UK-based cybersecurity CybaVerse has closed its Series A funding round, raising £5 million. The round was co-led by Pembroke VCT and Airbridge Equity Partners, with additional backing from Haatch. Legal support was provided by boutique firm Culbert Ellis.
The fresh capital will fuel sales and marketing expansion, grow the team, and support further development of its proprietary platform, CybaOps. This funding also marks a shift from founder-led sales to a scalable SaaS growth model, reflecting its ambitions to serve a broader market efficiently.
Simplifies complex cybersecurity
Founded in 2018 by Oliver Spence and Gemma Blake, CybaVerse has grown from a boutique consultancy into a recognised cyber security vendor with nearly 40 employees. Its mission is to make cybersecurity simpler, more efficient, and accessible for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Managed Service Providers (MSPs).
CybaVerse’s team of experts leverages advanced technology and streamlined processes to help SMEs and MSPs gain confidence in protecting, detecting, and responding to cyber threats. By simplifying and scaling security, CybaVerse ensures that businesses of all sizes can strengthen their defences without the complexity traditionally associated with cybersecurity.
With CybaVerse, organisations gain not just technology but a partner capable of guiding them through the increasingly complex digital threat landscape with speed, clarity, and confidence.
All-in-one cybersecurity management platform
At the heart of CybaVerse’s offering is CybaOps, an all-in-one cybersecurity management platform. The platform integrates detection, compliance, security, and testing into a single SaaS solution designed for SMEs and MSPs.
A key differentiator is CybaOps’ white-labelled model, which allows partners to quickly rebrand and resell the solution. This approach streamlines complex security tasks and provides an affordable, automation-led way to protect organisations against increasingly sophisticated threats. By unifying certification support, continuous monitoring, and incident response, the platform gives users clear, actionable insights for better cyber defence.
The company has seen remarkable momentum over the past year, achieving a 180% revenue increase while retaining 90% of its customer base. The Series A funding follows a £1.1 million round in 2024 and the recent acquisition of SecureAck, bolstering its capabilities.
Oliver Spence, CEO of CybaVerse, said: “This funding marks an exciting new chapter for CybaVerse. Having such a high calibre of investors on board validates our vision to design and deliver innovative solutions that empower MSPs and SMEs. With this investment, we will accelerate CybaOps development, enhance AI-driven features, and expand our team to bring smarter, more scalable security to MSPs and SMEs, all while staying true to our mission of simplifying cybersecurity for everyone.”
Fred Ursell, Head of Investments at Pembroke Investment Managers, said: “Cybersecurity has become an arms race that most small businesses simply can’t afford to fight. CybaVerse levels the playing field – giving SMEs and their IT partners enterprise-grade protection through automation, not armies of analysts. Ollie’s background in military-grade cyber operations, combined with a clear commercial instinct, has built a platform that turns complex security into something simple, scalable, and effective. It’s a smart UK company solving a global problem, and we’re proud to back their next phase of growth.”
Robin Rensen, Partner at Airbridge Equity Partners, said: “Cyber security is increasingly becoming a board-level priority for the long-tail SME market, yet too many of these businesses remain underserved by legacy solutions.CybaVerse is changing that. Ollie, Gemma and the team have built a product-first company that combines deep technical expertise with a sharp understanding of customer pain points. The result is a very robust company protecting many companies directly, and well prepared to increasingly do so via channel partners. We are thrilled to back CybaVerse alongside Pembroke and Haatch. We look forward to supporting the team as they scale their mission of making robust cybersecurity accessible to all businesses.”
Jonathan Keeling, Partner at Haatch ,said “We first backed CybaVerse in 2024 and have watched the team execute brilliantly, growing revenue, expanding their product, and tripling the company’s share price in just over a year. Ollie and the team are building a category-defining platform in one of the fastest-growing sectors in tech. We’re thrilled to double down on our conviction and join an outstanding group of growth-stage investors as CybaVerse continues to scale.”
