United Ventures Leads €3 Million Seed Round in Beelzebub

Beelzebub began as an open-source research project founded in Milan by security researcher Mario Candela in 2021 and was incorporated in July 2025. Its AI-native cybersecurity platform operates on an “assumed breach” model, combining adversary simulation, LLM-powered deception and real-time threat intelligence. The approach is gaining relevance as AI agents allow attackers to automate vulnerability discovery, customize malware and launch campaigns at machine speed.

The company said on July 27, 2026, that it raised €3 million in a seed round led exclusively by Italian DeepTech venture capital firm United Ventures. The financing follows a €300,000 pre-seed round and brings total funding to €3.3 million. Beelzebub will expand its research team, open commercial offices in Rome and San Francisco by year-end, pursue customers globally and develop technology that directly protects AI agents.