CCounterCraft
CounterCraft is a cybersecurity company that provides a Distributed Deception Platform for deception-powered threat intelligence, deploying decoy systems, false data and synthetic identities to lure attackers, detect targeted threats, and gather counterintelligence. It serves large enterprises and governments in sectors like financial services, energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and national security/defense. Founded in 2015 in San Sebastián, Spain (Basque Country) via Telefónica's Wayra accelerator, it has raised a total of about $8.58M across seed and Series A rounds.
SectorsCybersecurity, Deception Technology, Threat Intelligence
Start-up MapCybersecurity › Security operations & threat intelligence
Founders
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Daniel Brett
Co-Founder and Chief Security Officer
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David Barroso
CEO and Co-Founder
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Fernando Braquehais
Co-Founder and Head of Development
Global models 5
AAttivo Networks
United States · www.attivonetworks.com ↗
Sold an enterprise deception platform of decoys, lures and fake credentials to detect attackers inside networks; SentinelOne acquired it in 2022.
$66MComparable
IIllusive Networks
Israel · illusive.com ↗
Deployed deceptive data and fake credentials across endpoints to catch targeted attackers moving through enterprise networks; Proofpoint acquired it in 2022.
$54MComparable
AAcalvio Technologies
United States · www.acalvio.com ↗
Sells a distributed deception platform with decoys and honeytokens to enterprises and government for threat detection and threat intelligence.
$40MComparable
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TrapX Security
United States
Sold deception-grid decoy technology to lure and detect attackers in enterprise, healthcare and industrial networks; Commvault acquired it in 2020.
$29MComparable
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Cymmetria
Israel
Built a cyber-deception platform (MazeRunner) that used decoy systems and breadcrumbs to detect attackers and gather intelligence on them.
$10MComparable
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Investors 6
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AAdara Ventures
adara.vc
OOrza
www.orza.info
WWayra
wayra.com
Elewit
elewit.ventures
EEvolution Equity Partners
EeCAPITAL
Funding rounds 3
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2020-06-17 | Series A | $5M |
Adara Ventures
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| 2018-03-28 | Seed (estimated) | €2M |
Lead not disclosed
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| 2016-07 | Seed | approximately €1M |
Lead not disclosed
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News 4
Open as list →| Published | Article |
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| 2026-02-23 |
CounterCraft Selected for Mastercard Start Path Security Solutions Program for Cybersecurity Innovation ↗
CounterCraft (press release)
2026-02-23 |
| 2025-02-13 |
16 startups using AI to make our world safer ↗
Google (The Keyword)
2025-02-13 |
| 2024-05-09 |
CounterCraft and Carahsoft partner ↗
Intelligence Community News
2024-05-09 |
| 2024-03-28 |
Researchers Develop Quantum-inspired Algorithm That Improves Cyber Attack Detection And Opens AI's 'Black Box' ↗
The Quantum Insider
2024-03-28 |