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Best Cybersecurity Companies in Spain

The 168 best Cybersecurity companies in Spain in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: FacePhi.

168companies tracked
$214.9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
51have raised

Spain's Cybersecurity sector doesn't get nearly enough attention, so let me put some numbers on it: 168 companies tracked, $215M in total disclosed funding, and not a single unicorn yet. FacePhi leads the directory at $58M raised, followed by LuxQuanta at $15M and Zynap at $13M. The capital is concentrated, the field is crowded, and the gap between the top earners and the rest is steep. Investors like Inveready and Lanzadera are active here, but the funding pool is still thin relative to what cybersecurity researchers are forecasting for the global market, which sits around $72.5B and is compounding at roughly 11% annually. Demand drivers are structural: internet dependency, open interfaces, and tightening government regulations across the EU aren't going away.

So what's actually moving the needle? AI-era threat modeling is reshaping where money flows, and OpenAI's recently published cybersecurity action plan signals that the frontier labs are now explicitly competing for this territory. Spain's ecosystem is responding, with biometric identity and quantum encryption both drawing early capital. If you're trying to place a bet on which Spanish company breaks out next, watch the quantum and identity layers. That's where the momentum is pointing.

Sources & further reading
  • Cybersecurity Market to Grow 15% between 2020 and 2026
  • AI and ML threats drive security investment shift, ISG study finds
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CYBERSECURITY × SPAIN

Our analysis of 174 Cybersecurity companies

$16.2b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

174companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
20unicorns
2018median founding year
169kcombined LinkedIn audience
33%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Cybersecurity companies in Spain

