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Fleuret AI raises €4 million in a pre-seed round to develop agentic AI for automated penetration testing

Funding Provisional 87% confidence first seen 5 October 2026, 04:00

French AI pentesting startup Fleuret AI raised €4 million in a pre-seed funding round led by RAISE Ventures. The company plans to use the funds to develop AI agents that simulate attacks and identify vulnerabilities, aiming to make penetration testing a more continuous and automated process as systems change.

Fleuret AI RAISE Ventures

The deal

Fleuret AI €4M Seed · announced 5 Oct 2026

Investors RAISE Ventures

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5 Oct, 04:00 Pitch deck: French AI pentesting startup Fleuret AI raises €4M pre-seed Tech Funding News independent 5 Oct, 08:50 Fleuret AI raises €4M to advance AI-powered offensive cybersecurity in Europe Tech.eu independent

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