Cyber Guru

About Cyber Guru

Cyber Guru S.r.l. operates a cybersecurity awareness training platform that targets the human element as a core component of an organization's defense. Founded in 2017 by Gianni Baroni, the company emerged from a specific request by a large Italian bank seeking to bolster its security by addressing employee behavior. Baroni, now the CEO, leveraged his extensive background in the tech industry, including leadership roles at Business Objects and as CEO of Daman, to establish Cyber Guru. The company was initially incubated within DaMan for two years before seeking external investment to scale its operations.

The firm's business model is centered on a subscription-based service, providing continuous training to employees to transform them from a potential vulnerability into a primary line of defense. Cyber Guru serves a diverse client base across all verticals and sizes, from small businesses to large financial institutions, with over 700 customers and one million active users across 90 countries. The company has secured significant funding to fuel its growth, including a €3.6 million Series A round in June 2021 and a $25 million Series B round in October 2024, with investors like P101, Adara Ventures, Riverside Acceleration Capital, and Educapital.

Cyber Guru's platform utilizes a proprietary AI-driven machine learning model and methodologies based on behavioral science to deliver personalized and engaging training content. Its product suite includes "Cyber Guru Awareness" for ongoing education on digital threats, "Cyber Guru Phishing" which uses adaptive simulations to train users against phishing attacks, and "Cyber Guru Channel," a narrative-based training program using storytelling. To maximize engagement and knowledge retention, the platform incorporates gamification and micro-learning techniques, delivering content in short, manageable modules. This approach ensures the training is effective without significant disruption to employee productivity.