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderTech stackRecent signals
1FacePhi
Provider of facial recognition based biometric verification solution
91Product top 17%AI top 20%Tech top 27%Global top 27%
All 10 signals ▾
Producttop 17%
AItop 20%
Techtop 27%
Globaltop 27%
Markettop 28%
Fundingtop 28%
Growthtop 30%
Moattop 39%
Talentbottom 49%
Newsbottom 26%
Product: 4 published apps (3.5k installs) · Company stage: Public
AI: Classified as an AI company
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 91/100
$58M25 mo agoPublic186Javier Mira
President & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+351 partnership · 1 award
2IriusRisk
Provider of automated threat modeling tool for secure software development
$37M30 mo agoAcquired163Stephen Vries
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowZohoMicrosoft Clarity+29—
3LuxQuanta
Provider of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) systems and technologies
24Talent top 28%Funding top 30%Moat top 48%Global bottom 36%
All 5 signals ▾
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 30%
Moattop 48%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 21%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $15.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100
$15M8 mo agoSeries A3Sebastian Etcheverry
Co-Founder
—1 partnership
4Buguroo
Threat intelligence and application security platform
$14M78 mo agoSeries A92———
5Zynap
Provider of threat intelligence and security orchestration platform for cybercrime defense
$13M5 mo agoSeed—Oriol Blanch
Co-Founder & CFO
WordPressMySQLPHP+21—
6Photonicsens
Provider of depth sensing solution for AR/VR and AI applications
29AI top 20%Funding top 46%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 42%
All 6 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Fundingtop 46%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 42%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 25%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $12.0M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 12 yrs (0.7/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100
$12M42 mo agoFunding Raised—Ann Whyte
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+21—
7Quside
Manufacturer of quantum components for connected devices
48Innovation top 32%Funding top 41%Growth top 45%Product top 46%
All 8 signals ▾
Innovationtop 32%
Fundingtop 41%
Growthtop 45%
Producttop 46%
Moattop 48%
Techbottom 47%
Marketbottom 37%
Globalbottom 36%
Innovation: 2 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding: Raised $10.9M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$11M35 mo agoSeries A38—WordPressMySQLPHP+201 partnership
8Blueliv
Provider of cloud-based threat intelligence platform
$8M100 mo agoAcqui-Hired62———
9Xygeni
Provider of software security platforms for application development and delivery
$4M35 mo agoSeries A21Jesus Martin
Founder & CEO
WordPressBetterDocsPlesk+43—
10Nymiz
Provider of AI-powered data anonymization and pseudonymization software platform
$4M9 mo agoAcquired10—WordPressMySQLPHP+281 award
11Card Dynamics
Token-based payment card security solutions
$3M63 mo agoSeries A12Maria Gonzalo
Co-CEO
——
12Predictiva
Anti fraud solution for fintech and ecommerce
$3M56 mo agoSeed43———
13Qustodio
Provider of internet safety and usage control solutions for students
$2M149 mo agoAcquired88—WordPressMySQLRedis+441 partnership
14Ourspace
Cloud-based platform for colleague matching and team collaboration
$2M43 mo agoSeed10Mark Allen
Co-Founder
——
15Oonair
Mobile & web-based video streaming solution provider
$2M193 mo agoDeadpooled—Genís Morata
CEO
——
16Ironchip
Platform offering solutions for the prevention of identity theft
$2M12 mo agoSeed30Jose Fernando Gómez Arbaizar
CPO & Founder
——
17Didit
Provider of identity verification solution
$2M0 mo agoSeed—Alberto Garcia
Co-Founder & CEO
Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+221 job opening · 2 launchs
18Alice
Customer identity verification solution provider
$2M64 mo agoSeed34Mikel Otazu
CEO & Managing Director
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+11—
19Remove Group
Provider of cyber-risk management solutions
$2M59 mo agoSeed—Borja Torre
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+26—
20Herta Security
Building your biometric solution
$2M37 mo agoFunding Raised5—WordPressMySQLPHP+28—
21ColorSensing
Provider of automatic color recognition solution
$1M36 mo agoEarly Stage8MariaEugenia Hidalgo
CEO
——
22restb.ai
Deep Learning based Image Recognition API
$1M70 mo agoAcquired47—WordPressMySQLPHP+31—
23Biometric Vox
Provider of AI-powered voice biometric solutions
$1M99 mo agoSeed8Joaquin Cros
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+141 launch
24Steryon
Provider of cyber-physical system security, risk management, and compliance platform
14Talent top 38%Funding bottom 44%Tech bottom 38%Global bottom 33%
All 5 signals ▾
Talenttop 38%
Fundingbottom 44%
Techbottom 38%
Globalbottom 33%
Marketbottom 25%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $1.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100
$1M12 mo agoSeed—Maria Taberna
Founder & CEO
HubSpot CMS Hubcore-jsMicrosoft 365+8—
25Bitnami
Provider of hardened open source application images and related support
$1M159 mo agoAcquired18—LiferayJavaBootstrap+17—
26Applivery
Provider of unified endpoint management platform for multiple operating systems
$1M15 mo agoSeed6—WordPressBetterDocsMySQL+361 award
27Mashme
Video conferencing software
$1M82 mo agoAcquired21———
28Hdiv
Unified application security solution
$1M93 mo agoAcqui-Hired39———
29Zentyal
Open-source Linux-based directory management and IT management
$1M174 mo agoSeries A5Jose Antonio Calvo
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+25—
30Catchoom
Provider of an image recognition and AR based product tagging solution
$750K169 mo agoDeadpooled4———
31Umanick Technologies
Biometric identification & identity management software for organisations Safer persons with secure biometric…
$674K90 mo agoSeed—Ilko García
Founder & CTO
——
32RedBorder
Provider of cybersecurity solutions, including network detection and response platform
$618K101 mo agoFunding Raised17Jesus Maza
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+252 launchs
33Stampery
Provider of stamp emails and files for proof of existence and ownership
$600K126 mo agoSeed2———
34Dedomena Technologies
AI based platform offering anonymization tools for synthetic data generation
$538K48 mo agoSeed6Mario Bricio
Co-Founder
Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+131 partnership
35Alias Robotics
Robotics cybersecurity platform
$476K32 mo agoSeed12—GhostNode.jsReact+16—
36SEVEN SECTOR TECHNOLOGIES
Provider of cybersecurity suite solutions
$357K12 mo agoSeed—Hiram Ortiz
Founder & CEO
—1 job opening
37Pibisi
AI and analytics based anti-money laudnering solution
$336K70 mo agoSeed6Alejandro Caneda
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+16—
38Intelliment Security
Intelligent security control plane
$204K95 mo agoDeadpooled11Sergio Pozo
Co-Founder & CEO
——
39OpenCloud Factory
Network access control and PCI-complaint email security
$113K84 mo agoFunding Raised45Albert Estrada i Capilla
CEO
Cart FunctionalityWordPressBetterDocs+37—

