Cyber Guru
A Series B Roman awareness-training leader with over one million active users and a 2025 Mantra acquisition.
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Cyber Guru, founded in 2017 and based in Rome, is a Series B security-awareness training platform built originally for a major Italian bank before generalizing. It has scaled past one million active users and expanded across Europe, including the 2025 acquisition of French firm Mantra.
It faces established global competitors as it grows beyond its Italian home base.
Innovation Matrix Assessment
Iterates steadily on an established security-awareness-training model rather than introducing a fundamentally new technical approach.
Demonstrated real operational scale by surpassing 1 million active users and expanding into multiple European markets.
Recognized in Cyber Defense Media Group's 2025 Global InfoSec Awards (1 award); backed by a $25M Series B round in 2024 and the 2025 acquisition of Mantra to expand into France.
Competes within the mature security-awareness-training category, differentiated mainly by European market focus and M&A-driven expansion.
User-scale growth is a positive signal, but independently verified behavior-change or risk-reduction outcomes were not found.
Human-factor security training remains a persistent need, and Cyber Guru's European expansion keeps it relevant to a growing addressable market.
Why CISOs Should Care
Cyber Guru gives CISOs a security-awareness training platform with a proven track record in the Italian and broader European market, now scaled past 1 million active users, addressing the human factor that drives most breaches.
What Makes It Different
Built originally for a major Italian bank's specific resistance needs before generalizing, Cyber Guru has expanded across Europe (including the 2025 acquisition of French firm Mantra) rather than staying a single-market player.
The Matrix Verdict
55/100 — INCREMENTAL INNOVATOR
A well-funded, fast-growing European security-awareness-training leader with real scale, though it faces established global competitors as it expands beyond its Italian home base.
Editorial Note: Claims vs. Verified Findings
The €23M/$25M Series B round, investors, founding year, and Mantra acquisition are independently reported by Silicon Canals, EU-Startups, and Cyber Guru's own newsroom; the 1 million active user figure is company-reported.
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