Berlin-based cybersecurity startup revel8, which develops AI-powered employee training against cyberattacks, has raised €5.7m in seed funding.
The round was led by Peak, with participation from Fortino Capital, Merantix Capital, and a number of business angels including Mario Götze, Sergej Epp of Sysdig, Michael Schrank of Adidas, Rogier Fischer of Hadrian, and Celonis CEO Alexander Rinke. Together with earlier pre-seed funding led by Merantix Capital, the company has now secured €7m since its founding in 2024.
revel8 uses generative AI and open-source intelligence to replicate cyberattacks within hours, creating personalised simulations for each employee. These exercises adapt dynamically to an individual’s role and behaviour, aiming to reduce costly breaches that often stem from human error.
The new capital will be used to expand the team, enhance enterprise features, and support international growth. The founders say their goal is to train 10 million “human firewalls” to help companies keep pace with increasingly sophisticated AI-driven scams.
revel8 CEO Julius Muth said, “Traditional e-learnings are out of date. Training users with realistic replicas of the latest, relevant scams proves to be much more effective. By continuously exposing users to cyberattacks across all communication channels, we help clients to build a strong security culture and reduce the risk of costly incidents.
“We want to make sure that companies are not left behind in the arms race between attackers and defenders. This investment gives us the resources to build the next generation of defense tools for the next generation of threats.”
Peak co-founder and managing partner Johan van Mil said, “Generative AI is transforming the threat landscape faster than enterprises can react. revel8’s AI native approach replicates real-world attacks in hours, not months, and turns the human factor into an active defense layer. We believe this team has the vision and execution power to build Europe’s category leader in AI-native cyber security for human risk. That’s why we’re proud to back revel8 and support them on their Go-To-Market to scale internationally.”
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