AXIAN Group Backs Nucleon Security with €3 Million Investment to Boost Africa’s Cybersecurity and Digital Sovereignty

AXIAN Group  has participated in the €3 million late seed funding round for Nucleon Security,  a provider of intelligent, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions. This investment will help Nucleon industrialize its Zero Trust agentic AI platform and accelerate its expansion and reaffirms AXIAN’s commitment to strengthening Africa’s digital sovereignty and fostering innovation.

This funding from AXIAN Group, alongside NewFund Capital, Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion du Maroc, LoftyInc Capital, and Orange Ventures, will enable the startup to industrialize its solutions and strengthen its development on the continent and beyond. Nucleon Security supports public and private organizations across various African markets, including Morocco, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Madagascar, and Nigeria.

Nucleon Security’s platform covers the entire defense cycle: endpoint protection with its Zero Trust EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response), which blocks any suspicious activity by default; 24/7 managed monitoring via sovereign MDR (Managed Detection and Response), which ensures local and independent handling of critical data; advanced malware analysis with Malprob AI, identifying new threats before they spread; and ScorX, a technology that prioritizes alerts and highlights critical threats.

With its Zero Trust approach, Nucleon Security continuously adapts protection to the organizations’ real use, offering contextual and scalable security. This strategy is reinforced by agentic AI, which goes beyond the limits of traditional artificial intelligence: instead of merely analyzing and alerting, it acts as an autonomous agent, capable of analyzing, deciding, acting, and learning continuously.

AXIAN Group, through AXIAN Investment,  has already supported 30 startups and participated in 27 investment funds within 69 countries, playing a major role in boosting entrepreneurship and innovation across Africa.

“At AXIAN, we firmly believe in Africa’s potential as a driver of innovation. Cybersecurity is now a major challenge in supporting the continent’s rapid digital transformation. That’s why we support players such as Nucleon Security. By supporting startups that combine innovation and impact, we are actively contributing to strengthening the continent’s digital sovereignty and resilience.”

–Hassane Muhieddine, Financial Services CEO, AXIAN