Lagos-based AI cybersecurity startup, Cybervergent secures $3M seed funding

Lagos-based cybersecurity startup Cybervergent has raised $3 million in seed funding, marking its first external investment since founder Adetokunbo Omotosho launched the company in 2012.

Ventures Platform and Atlantica Ventures co-led the round, with Ventures Platform making this its first investment from its new Pan-African Fund II. The funding will support Cybervergent’s expansion across Africa and further development of its AI-powered governance, risk, and compliance platform.

The company provides tools that automate cybersecurity and compliance monitoring for organizations. This allows them to move from infrequent manual audits to ongoing, real-time governance.

Over 150 organisations across West, East, and Southern Africa currently use the company’s platform to manage data security and regulatory obligations, the company announced on Wednesday.

The platform also supports over 4,500 regulatory and security controls and has accelerated compliance initiatives by over 70% for its clients.

From manual audits to continuous compliance

Cybervergent tackles a key issue in African businesses’ cybersecurity compliance. Currently, many organizations rely on infrequent audits, assessing their systems only a couple of times annually, expecting that no issues will arise in the intervening periods. This creates significant vulnerabilities where breaches can go unnoticed.

Cybervergent’s platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to continuously monitor systems, flagging issues as they emerge rather than months later during an audit. For companies operating in highly regulated sectors like banking, insurance, and telecommunications, this real-time visibility is critical.

“We built Cybervergent to build solutions that make digital trust a continuous reality for organizations across Africa, from high-growth startups to established industry leaders,” Omotosho said. “As the digital and regulatory landscape matures and the scale of digital risk grows, so must our focus.“

In 2025, the World Economic Forum acknowledged Cybervergent’s work by naming it a Technology Pioneer. This designation is awarded to startups that use AI to drive significant change in their industries.

Why it took Cybervergent 14 years to take investor money

Omotosho funded Cybervergent entirely from revenue for over a decade, what startups call “bootstrapping”, before accepting external investment. That means instead of raising venture capital early, he built the business using only money from paying customers.

That foundation paid off. The company now operates across multiple African countries with a unified platform that handles data security, governance, and compliance in one system. The company also runs assembly operations and has built proprietary technology that integrates seamlessly with clients’ existing infrastructure.

The $3 million will fund regional expansion and technology development as Cybervergent pushes into new markets. “We are thrilled to back Ade and Ayomide as they build the trust infrastructure powering Africa’s digital economy,” Ventures Platform said.

For Ventures Platform, the investment represents a strategic entry into Africa’s growing cybersecurity market. As the continent’s digital economy expands, demand for trusted systems that secure data and ensure regulatory compliance is accelerating.

The company previously operated as Infoprive before rebranding to Cybervergent in 2023 to reflect its shift from advisory services to an AI-native technology platform.

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