Top 12 Cybersecurity companies in Spain

#1
Seed · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2008
$12.9Mraised
▾

Provider of threat intelligence and security orchestration platform for cybercrime defense. The platform transforms threat intelligence into actionable strategies by connecting disparate security systems into a unified ecosystem. It automates knowledge distribution, strategic decision-making, and protective countermeasures, shifting operations from alert management to proactive threat neutralization. The interconnected architecture fuses threat intelligence with automation, enabling real-time knowledge sharing and rapid decision-making against evolving threats. It offers AI-driven automation to prioritize risks and trigger intelligent actions, along with automated simulations to replicate adversary tactics. The platform amplifies existing security tools to enhance security processes through intelligent automation.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 3.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Seed$7M
  • Jan 2025Seed$5.9M
Founders & team
Oriol BlanchCo-Founder & CFODaniel SCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Kibo Ventures, K Fund
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFancyboxGoogle Hosted Libraries
#2
Series A · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2021 · 3 employees
$15.5Mraised
▾

Provider of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) systems and technologies. It offers a QKD management platform to monitor Quantum Links within AWS infrastructure in real time.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 30%
Moat
top 48%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 21%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $15.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Oct 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers — 4.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Spain) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series A$9.3M
  • Mar 2024Grant (prize money)$2.7M
  • Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$3.5M
Founders & team
Sebastian EtcheverryCo-FounderValerio PruneriCo-FounderSaeed GhasemiCo-Founder
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Big Sur Ventures, A&G, GMV, Wayra
#3
Seed · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2021
$2Mraised
▾

Provider of identity verification solution. It provides digital identity by providing a decentralized, and privacy-first identity solution. The platform offers reusable KYC that allows users to verify once and reuse the verified identity data. Features include document verification, facial recognition, reusable authentication, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 7.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity: 2 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. AlloVoisins) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Seed$2M
Founders & team
Alberto GarciaCo-Founder & CEOAlejandro GarciaCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Orange Collective, Founders Future, Phosphor Capital, SaaSholic
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Sign-InCloudflareCloudflare Browser Insights
#4
Acquired · Bilbao, Basque Country · founded 2019 · 10 employees
$4Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-powered data anonymization and pseudonymization software platform. The SaaS solution uses natural language processing to automatically detect, classify, and replace sensitive personal information in documents, databases, and files across 102 languages. It supports workflows including synthetic data generation, tokenization, redaction, and masking to enable secure data sharing, AI model training, and compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, and other privacy regulations while preserving data utility. Deployment options include cloud-based SaaS, API integration, and on-premises installations for structured and unstructured data processing.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series A$2.4M
  • Apr 2024Series A$3M
  • Feb 2022Seed—
  • Jan 2022Seed$830.8K
Investors
GoHub, Archipelago Next, Kalonia, ESADE BAN, Swanlaab Venture Factory, Auriga Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-JsElementor
#5
Public · Alicante, Valencian Community · founded 2010 · 186 employees
$57.7Mraised
▾

Provider of facial recognition based biometric verification solution. It offers biometric based authentication and KYC solutions for banks. It offers solutions such as facial recognition based digital onboarding, eye based biometric recognition, voice based identity recognition, and e signature based recognition.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 91how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 17%
AI
top 20%
Tech
top 27%
Global
top 27%
Market
top 28%
Funding
top 28%
Product: 4 published apps (3.5k installs) · Company stage: Public
AI: Classified as an AI company
Tech: 61 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 33k LinkedIn followers — 19.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Fintech Association of South Africa (FINASA)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2024Post IPO$5.4M
  • Dec 2020Post IPO$44.1M
  • Sep 2019Post IPO$4.4M
  • Nov 2018Grant (prize money)$1.9M
Founders & team
Javier MiraPresident & CEO
Investors
Europa, EIC Fund, Nice & Green, Hancom Group, Chamberí Ventures, sherry ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCookiebot
#6
Seed · Barakaldo, Basque Country · founded 2017 · 30 employees
$2.1Mraised
▾

