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Hackuity raises $19 M as CVE count climbs 20 % YoY to ~350,000, fueling AI‑driven security push

France‑based Hackuity secured a $19 million round, lifting total capital to $38 million, just as known CVEs rose 20 % year‑on‑year to roughly 350,000 – a signal of growing demand for AI‑enhanced vulnerability management.

Hackuity Vulnerability Operations Center (VOCs) data‑center interior in Paris, France

Hackuity raised $19 million on 16 September 2026, bringing its cumulative funding to $38 million, at a moment when the pool of known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) grew 20 % year‑on‑year to about 350,000.

Funding round details

The $19 million round was led by Forgepoint Capital International and included participation from existing backers Bright Pixel, Bpifrance and Seventure Partners, according to Tech.eu. The injection lifts Hackuity’s total capital to $38 million, a figure that the company says will finance the expansion of its AI‑enhanced Vulnerability Operations Center (VOC) and support international growth.

Hackuity, a France‑based cybersecurity firm, develops a VOC that aggregates findings from more than 130 security tools, enriches them with threat intelligence, asset criticality and business context, and then applies AI to prioritise remediation. The company did not disclose its chief executive or headcount in the source material.

CVEs surge and why it matters

Tech.eu reports that there are now around 350,000 known CVEs, representing a 20 % year‑on‑year increase for the 2025‑2026 period. This rise reflects both the expanding software attack surface and the accelerating pace at which AI tools discover new flaws.

For security teams, the higher volume of vulnerabilities translates into more alerts to triage. Hackuity’s platform is positioned to help enterprises cut through the noise by automatically ranking the most critical findings, a capability that becomes increasingly valuable as the CVE count climbs.

Market implications

The timing of the financing suggests investors see a clear market need for AI‑driven vulnerability management. As the CVE database swells, traditional manual processes struggle to keep up, creating a niche for solutions that can ingest data from dozens of tools, apply contextual weighting and surface the highest‑risk items.

Hackuity’s investors – a mix of venture capital (Forgepoint, Bright Pixel) and public‑sector partners (Bpifrance, Seventure Partners) – signal confidence that the company can capture a share of this emerging market. The funding will be used to scale the VOC, add new AI models, and extend the platform’s reach beyond its current European base.

While the exact size of the AI‑enabled vulnerability‑management market is not quantified in the packet, the 20 % YoY CVE growth provides a concrete proxy for rising demand. Enterprises that manage large, heterogeneous IT environments are the primary beneficiaries, as they stand to reduce remediation time and lower exposure to exploit‑ready flaws.

What’s next and what remains unknown

Hackuity announced the financing on 16 September 2026, but the company has not disclosed a timeline for product roll‑outs or the specific regions targeted for expansion. Neither the chief executive’s identity nor the current employee headcount was provided, and the packet advises verification of those details before publication.

Analysts will watch for the first set of AI‑driven VOC enhancements and any partnership announcements that could accelerate adoption. The CVE count is expected to keep rising, and each additional 20 % jump will likely renew investor interest in firms that can turn raw vulnerability data into actionable intelligence.

Key Hackuity metrics and CVE landscape (source: Tech.eu)
Metric Value Unit Period
Funding raised 19 million USD 16 Sep 2026
Total cumulative funding 38 million USD 16 Sep 2026
Known CVEs 350,000 2025‑2026 YoY
CVE YoY increase 20 % 2025‑2026 YoY

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