emproof develops software technologies that harden embedded systems directly at the binary layer, preventing reverse engineering and tampering across automotive, industrial, medical, and defense devices. Spun out of Ruhr University Bochum, the Max Planck Institute, and the Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security, the company positions itself as a specialist in embedded security with a Europe-wide investor base. Its platform is applied in three strategic segments: civilian markets, protection of legacy devices already in the field, and defense & aerospace projects where it collaborates with system integrators such as Kongsberg and Rheinmetall. With fresh capital, management plans to secure ISO 27001:2022 certification and accelerate product development. The firm also intends to broaden compliance frameworks to meet rising industry security standards. Although financial metrics such as revenue or user counts were not shared, the latest round adds to prior backing from investors in Germany, France, and the Netherlands.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jul 2022