Platform offering solutions for the prevention of identity theft. The product offers location based security technology that allows a secure location as a digital identity or password. The features of the product include fraud detection, delivery security, communication protection, certified transactions, etc. It also provides AI-based solutions for collecting and analyzing signals from devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Conventional Debt—
  • Jun 2025Seed$1.7M
  • Jul 2022Seed$2.1M
Founders & team
Jose Fernando Gómez ArbaizarCPO & Founder
Investors
Easo Ventures, ABANCA, Inveready, CDTi, Enisa, Sabadell Venture Capital
#7
Seed · Bilbao, Biscay · founded 2019
$1.2Mraised
▾

Provider of cyber-physical system security, risk management, and compliance platform. The platform unifies cybersecurity, risk, and resilience across operational technology environments. It transforms data into insights, remediation, and automated compliance through a single operational view. The company’s products include risk center, risk remediation, compliance, threats and alerts, and asset management.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%
Funding
bottom 44%
Tech
bottom 38%
Global
bottom 33%
Market
bottom 25%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $1.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Jun 2025)
Tech: 11 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Maria TabernaFounder & CEOSergio PalmaChief Product Owner
Investors
4Founders Capital, Abac Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerHsts
#8
Acquired · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2014 · 163 employees
$37Mraised
▾

Provider of automated threat modeling tool for secure software development. The tool offers integrations, content library, and reporting. It helps with building secure software and aligning with regulatory compliance. The tool provides solutions for security teams, developers, and CISOs. It offers resources like blogs, webinars, guides, and training.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 6.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$2.4M
  • Oct 2022Series B$29M
  • Sep 2020Series A$6.7M
Founders & team
Cristina BentueCOOStephen VriesCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Paladin Capital, 360 Capital Partners, Swanlaab Venture Factory, JME Venture Capital, Bright Pixel Capital, Inveready
Tech stack
ClickceaseCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDetectifyGoogle Analytics
#9
Seed · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2017 · 6 employees
$1.1Mraised
▾

Provider of unified endpoint management platform for multiple operating systems. The platform delivers device management, application distribution, and security features. It offers tools for device enrollment, app lifecycle management, and policy enforcement. The platform supports features such as kiosk mode, remote support, and operating system updates.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 3.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Seed—
  • Dec 2023Seed$1.1M
Investors
Supercell
Tech stack
All In One SeoBetterdocsBetterdocs PluginCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyes
#10
Seed · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2020
$356.8Kraised
▾

Provider of cybersecurity suite solutions. It provides red team, threat hunting, threat detection, intrusion detection, pentest, OSINT, XDR, phishing, and more. It offers a wide range of threat management tools established in control frameworks such as OWASP or OSSTMM.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Ejecutivo de cuentas
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Seed$356.8K
Founders & team
Hiram OrtizFounder & CEO
Investors
Encomenda, Iris Venture
#11
Series A · Castelldefels, Catalonia · founded 2011 · 38 employees
$10.9Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of quantum components for connected devices. It designs and manufactures quantum components that enable data security in connected devices by leveraging its proprietary quantum random number generator.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 32%
Funding
top 41%
Growth
top 45%
Product
top 46%
Moat
top 48%
Tech
bottom 47%
Innovation: 2 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding: Raised $10.9M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2023)
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 5.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Indra Group) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2023Series A$10.9M
  • Jun 2023Grant (prize money)—
  • Dec 2022Series A—
  • Feb 2019Grant (prize money)$56.9K
Investors
EIC Fund, TRUMPF, Bullnet Capital, Demium, TechVision Fonds, ICFO
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7CookieyesCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#12
Funding Raised · Paterna, Valencian Community · founded 2014
$12Mraised
▾

Provider of a depth-sensing solution for AR/VR and AI applications. It provides 3D depth sensing modules that have the capability to capture the 3D geometry of a scene. It features gesture recognition, face recognition, navigation, and other capabilities. It uses a CMOS processor and sensor technology for enabling its integration in mobile devices.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%
Funding
top 46%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 42%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 25%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $12.0M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 12 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Nov 2022)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$51.8K
  • Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$3M
  • Mar 2020Grant (prize money)$1.6M
  • Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$1.6M
Founders & team
Ann WhyteCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa

Funding & investor landscape

$214.9Mtotal disclosed funding
44companies funded
95disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa16 rounds
EIC Fund11 rounds
Bind 4.05 rounds
Lanzadera5 rounds
Inveready4 rounds
Wayra4 rounds
Archipelago Next3 rounds
CDTI3 rounds
Investing Profit Wisely3 rounds
Kibo Ventures3 rounds

