MokN
A fast-growing French identity-theft-prevention vendor notable for being Google Ventures' first-ever French startup investment, protecting a large existing user base.
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Expanded from an initial decoy-credential product to protecting over a million users and preparing US/UK expansion within about three years.
Reports protecting more than one million users across large enterprises and mid-sized organizations from its Paris base.
Raised a $15M Series A in May 2026 led by GV -- Google Ventures' first-ever French startup investment -- with Datadog also participating.
Using realistic decoy access points to proactively trap and neutralize stolen credentials is a genuinely differentiated approach to credential-theft defense.
Claimed million-plus protected users suggests real adoption, though the figure is company-reported and not independently audited.
Credential theft and phishing remain a top attack vector, making proactive credential-theft neutralization a durable, high-value capability.
Why CISOs Should Care
MokN gives CISOs a proactive way to neutralize stolen credentials before attackers can use them, deploying realistic decoy VPN and webmail portals (Baits) that capture and invalidate credential-theft attempts in real time.
What Makes It Different
Rather than detecting credential misuse after the fact, MokN's decoy-access-point technology actively lures attackers into surrendering stolen credentials, letting security teams neutralize compromised identities before genuine infrastructure is touched.
The Matrix Verdict
52/100 — INCREMENTAL INNOVATOR
A fast-growing French identity-theft-prevention vendor notable for being Google Ventures' first-ever French startup investment, protecting a large existing user base.
Editorial Note: Claims vs. Verified Findings
Company-reported protection of 'more than one million users' is a self-disclosed figure not independently audited.
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