Cleafy Raises €12M to Strengthen Predictive Cybersecurity for Banks

Milan-based cybersecurity company Cleafy has successfully raised €12 million in a Series B funding round co-led by United Ventures and eCAPITAL. This latest investment brings total funding to €22 million as Cleafy accelerates the development of its predictive fraud detection platform and expands its footprint across European and Latin American banking markets.

Founded to combat increasingly sophisticated financial cybercrime, Cleafy provides banks with a platform capable of identifying attack infrastructures and malicious behaviors before fraud occurs. Unlike traditional banking security tools that rely on reactive, rules-based analysis, Cleafy’s system leverages behavioral analytics and real-time threat intelligence across web platforms, mobile apps, backend systems, and network environments to anticipate cyberattacks early in their lifecycle.

Matteo Bogana, CEO and co-founder, highlighted the challenge:
"While fraudsters weaponize AI to scale attacks at machine speed, European banks are fighting back with outdated, reactive tools. We built Cleafy to fundamentally change this equation by reconstructing how attacks form and stopping them weeks before they can cause damage."

Recently, Cleafy launched Cleafy for Workforce, extending predictive analytics to detect insider threats and compromised employee accounts within corporate environments. This move underscores banks’ growing concern about internal cybersecurity risks comparable to external attacks.

With new regulations such as DORA and NIS2, financial institutions are under pressure to enhance digital resilience and proactive threat detection. Cleafy aims to strengthen its predictive capabilities, expand threat intelligence globally, and deepen its presence in international banking markets.

As financial cybercrime evolves, platforms like Cleafy are becoming essential for anticipating attacks before they materialize, safeguarding the banking sector’s digital infrastructure.