Osavul Raises $10 Million to Detect Hybrid Threats Before They Hit Critical Infrastructure

Disinformation campaigns, cyberattacks and sabotage are increasingly coordinated, yet the tools that defend against them are usually separate. Osavul, a company that began by tracking Russian disinformation, is now selling a single view of all three.

Osavul raised $10 million (€8.5 million) in a Series A led by 33N Ventures, with participation from Balnord, G+D Ventures and existing investor 42CAP. The round brings total funding to about €12 million. The company was founded in Kyiv in 2022, is now based in Luxembourg, and offers governments and businesses AI-powered open-source intelligence tools that detect hostile information campaigns and hybrid threats combining cyberattacks, sabotage, espionage and online manipulation.

Who Uses the Product

Osavul works with government and defence bodies in more than 10 countries and is part of a consortium selected by NATO. That customer base gives the company credibility that commercial customers value, since a product tested against state-level adversaries is easier to trust. The funding will go toward improving the company's AI, growing its sales team and entering new markets for the business side of the product, including energy, transport, ports and banking.

Why Critical Infrastructure Is the Next Market

Operators of energy grids, ports, transport networks and banks face the same blend of cyber and information threats that governments do, but they rarely have an intelligence team to match. Selling a product proven in government to commercial infrastructure operators is a well-worn path in defence technology, and it works because the threat is the same while the buyer's budget is often larger and moves faster. The challenge is that commercial sales cycles and requirements differ from government procurement, so the company will need to adapt its product and its sales process.

How the Round Compares With Defence Technology Funding

European defence and security technology has drawn growing investor attention since 2022, and Osavul's Series A fits that pattern at a modest size. A $10 million round is small next to the headline defence rounds, but it matches the capital needs of a software company whose main cost is engineers and sales staff, not hardware. The existing investor 42CAP returning alongside new backers is also a useful signal, since insiders rarely join a round unless the company has hit its milestones.

What This Means for Founders

For founders in security and defence technology, Osavul shows how a product built under wartime conditions can become a commercial business, and why customer credibility in one sector can open another. A Series A led by a specialist cybersecurity investor such as 33N matters beyond the capital, since a specialist can open introductions to buyers in the sector. Founders considering a government-first strategy should plan how to cross over to commercial customers early, and should ask investors how many portfolio companies have made that transition. Preparing for a Series A in this field also means being ready for long due diligence on security and data handling.

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