EIB Provides €25 Million to Boost Gatewatcher’s AI-Driven Cyber Threat Detection Platform

EIB Provides €25 Million to Boost Gatewatcher’s AI-Driven Cyber Threat Detection Platform

(IN BRIEF) The EIB has granted Gatewatcher a €25 million venture debt facility—its largest cybersecurity funding to date—to enhance the French firm’s AI-powered network detection and response platform and accelerate international expansion. Recognized as the only “Visionary” in Gartner’s 2024 Magic Quadrant for NDR, Gatewatcher will use the capital to advance its threat-detection technologies and deploy its latest AI innovations. EIB Vice-President Ambroise Fayolle emphasized the strategic importance of European-based cybersecurity for safeguarding infrastructure and data, while Gatewatcher CEO Jacques de La Rivière highlighted the shared commitment to a secure, competitive digital landscape. As Gatewatcher marks ten years and extends its reach across four continents, this investment also reflects the EIB Group’s renewed pledge—supported by all EU Member States—to dedicate up to 3.5 percent of its €100 billion 2025 financing envelope to security and defence.

(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 27-Jun-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed a €25 million venture debt facility to Gatewatcher, marking its largest-ever cybersecurity investment. The French specialist—recently distinguished as the sole “Visionary” in Gartner’s 2024 Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response (NDR)—will leverage these funds to accelerate the evolution of its AI-driven threat‐detection platform and extend its footprint across international markets. This financing underscores the EIB Group’s bolstered dedication to Europe’s security and defence, reaffirmed by its Board of Governors on 20 June.

Gatewatcher’s NDR solution fuses artificial intelligence with real‐time threat intelligence to deliver comprehensive monitoring of network activity. With cyberattacks growing in scale and sophistication, Europe’s strategic autonomy hinges on home-grown capabilities to preempt breaches, protect critical infrastructure, and attribute malicious actors. Through this partnership, Gatewatcher will intensify R&D efforts to refine its detection algorithms and fast-track the rollout of its newest AI module.

EIB Vice-President Ambroise Fayolle commented, “In today’s digital battlefield, cybersecurity is integral to our defence architecture and economic resilience. By empowering Gatewatcher—an innovator wholly devoted to safeguarding Europe’s digital assets—we reinforce both our security strategy and our competitive edge.”

Jacques de La Rivière, Gatewatcher’s founder and CEO, added, “This financing from a leading European institution is a testament to our shared vision of a secure digital future. It will enable us to deepen our technological innovation, expedite product launches, and help forge a robust European cybersecurity sector. Our growth is driven by dedicated teams and a collective responsibility to our partners and clients.”

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Gatewatcher continues to scale its solutions across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. As the only fully European vendor—and the exclusive “Visionary” in the 2024 NDR Magic Quadrant—the company solidifies its role at the heart of Europe’s cyber-defence ecosystem. Today, its platform protects hundreds of organisations, including critical infrastructure operators, government bodies, and enterprise customers.

This transaction aligns with the EIB Group’s ambitious 2025 financing framework, approved on 20 June by representatives of all 27 EU Member States, which elevates its lending capacity to €100 billion and earmarks 3.5 percent of total financing for European security and defence initiatives.

About EIB:

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the long-term lending institution of the European Union, owned by its Member States. Built around eight core priorities, we finance investments that contribute to EU policy objectives. The EIB Group, which also includes the European Investment Fund (EIF), signed nearly €89 billion in new financing for over 900 high-impact projects in 2024, boosting Europe’s competitiveness and security. In France, the EIB Group signed more than 100 operations in 2024 for a total amount of €12.6 billion, which made it possible to mobilise €62 billion in investments in the real economy. Nearly 60% of the EIB Group’s annual financing supports projects directly contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

About Gatewatcher:

Gatewatcher, a leader in cyber threat detection, has been protecting the networks of businesses and public institutions, including the most critical ones, since 2015. The Gatewatcher NDR Platform (network detection and response) combines artificial intelligence, dynamic and behavioural analytics techniques, and contextualised cyber threat intelligence (CTI). This enables unified, comprehensive visibility, real-time detection and mapping of systems, and an automated, prioritised response to attacks. Deployed across cloud, on-premise or sensitive infrastructure, and compatible with information technology, operational technology and internet of things environments, it secures all critical assets while streamlining operations through its integrated AI assistant. Gatewatcher combines technological power with operational peace of mind to align cybersecurity with your business objectives.

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SOURCE: European Investment Bank