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Hadrian raised $40 million to expand its AI offensive security platform

Hadrian raised $40 million in Series B funding to expand its AI-driven offensive security platform across EMEA and the United States.

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Key takeaways
  • Hadrian raised an additional $40 million in Series B funding, bringing total funding to $65 million.
  • Hadrian said it will expand across EMEA and the United States and invest in engineering and research.
  • Hadrian’s platform combines continuous exposure management with agentic penetration testing.

Hadrian said it raised an additional $40 million in a Series B round, bringing its total funding to $65 million. The company said it will use the money to expand across EMEA and the United States and increase investment in engineering and research.

The funding is aimed at a platform that continuously maps external attack surfaces, validates which exposures are exploitable and provides agentic penetration testing. Hadrian said its customers in the U.S. and Europe include McKesson, NBCUniversal and TotalEnergies.

Hadrian’s funding came less than a month after Anthropic disclosed that criminal and state-linked groups had used Claude to automate attack chains and hunt for zero-day vulnerabilities, according to SiliconANGLE.

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Hadrian’s Atlas and Nova products cover discovery and testing

Hadrian said Atlas continuously maps an organization’s external attack surface and uses AI agents to validate which exposures are exploitable. Nova provides on-demand agentic penetration testing.

The company said the two products share context, allowing security teams to move from continuous monitoring to deeper testing without restarting the process.

Hadrian co-founder and CEO Rogier Fischer said the platform emulates hackers’ attack paths to help customers understand risks and prioritize security resources.

Forgepoint and SmartFin co-led Hadrian’s funding round

Hadrian said Forgepoint Capital International and SmartFin co-led the round, with participation from existing investors HV Capital, Motive Partners, Picus Capital and Oetker Ventures.

Hadrian was founded in 2021 by former ethical hackers Rogier Fischer and Olivier Beg, together with entrepreneur Maurice Clin.

Hadrian’s platform currently runs roughly 150 million attack simulations daily, according to Fischer.

Hadrian customers describe continuous exposure visibility

Hadrian said its customers have seen 10 times greater visibility into critical risks, five times improved return on investment over manual penetration tests and an 80% faster time to resolution.

Hadrian said it works with organizations across the United States and Europe, including McKesson, NBCUniversal, Francisco Partners, TotalEnergies, Amadeus, Leroy Merlin and Damen Shipyard.

Hadrian said the new capital will support expansion in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the United States, as well as hiring more engineers and researchers.

Rogier Fischer said the company plans over the next one to two years to build agents that can proactively implement fixes such as changing firewall rules or correcting misconfigurations.

FAQ

What did Hadrian announce?

Hadrian said it raised an additional $40 million in a Series B round, bringing its total funding to $65 million.

What will Hadrian use the funding for?

Hadrian said it will expand across EMEA and the United States and increase investment in engineering and research.

What is Hadrian’s Atlas product?

Hadrian said Atlas continuously maps an organization’s external attack surface and uses AI agents to validate which exposures are exploitable.

What is Hadrian’s Nova product?

Hadrian said Nova provides on-demand agentic penetration testing.

Who participated in Hadrian’s funding round?

Hadrian said Forgepoint Capital International and SmartFin co-led the round, with participation from HV Capital, Motive Partners, Picus Capital and Oetker Ventures.

Sources

  1. Countering misuse of AI: September 2026 / Anthropic, AnthropicPrimary
  2. Hadrian Raises $40 Million to Expand Autonomous Offensive Security Platform, SecurityWeek
  3. Hadrian Expands Offensive Security Platform With $40M Raise, HealthcareInfoSecurity
  4. Hadrian raises $40M to tackle AI-driven cyber threats, Hadrian
  5. Hadrian raises $40M for AI agents that find the weaknesses attackers can exploit, SiliconANGLE
  6. Hadrian Raises $40 Million To Expand Agentic AI Offensive Cybersecurity Platform, Alessio Setaro
  7. Amsterdam’s Hadrian raises $40M for AI-powered offensive security, The Next Web
How we checked this story
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Hadrian raised an additional $40 million in a Series B round, bringing its total funding to $65 million.Hadrian, via SecurityWeekAttributed
Hadrian said forgepoint Capital International and SmartFin co-led the funding round, with participation from existing investors.Hadrian, via SecurityWeekAttributed
Hadrian will use the funding to expand across EMEA and the United States and increase investment in engineering and research.Hadrian, via SecurityWeekAttributed
Hadrian’s platform combines continuous exposure management with agentic penetration testing.Hadrian, via SecurityWeekAttributed
Hadrian’s Atlas product maps an organization’s external attack surface and uses AI agents to validate which exposures are exploitable.Hadrian, via SecurityWeekAttributed
Hadrian’s Nova product provides on-demand agentic penetration testing.Hadrian, via SecurityWeekAttributed
Hadrian says its customers have achieved 10 times greater visibility into critical risks, five times improved return on investment, and an 80% faster time to resolution.Hadrian, via SecurityWeekAttributed
Hadrian co-founder and CEO Rogier Fischer said the company’s platform emulates hackers’ attack paths to help customers understand risks and prioritize resources.Rogier Fischer, via SecurityWeekAttributed
Hadrian was founded in 2021 by Rogier Fischer, Olivier Beg and Maurice Clin.Hadrian, via SecurityWeekAttributed
Hadrian’s platform currently runs roughly 150 million attack simulations daily, according to Rogier Fischer.Rogier Fischer, via HealthcareInfoSecurityAttributed
Rogier Fischer said hadrian plans to build agents that can proactively implement fixes such as changing firewall rules or correcting misconfigurations over the next one to two years.Rogier Fischer, via HealthcareInfoSecurityAttributed
Hadrian works with companies across the United States and Europe, including McKesson, NBC Universal, Francisco Partners, Total Energies, Amadeus, Leroy Merlin and Damen Shipyard.HadrianAttributed
Hadrian’s Atlas and Nova products share context, allowing teams to move from continuous monitoring to deeper testing without restarting the process.HadrianAttributed
SiliconANGLE reported that Hadrian’s funding came less than a month after Anthropic disclosed criminal and state-linked groups had used Claude to automate attack chains and hunt for zero-day vulnerabilities.Anthropic PBC, via SiliconANGLEAttributed
Hadrian’s investors have now provided $65 million, according to SiliconANGLE.SiliconANGLEAttributed
Hadrian’s funding will expand its operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the United States and support hiring more engineers and researchers.Hadrian, via The Next WebAttributed
Hadrian’s Atlas maps everything a company makes available on the internet and uses AI agents to identify genuine flaws.Hadrian, via The Next WebAttributed
Hadrian’s customers include McKesson, NBCUniversal, TotalEnergies, Amadeus, Leroy Merlin and Damen Shipyards, according to The Next Web.The Next WebAttributed
The Next Web reported that Anthropic’s Claude misuse report covered activity from December 2025 to August 2026.The Next WebAttributed
Anthropic said it identified and removed an account that used Claude to rewrite and distribute fabricated news stories across about 70 websites.AnthropicConfirmed
Anthropic said the operation published at least 8,913 articles in about 20 languages and generated little observable engagement from real audiences.AnthropicConfirmed
Anthropic said it identified and removed an account that used Claude to run a commercial election-manipulation platform targeting Malaysia.AnthropicConfirmed

Could not verify

  • Whether Hadrian’s platform has prevented a real-world attack is not established.
  • Whether the reported customer performance figures have been independently verified is not established.
  • Whether Hadrian’s planned remediation agents will operate safely and reliably is not established.
  • Whether the funding announcement came directly from Hadrian is not established.
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