Sofina leads Series C to fuel European expansion and AI-powered threat response
The Hague, June 30th – Eye Security, one of Europe’s fastest-growing cybersecurity platforms, today announced a €60 million Series C financing round led by Belgian investment company Sofina, which is taking a minority stake in the company. The round also includes a significantly increased commitment from existing Dutch investor TIN Capital, alongside continued support from existing investors J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners.
The funding comes at a critical time. European organisations face escalating threats, tighter regulations, and growing pressure to reduce digital dependency. Eye Security protects the organisations that keep Europe running, from fast-growing businesses to established enterprises, who need serious cybersecurity without the complexity and cost of building it themselves.
Why Europe Needs a Different Approach
Eye Security was born from a simple observation: European organisations deserve the same level of cyber expertise that governments and large enterprises can afford. Since launching in 2020, the company has grown to serve over a thousand businesses across the BENELUX and DACH region and beyond, as demand for European, expert-led cybersecurity has accelerated.
This Series C accelerates their mission, funding geographic expansion into new European markets, product ecosystem growth through strategic integrations, AI-powered capabilities that augment human expertise, and team expansion across engineering, threat intelligence and customer operations.
“Cybersecurity is entering a new era. AI is accelerating both the threats organisations face and the speed at which they must respond,” said Job Kuijpers, Founder and CEO of Eye Security. “Europe needs sovereign cybersecurity solutions built on intelligence-grade expertise, trusted technology, rapid execution and seamless cyber insurance. That is what we are building at Eye Security.”
A Platform Built for European Realities
Eye Security's approach is deliberately different:
- Expert-led, not algorithm-only. With AI cyberattacks growing by nearly 100% in 2025, the Eye Security platform, Cyber Guard, combines AI-powered detection with 24/7 human-driven threat response.
- Soevereign by design. Rather than forcing customers into a single ecosystem, Eye Security integrates with the best-of-breed tools already in use. The platform works seamlessly with leading EDR, cloud security, and infrastructure tools.
- Built for Europe, trusted in Europe. Eye Security is a European platform, built and headquartered in the EU by Dutch intelligence experts, that keeps your data stored within EU borders. For organisations facing GDPR and NIS2 compliance, this offers real clarity and reassurance.
- Integrated protection with cyber insurance. Eye Security uniquely combines MDR, incident response, and threat intelligence with in-house cyber insurance underwriting, offering integrated protection when traditional insurers are withdrawing coverage amid rising AI-driven attacks.
What This Funding Means
“Sofina has been a patient, mission-driven partner for companies that matter,” said Kuijpers. “This Series C is about building the category leader in European cybersecurity.” The funding shows strong confidence in Eye Security’s model at a time when regulators push for digital sovereignty and organisations seek platforms built on European principles and accountability. For Eye Security’s ecosystem, this translates into concrete benefits:
- For customers: Eye Security is investing in deeper integrations, expanded threat intelligence, and new capabilities. As threats evolve, customers' security posture grows without disruption. Protection that keeps pace with the threat landscape.
- For partners: A platform built for channel success. Eye Security's open architecture and partner-first approach make it the ideal backbone for MSPs and resellers to deliver integrated security and insurance to their customers.
- For the European security community: Continued investment in top talent, security research, and innovation. We're committed to building the products and expertise that make European organisations genuinely safer.
Sofina's Perspective
“Sofina looks for exceptional entrepreneurs building category leaders in markets with structural growth tailwinds”, said Jean-François Burguet, Principal and Digital Transformation Lead at Sofina. “As AI democratizes cyberattacks, we believe Eye Security is well positioned to help defend organisations against these threats. Pairing deep cybersecurity pedigree with focused ambition, Job and his team have built a platform offering enterprise-grade security protection to the mid-market. We are looking forward to backing this team as they expand their services across Europe.”
"As an investor already involved in Eye Security," says Maarten Derks, Managing Partner at TIN Capital, "we have witnessed the company's impressive expansion. We are committed to supporting portfolio companies which are delivering meaningful solutions to geopolitical challenges, evolving compliance requirements and increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. Eye Security is doing exactly that in Europe, and we are proud to be part of that journey."
About Eye Security
Founded in The Hague in 2020 by former Dutch intelligence and security service experts, Eye Security is Europe’s integrated cybersecurity platform, combining AI-powered detection, a 24/7 human-led SOC, rapid incident response and in-house cyber insurance underwriting to protect organisations before, during and after an attack. Built and operated entirely within Europe, it keeps customer data sovereign, compliant and protected under GDPR and NIS2, and is trusted by organisations across Europe, from fast-growing businesses to established enterprises.
About Sofina
Sofina is a Belgian investment company, listed on Euronext Brussels. Sofina’s mission is to partner with leading entrepreneurs and families, backing them with patient capital and supportive advice to foster sustainable growth of their businesses. Relationships and alignment are at the heart of what we do. Sofina has investments in Europe, Asia and the United States in various sectors, with a particular focus on Consumer and retail, Digital transformation, Education, Healthcare and life sciences as well as Sustainable supply chains. For more information, please visit www.sofinagroup.com
