Rome-based Exein, which offers cybersecurity tools for connected devices including cars and home routers, raised $270M led by Headline at a $1.7B valuation
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A $270M round at a $1.7B valuation for Exein’s foundation model for IoT security says embedded devices are now treated as an AI-scale threat surface, not an afterthought. If you ship connected hardware, expect customers and regulators to start asking why your security stack doesn’t look like Exein’s.
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