{
  "id": 2976619,
  "title": "Berlin-based Kazimi secures €2.2 million to help app developers protect and verify first-party data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/berlin-based-kazimi-secures-2-2-million-to-help-app-developers",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T07:50:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EU-Startups",
    "slug": "eu-startups",
    "url": "https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/08/berlin-based-kazimi-secures-e2-2-million-to-help-app-developers-protect-and-verify-first-party-data/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Berlin-based Kazimi, a mobile cybersecurity startup, has successfully raised €2.2 million in pre-Seed funding to assist app developers in safeguarding and verifying their first-party data. The oversubscribed round was spearheaded by Market One Capital, with additional backing from IBB Ventures and notable mobile industry leaders, such as former Rovio CTO Petri Hyökyranta, ex-Supercell data scientist Janne Peltola, and Erik Massmann, the former CFO of Birkenstock Group and Sportradar AG.\n\nAccording to Kazimi's co-founder and chief product officer, Andreas Naumann, the startup's advanced security solution addresses the challenge of distinguishing between signals from genuine users and those generated by bots. By securing communication signals, Kazimi enables app developers to collect, verify, and protect their first-party data, detect non-human bot activity, and differentiate real users from fakes using privacy-preserving technology.\n\nThe company's focus on 2026 data shows that bots officially surpassed human activity on the internet for the first time, according to Cloudflare. However, mobile businesses have historically struggled to differentiate signals from bots and those originating from authentic human interactions. Kazimi's use of cryptography and zero-knowledge proofs ensures data accuracy, security, and compliance with the highest data-privacy standards. The platform supports all major mobile platforms, app frameworks, engines, and BI systems.\n\nKazimi's clientele comprises mobile gaming studios, rewards platforms, and FinTech apps. Jacek Lubinski, Kazimi's lead investor and a partner at Market One Capital, stated that the company aims to become the foundational security layer for the global app economy, providing secure and precise first-party data at scale while maintaining 100% privacy preservation. The newly acquired capital will be allocated towards scaling the solution and catering to the global mobile ad spend market.",
  "summary": "Kazimi, a Berlin-based mobile cybersecurity startup offering security for mobile apps to protect and verify their first-party data, has closed a €2.2 million pre-Seed funding round. The oversubscribed round was led by Market One Capital, with participation from IBB Ventures and several prominent mobile industry executives, including ex-Rovio CTO Petri Hyökyranta, ex-Supercell data scientist Janne…",
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}