructure design and monitoring.” Akeero will use the additional capital to accelerate product development and market penetration and fund recruitment in engineering and operations, to ensure teams can deliver secure apps and networks better, faster.