Inforcer Bags $50M Series C to Help SMBs Manage AI Security Risk

Inforcer Bags $50M Series C to Help SMBs Manage AI Security Risk

Quick Reads

• Inforcer, a London startup that builds Microsoft 365 management tools for IT service providers, just raised $50 million.

• The Series C, led by Insight Partners, brings Inforcer’s total funding to $110 million in under two years.

• The money will fund AI-threat detection tools as small businesses face faster, AI-powered cyberattacks.

London-based Inforcer has closed a $50 million Series C round led by Insight Partners, pushing the cybersecurity startup’s total funding to $110 million in just 18 months. The Inforcer $50M Series C round underscores how fast investor appetite is growing for tools that help smaller businesses manage AI and security risk without an in-house IT team.

Inforcer builds software that managed service providers, or MSPs, use to run Microsoft 365 accounts for small and mid-size business clients from a single dashboard. Co-founder and CEO Jamie Daum told TechCrunch the company has doubled its valuation since its Series B, though he declined to disclose the figure, and that revenue has grown 300% year-over-year.

Scaling threats and defenses

Daum said the near back-to-back raises were necessary because cyber threats and AI capabilities keep evolving. Co-founder and chief community officer William Connor said attacks now take minutes to execute rather than months to plan, with attackers using AI to scope targets and craft convincing phishing emails.

Since launching in 2023, Inforcer has funneled capital into product development, including a Shadow AI detection feature that flags unauthorized AI tool use on company devices, plus a threat detection and response system built to catch breaches as they happen.

The company is also shifting its pricing model. Its original 365 Manager charged per client, but the new threat-detection tool moves to a per-user structure, with future AI-driven products potentially priced on a consumption or token basis, Daum said.

Inforcer plans to expand further into the U.S. while staying focused on the Microsoft ecosystem. Connor said the company sees itself as complementary to Microsoft rather than a competitor, since Microsoft has historically prioritized enterprise customers over smaller, segmented ones.

Other backers in the round include existing investors Dawn Capital and Meritech Capital, both early supporters of Inforcer.