MokN
A Paris decoy-portal credential-theft prevention startup, Google Ventures' first French investment.
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MokN, founded in 2023 and based in Paris, helps organizations neutralize stolen credentials before attackers can use them by deploying realistic decoy VPN and webmail portals, called Baits, that capture and invalidate credential-theft attempts in real time, rather than detecting misuse after the fact.
It raised a Series A and was Google Ventures’ first-ever French startup investment.
Innovation Matrix Assessment
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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