Gatewatcher secures €25 million investment from the European Investment Bank to accelerate growth and reinforce European cyber resilience
A European first to support a strategic industry
Marking its largest venture debt investment in cybersecurity, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed a €25 million financing facility to Gatewatcher, a French company recognized as a European leader in cyber threat detection. Gatewatcher has developed an advanced Network Detection and Response (NDR) platform that combines artificial intelligence and threat intelligence to deliver real-time visibility across all digital environments. The funds will accelerate the development of Gatewatcher’s advanced detection technologies and intensify its international expansion in a context of rising cyber threats and renewed focus on European autonomy.
Independence, trust, and long-term vision
“This investment is a strong signal of trust from a major European institution. It represents a shared commitment to building a secure, digital future,” said Jacques de La Rivière, CEO and founder of Gatewatcher. “This financing allows us to pursue our innovation efforts for our clients and partners, while accelerating the market launch of our latest AI solution. Our ambition is clear: to bring cutting-edge threat detection technologies to the broadest possible market, while contributing to the emergence of a robust European cybersecurity industry. This next phase of growth is first and foremost a collective one, driven by our teams and guided by a sense of responsibility to our ecosystem.”
Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-President of the EIB further adds: “Cybersecurity is a strategic sector within the defense industry. Preventing cyberattacks, safeguarding the integrity of infrastructure and data, and identifying those responsible of attacks – having these capabilities is now imperative for Europe’s security and the competitiveness of our economies. We are therefore proud to support the development of a company like Gatewatcher, which is fully dedicated to cybersecurity and whose results are already promising. This project also fully aligns with the EIB’s new strategy to support the European security and defence sector.”
A milestone year for Gatewatcher
The financing comes as Gatewatcher marks its 10th anniversary and continues to scale across Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa. A pioneer in large-scale fundraising within the European cybersecurity sector, Gatewatcher confirms with this new milestone its long-term vision, strategic independence, and strength in a fiercely competitive global market. Its inclusion as the only fully European vendor, and the sole “Visionary”, in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for NDR further confirms its role as a key player in Europe’s cyber defense ecosystem. Today, Gatewatcher’s technologies protect hundreds of public and private organizations, including critical infrastructure operators, governments, and enterprises.
ABOUT GATEWATCHER
Gatewatcher, a leader in cyber threat detection, has been protecting the networks of businesses and public institutions, including the most critical ones, since 2015. The Gatewatcher NDR Platform (Network Detection and Response) combines artificial intelligence, dynamic and behavioral analytics techniques, and contextualized Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI). This enables unified, comprehensive visibility, real-time detection and mapping of systems, and an automated, prioritized response to attacks. Deployed across cloud, on-premise, or sensitive infrastructures, and compatible with IT, OT, and IoT environments, it secures all critical assets while streamlining operations through its integrated AI assistant. Gatewatcher combines technological power with operational peace of mind to align cybersecurity with your business objectives.
Gatewatcher completed a €25 million Series A funding round in 2022 with Move Capital.
ABOUT EIB
The European Investment Bank (EIB), whose shareholders are the Member States of the European Union (EU), is the EU’s long-term financing institution. Across eight major priorities, we support investments that contribute to achieving the EU’s key objectives. In 2024, the EIB Group, which also includes the European Investment Fund (EIF), signed nearly €89 billion in new financing in support of more than 900 high-impact projects, thereby strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and security. In France, the EIB Group signed more than one hundred operations in 2024 for a total amount of €12.6 billion, which made it possible to mobilize €62 billion in investments in the real economy. Nearly 60% of the EIB Group’s annual financing supports projects directly contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation. More information about the EIB Group financing for security and defence is available here.
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