{
  "id": 12595302,
  "title": "France- and Italy-based Netsec raises over €8.93 million to scale its AI-native solution for cybersecurity and IT",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/france-and-italy-based-netsec-raises-over-8-93-million-to-scale-its",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T09:50:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EU-Startups",
    "slug": "eu-startups",
    "url": "https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/10/france-and-italy-based-netsec-raises-over-e8-93-million-to-scale-its-ai-native-solution-for-cybersecurity-and-it/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Netsec, a European cybersecurity and managed IT services provider, has secured over €8.93 million ($10 million) in equity funding, led by Paris-based venture capital firm Partech. Additional investors include Primo Capital, View Different, Riccardo Zacconi, Kima Ventures, Ithaca Investments, Vento, Vito Lomele, Everywhere Ventures, and a group of cybersecurity and technology angel investors. Co-founders Gianluca Varisco and Guglielmo Reina, who previously worked together at Rocket Internet, bring extensive expertise in cybersecurity and venture-scale company building. Netsec aims to eliminate the traditional link between managed services and headcount by pairing a single operator with automation to handle the volume work. The company offers a comprehensive IT and security stack through a unified control plane, covering device management, identity, networking, infrastructure, security operations, help desk, and cloud services. Netsec's AI-native solution enables mid-market companies to access the security and IT operations of a larger organization without the need for in-house development. The company plans to use the newly raised capital to enhance its automation and integration layer and expand its operations across Europe and the United States.",
  "summary": "Netsec, the European provider of cybersecurity and managed IT services, has raised more than €8.93 million ($10 million) in equity funding. The round was led by Paris-based venture capital firm Partech, with additional participation from Primo Capital and View Different, the investment vehicle of Diego Piacentini, the former Amazon executive. The company’s broader investor base […] The post…",
  "key_points": [
    "French and Italian-based Netsec raises €8.93M in equity funding",
    "Led by Partech, investors include Primo Capital and View Different",
    "AI-native solution aims to provide mid-market security and IT operations"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}