The company plans to use the capital to broaden its footprint in Africa and further industrialize its agentic AI-powered Zero Trust security platform.

The round was led by NewFund Capital, with contributions from Orange Ventures, Axian Group (Madagascar), LoftyInc Capital, and Morocco’s Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion through the 212Founders programme.

This investment illustrates a rising confidence among investors in the potential of Africa’s cybersecurity market.

As cybercrime worldwide continues to rise—with projected global losses reaching US$10.5 trillion by 2025—African organisations, often underserved, are especially exposed.

At the same time, a severe shortage of cybersecurity specialists persists globally (nearly 4 million roles unfilled, per World Bank estimates).

Nucleon is betting on automation via AI to help fill this skills gap and arm companies across the continent with stronger, proactive defence.

Nucleon Security’s offerings are designed around autonomous, intelligent cybersecurity tools.

Its current client base in Africa exceeds 100 organisations, spanning nations such as Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Madagascar.

The new financing is earmarked not only for geographic expansion but also for intensifying research and development of its Zero Trust security suite.

Its platform comprises multiple components covering the full defensive cycle. Key features include a Zero Trust-based endpoint detection and response (EDR) that blocks suspicious behaviour by default; a managed detection and response (MDR) service providing local, round-the-clock monitoring; Malprob AI, for detecting previously unseen malware; and ScorX, which helps security teams prioritize the most urgent alerts.

Anas Chanaa, co-founder and CEO of Nucleon Security, emphasized the company’s goal “to make cybersecurity proactive and accessible to all.”

He added that the funding will enable the firm “to support a broader range of organisations of all sizes” in defending themselves from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

With cyber threats escalating and regional institutions frequently under attack, the timing may prove pivotal for Nucleon.

Should its model gain traction, the company could be a demonstrative case of how local, AI-driven solutions can address cybersecurity challenges not just in Africa but globally.