Notable founders

Oriol Blanch
Co-Founder & CFO · Zynap
Daniel S
Co-Founder & CEO · Zynap
Sebastian Etcheverry
Co-Founder · LuxQuanta
Valerio Pruneri
Co-Founder · LuxQuanta
Alberto Garcia
Co-Founder & CEO · Didit
Alejandro Garcia
Co-Founder & CTO · Didit
Javier Mira
President & CEO · FacePhi
Jose Fernando Gómez Arbaizar
CPO & Founder · Ironchip
Maria Taberna
Founder & CEO · Steryon
Sergio Palma
Chief Product Owner · Steryon
Cristina Bentue
COO · IriusRisk
Stephen Vries
Co-Founder & CEO · IriusRisk
Prism market signals · Spain · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,354,838 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Cybersecurity coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Spain

How research on Cybersecurity is moving in Spain

A read on the academic research around Cybersecurity — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 349 Spain-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200920202026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 15% → 33% across 2009–2026.
top research entities
  • Universidad Publica de Navarra49
  • Universidad de Murcia26
  • Telefonica Research and Development26
  • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid26
  • Software22
leading researchers
Berrueta, Eduardo · Morató , Daniel · Magaña, Eduardo · Izal, Mikel · Nitin Naik · Jaime Lloret · Paul Jenkins · Antonio Pastor
▲ Breakthroughs129 · 37%
▲ 31%→47% share
▲1.5× share momentum0 median citations64% since 2021mostly methods-led
Key (lock) research is surging — Spanish cybersecurity papers rose from 3 to 20, signaling rapid cryptographic innovation.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Intrusion detection system8→25
  • Key (lock)3→20
  • Denial-of-service attack3→12
  • Network security9→16
  • Software-defined networking1→8
Newly emergingArtificial neural network 0→10 · Internet of Things 0→7 · Computer security model 0→5
Landmark A Machine Learning Security Framework for Iot Systems · 254 cites
◆ Advancements88 · 25%
▼ 30%→26% share
▼0.9× share momentum3 median citations52% since 2021mostly methods-led
Anomaly detection newly emerged while intrusion detection system papers more than doubled (8→17), intensifying defensive research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Intrusion detection system8→17
  • Denial-of-service attack1→7
  • Network security8→14
  • Artificial neural network1→5
  • Internet Control Message Protocol1→4
Newly emergingAnomaly detection 0→6
Landmark An Evolutionary SVM Model for DDOS Attack Detection in Software Defined Networks · 250 cites
▼ Concerns42 · 12%
▼ 31%→9% share
▼0.3× share momentum0 median citations38% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns segment collapsed from 31% to 9% field-share, though security service papers modestly rose 2→5.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Security service2→5
Landmark Multi-Context TLS (mcTLS) · 105 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Spain

Where cybersecurity is researched across Spain

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Madrid55 · +0.60
Hot · Key (lock)Advancing · Intrusion detection systemOpportunity · Insider threat
Barcelona24 · +0.53
Hot · Computer networkAdvancing · Anomaly detectionOpportunity · Key (lock)Concern · Computer security
Granada14 · +0.51
Hot · Data miningAdvancing · Network securityOpportunity · Set (abstract data type)
Valencia13 · +0.48
Hot · Denial-of-service attackAdvancing · Anomaly detectionOpportunity · Network management
Leioa7 · +0.63
Hot · Denial-of-service attackAdvancing · Intrusion detection systemOpportunity · Trinoo

Common questions

How many Cybersecurity companies are there in Spain?
Radar tracks 168 indexable Cybersecurity companies headquartered in Spain that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Cybersecurity companies in Spain?
The Cybersecurity companies in Spain on this list have raised a combined $214.9M in disclosed equity funding across 44 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Cybersecurity company in Spain?
FacePhi is the highest-funded Cybersecurity company in Spain, with $57.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Cybersecurity companies in Spain are funded?
44 of the 168 Cybersecurity companies in Spain on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Cybersecurity unicorns are there in Spain?
None of the Cybersecurity companies in Spain on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Spain Cybersecurity companies?
The most active investors in Spain Cybersecurity companies on this list include Europa, EIC Fund, Bind 4.0, Lanzadera, Inveready.
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