Company profile
Exein
Physical AI / IoT cybersecurity: Photon kernel-level runtime defense for connected devices, robots, vehicles, industrial and edge AI; training Physical AI security foundation model.
- Status
- PrivateResearch map: Growth / private · $270M · $1.7B valuation · Rome
- Valuation
- $1.7B Sep 15, 2026CyberMerge Funding Tracker — Headline-led; oversubscribed; total raised >$600M (SecurityWeek); H1 2026 ARR 4x YoY (Tech.eu) Source
- Latest funding
- Growth / late-stage · $270M Sep 15, 2026TechCrunch / SecurityWeek / Tech.eu Source
- HQ
- Rome / Italy (global APAC+US) (Startup Radar)
- Website
- exein.io
- Last updated
Categories
Funding & valuation
| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Growth / late-stage | $270M | $1.7B | TechCrunch / SecurityWeek / Tech.euHeadline-led; oversubscribed; total raised >$600M (SecurityWeek); H1 2026 ARR 4x YoY (Tech.eu) |
Research map notes
- Research map · Physical AI Security · $1.7B $270M raise Sep 15, 2026 led by Headline (Sofina, Goldman Sachs, EIB/ETCI, KfW Capital, T.Capital + prior) — company/TechCrunch/Tech.eu disclosed $1.7B valuation Source (recorded Oct 1, 2026)
Latest signals
- Startup Radar · OT Security · snapshot Sep 21, 2026 15 Sep 2026: $270M round led by Headline at $1.7B valuation (Sofina, Goldman Sachs, EIB/ETCI, KfW Capital, T.Capital + prior Balderton/HV/Lakestar et al.); Europe's most valuable cyber scaleup claim; H1 2026 ARR 4x YoY; >2B devices secured (TechCrunch/Tech.eu). Source
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Related CyberMerge stories
- Exein hits $1.7B on a $270M Physical AI security bet. Europe’s cyber mark just moved. Sep 15, 2026 · Funding
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