WiseBee raises USD $2.5m to boost AI cyber defence for SMEs
WiseBee has secured USD $2.5 million in pre-seed funding from Frontline Ventures and BrightCap Ventures to further develop its autonomous cyber defence platform for mid-market organisations.
The company, which has its headquarters in New York and an R&D centre in Sofia, Bulgaria, utilises artificial intelligence agents to monitor, detect, and automatically remediate cyber threats in real time. WiseBee's platform is already operational in a range of high-stakes environments across the United States and Europe, including deployments in local government and a global fintech firm handling vendor risk and remediation.
WiseBee was founded by Stoyan Stoyanov, Chief Executive Officer, and Taha Kazi, Chief Data Officer. The founders bring experience from companies such as SecurityScorecard, Amazon, and Deloitte. Their team combines expertise in cybersecurity leadership with artificial intelligence and machine learning, aiming to provide a new approach in cyber risk mitigation.
Autonomous response
WiseBee aims to change the traditional cybersecurity model. Instead of simply generating alerts, its system autonomously resolves them by deploying AI-powered workflows, with a focus on serving the needs of mid-sized organisations.
The platform is already in use with a variety of customers, including a local US government, a global fintech company, and institutions in the banking and space technology sectors across Europe. Pilot programmes are underway with chief information security officers in fintech, banking, government, defence, and telecommunications sectors.
Most cybersecurity tools are reactive, siloed, and designed for large enterprises with hefty budgets. We are building something fundamentally different: an autonomous system of security agents that detect and mitigate risks around the clock - 24/7
said Stoyan Stoyanov, Chief Executive Officer of WiseBee.
Use cases in regulated environments
Mid-sized companies often face similar cyber threats as large enterprises but with far fewer resources. WiseBee's platform is being used for continuous vendor monitoring and automatic vulnerability resolution by a local US government and by a global fintech firm for vendor risk management. Clients also include a next-generation space technology company, a Bulgarian bank, and a pan-European fintech provider regulated under Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which use it for attack surface management.
By automating the response to cyber incidents, WiseBee aims to reduce response times from days to hours and help mid-market organisations address cyber threats without expanding their security teams.
Investor perspectives
The funding round was led by Frontline Ventures and BrightCap Ventures, with additional support from a US investment firm and angel investors with cybersecurity backgrounds.
AI brings huge benefits but also new security threats, from rogue agents to unvetted tools and chaotic tech stacks. Stoyan and Taha are building exactly what stretched infosec teams need: AI-native agents that go beyond alerts to deliver full remediation. We've been impressed by their speed and traction so far and are excited to back them as they scale across Europe and the US.
said Zoe Chambers, Partner at Frontline Ventures.
Cybersecurity is no longer just about better alerts; it's about intelligent context and precise autonomous actions. Wisebee delivers on all fronts, thanks to Stoyan and Taha's deep industry expertise, AI innovations, and customer-first approach. We are delighted to partner with Wisebee as they bring their product to thousands more organizations and continue growing their team with top AI talent.
said Dimitar Korsakov, Principal at BrightCap Ventures. The company notes that its backers include strategic advisors and engineers from a range of technology and cybersecurity firms, including VMWare, Box, Amazon, Deloitte, Verizon, and Google.
Market focus and next steps
WiseBee's target customers are mid-sized companies with between 200 to 2,000 employees, especially those in regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, and digital identity. The platform combines threat intelligence, attack surface monitoring, and vendor risk management in a single system designed to operate as the central AI-driven layer above a company's security stack.
Having already achieved early adoption in Central and Eastern Europe, the United Kingdom, German-speaking countries, and the United States West Coast, WiseBee will use the latest funding to enhance its platform's capabilities, extend its integrations, and increase recruitment to support growth.
The company is preparing for its next funding round and is planning a community-driven approach to cyber defence as it seeks to expand across Europe and North America.
