News Summary

• Osavul, an AI startup that spots state-backed attacks before they happen, has raised €8.5M in a Series A round.
• 33N Ventures, a European cybersecurity fund, led the round, and it brings the total Osavul has raised to about €12m.
• The company was founded in Kyiv in 2022, after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• It began by tracking Russian disinformation for Ukrainian security bodies.
• It has since moved on to what it calls hybrid threats.
• These are campaigns that mix cyberattacks, sabotage, spying and online manipulation.