1.Security raises $240,000 bridge round to secure Microsoft 365 permissions
What's the deal? Polish cybersecurity startup 1.SecurityDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised a US$225K (roughly $240,000) bridge round, with Digital Ocean VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → taking part and the founders themselves contributing a significant share. The capital is earmarked to prepare the company for a much larger equity round in the coming months.
What's the endgame? 1.Security builds software that acts as a "unified source of truth" for user permission visibility and identity forensics across Microsoft 365. It flags exposed data, tracks permission changes in real time, and automatically removes risky configurations.
Why now? The startup pairs the funding with a distribution partnership with APN PromiseDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Microsoft Partner of the Year winner with deep deployment experience in the Microsoft ecosystem. The deal opens a direct channel to IT partners, integrators, and managed service providers across Central and Eastern Europe.
What could go wrong? Access permissions are the most commonly exploited attack vector and a leading cause of data leaks — a risk that grows as AI assistants such as Microsoft CopilotDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → index everything they can reach. "One forgotten guest account or an overly shared link" can expose confidential data, co-founder Adam Żaczek said (translated from Polish).
The tool also helps companies meet regulatory requirements including GDPR, ISO 27001, and the EU's US$0.51 directive.
1.Security previously secured $500,000 in pre-seed backing from Polish-German fund Sunfish PartnersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The current, largely founder-funded round aims to cement its market position and accelerate commercialisation with APN Promise.
The signal: As enterprises rush to deploy AI copilots, unmanaged access rights have become one of the fastest-growing exposure gaps for IT teams. 1.Security is betting that closing that gap — through a Microsoft-adjacent distribution route — is the wedge to scale across the region.
Read more: spidersweb.pl
Image credit: Yu. Samoilov
