Casablanca-based Nucleon Security has raised €3 million ($3.5 million) in seed funding to ramp up its Zero Trust cybersecurity platform built on agentic AI and push into new African markets.
The investment was led by NewFund Capital and joined by Orange Ventures, Axian Group from Madagascar, LoftyInc Capital, and Morocco’s Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion through the 212Founders program. The backing signals growing confidence in Africa’s cybersecurity sector, which is drawing more investor attention as digital adoption rises.
Cybercrime is expected to cost the global economy $10.5 trillion by 2025, yet African enterprises remain particularly exposed due to a lack of skilled professionals—an estimated 4 million cybersecurity roles are vacant worldwide. Nucleon aims to close this gap with automated, AI-led solutions that don’t rely heavily on scarce human expertise.
Founded in 2019, the company already supports over 100 clients in markets such as Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Madagascar. The fresh funding will be used to scale internationally and intensify research on its suite of Zero Trust products.
“Our vision is to make cybersecurity proactive and affordable, giving businesses tools to strengthen visibility, resilience, and efficiency,” said Anas Chanaa, Nucleon Security’s co-founder and CEO.