European entities encounter a twofold dilemma. Email continues to be a primary gateway for cyberattacks, with these attacks becoming increasingly advanced as adversaries leverage AI to create persuasive phishing campaigns.
Simultaneously, geopolitical strains have heightened the apprehension of European institutions, policymakers, and regulators regarding their complete dependence on infrastructure and security services controlled by the US. Regulations like DORA and NIS2 increase pressure, making financial institutions and critical-infrastructure operators directly responsible for the robustness of their digital supply chains.
xorlab tackles these issues by offering top-tier defense against the most sophisticated email threats while maintaining control over data, infrastructure, and digital sovereignty.
This demand is evident in the company's expansion. xorlab is relied on by entities with employee counts from 500 to over 37,000 — such as Julius Bär, Swisscom, Vontobel, G+D, and CERN — and achieved its best performance ever in 2025. Inbound demand from European companies has once more doubled in 2026.
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The firm announced today that it has secured EUR 5 million in a Series A+ funding round. The funding round was spearheaded by current investor Spicehaus Partners, with ongoing involvement from Grapha Holding, EquityPitcher Ventures, and ZKB Start-up Finance.
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The funding will speed up xorlab's growth throughout Europe, beginning with DACH, Benelux, and the Nordics.
The funding arises due to the swiftly increasing demand from European entities aiming to lessen their reliance on IT security providers based in the US.
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Antonio Barresi, CEO and co-founder of xorlab says, "Europe needs its own cybersecurity champions. Not European copies of US incumbents, but companies capable of defining the next generation of enterprise security. Email remains one of the most critical attack surfaces, and AI is fundamentally changing the threat landscape. European organizations need security that combines world-class protection with control over their data and infrastructure. There is no better place to build the European leader in email security than in the heart of Central Europe."