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§ Private Profile · Rome, Lazio, Italy
Cybersecurity awareness training platform using AI & behavioral science to train employees to resist cyber threats for organizations.
Cyber Guru is a Rome, Italy-based cybersecurity awareness training platform that utilizes artificial intelligence and behavioral science to educate corporate employees on recognizing and resisting phishing attacks and other cyber threats. The enterprise software company currently serves more than 700 organizational customers and has trained over one million active users across 90 countries. Operating with an estimated €5 million in annual recurring revenue, the firm secured $25 million in Series B funding in 2024 to accelerate its core product development roadmap and drive further European expansion. This recent financing round was supported by a syndicate of institutional investors including P101 Ventures, Adara Ventures, Riverside Acceleration Capital, and Educapital. In March 2025, the organization further expanded its regional market presence by acquiring the French cybersecurity startup Mantra. Cyber Guru was founded in 2017 by Gianni Baroni.
Cyber Guru has raised $29.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Cyber Guru has raised $29.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Cyber Guru has raised $29.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Cyber Guru's investors include Riverside Acceleration Capital, Adara Ventures, P101, Telegraph Hill Capital.
Cyber Guru has raised $29.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $25.0M Series B in October 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2024 | $25M Series B | Riverside Acceleration Capital | Adara Ventures, P101, Telegraph Hill Capital | Announced |
| Jun 1, 2021 | $4M Series A | — | Adara Ventures, P101, Telegraph Hill Capital | Announced |
Cyber Guru is an Italian cybersecurity company founded in 2017 that builds an AI-powered security awareness training platform to combat human-related cyber risks, the leading cause of breaches.[1][2][4] Its Cyber Guru Awareness product uses e-learning, gamification, multimedia, immersive simulations, and machine learning to deliver personalized, adaptive training that transforms employee behaviors from vulnerabilities to defenses, serving over 1,000 organizations and 1.5 million users across 90+ countries.[1][2][5] The platform targets businesses in public and private sectors, solving the problem of low cybersecurity awareness by providing continuous, engaging education via microlearning, phishing simulations, and dashboards for compliance tracking, with strong growth including ARR of €5 million and recent acquisitions like France's Mantra.[1][5]
Cyber Guru emerged in 2017 in Rome, Italy, from the specific needs of a major Italian bank seeking to address the human factor in cyber defenses, which existing solutions failed to handle effectively due to limitations in engagement and management.[4][5] CEO Gianni Baroni, previously of incubator DaMan, led its development into a comprehensive platform by 2019, gaining traction as Italy's reference in cybersecurity awareness.[4][5] Pivotal moments include a €3.6 million funding round in 2021 from P101 Ventures and Adara Ventures, doubling revenues and expanding to Europe (France, Spain); further growth capital from Riverside Acceleration Capital and EduCapital; customer base surging from 430 to over 700 organizations; and the 2024 acquisition of Mantra, boosting users to 1.5 million.[1][2][5]
Cyber Guru rides the surging demand for human-centric cybersecurity, as human error causes most breaches amid rising AI-fueled attacks and regulations like GDPR/NIS2.[2][4] Its timing aligns with Europe's cybersecurity market growth, particularly Southern Europe's startup boom, where personalized training addresses gaps in traditional compliance-focused tools.[2][5] Market forces favoring it include remote work vulnerabilities, ransomware proliferation, and investor interest in scalable SaaS—evidenced by its 170% YoY revenue growth post-funding and international expansion plans to France, Spain, UK, and Germany.[5] It influences the ecosystem by setting standards for engaging awareness platforms, partnering with VCs like P101 to nurture Italy's tech scene, and aggregating user data for smarter defenses.[2][5]
Cyber Guru is poised for accelerated global scaling, leveraging its post-Mantra platform (1.5M users, 1,000+ clients) and €5M ARR to penetrate high-potential markets like DACH and UK, potentially via further M&A or funding rounds.[1][5] Trends like AI-personalized security, zero-trust human layers, and mandatory training under evolving regs will amplify its edge, evolving it from regional leader to worldwide human-risk mitigator. As cyber threats intensify, its behavior-transformation model positions it to redefine organizational resilience, building on its origin as a bank's solution into a cornerstone of proactive defense.