CyberNut Closes $5M Growth Capital for K-12 Security Awareness Training

Miami-based CyberNut on Wednesday announced a minority strategic growth equity round to scale its cybersecurity awareness training platform for the K-12 sector.

While the financial terms were not disclosed in the general announcement, CyberNut informed SecurityWeek that the strategic investment totaled $5 million.

The company emerged from stealth mode in May 2024 with $800,000 in pre-seed funding.

The new funding comes from Growth Street Partners and it will be used to boost product development and go-to-market initiatives. As part of the investment, Growth Street Partners will join CyberNut’s board.

CyberNut has developed an automated security awareness training and threat mitigation platform designed for K-12 environments. The system utilizes behavior-based intelligence and AI to detect human risk indicators and trigger interventions.

It integrates directly with email clients, allowing users to report suspicious messages and providing IT departments with the capability to delete the identified emails district-wide.

CyberNut says its ...