Gyala, equity financing round closed

And accelerates the cyber resilience of critical IT/OT/IoT infrastructures.

Round supported by major institutional and industrial players confirming the strategic relevance of Gyala technologies for the security of critical national infrastructures.

Rome, 2 marzo 2026 – Gyala, an Italian deep-tech company active in the cyber resilience of IT, OT and IoT infrastructures, has closed a €4 million equity financing round subscribed by Deep Ocean SGR S.p.A., acting as lead investor, Terna Forward S.r.l., CDP Venture Capital SGR S.p.A., and Ventive S.r.l.

The transaction marks a strategic milestone for Gyala, which develops fully Italian proprietary technologies initially conceived in collaboration with the Defense sector and now deployed to protect civilian critical infrastructures, from energy to healthcare, with a specific focus on highly complex IT/OT environments.

Through Agger, its proprietary full-stack platform for automated detection and reaction across IT/OT/IoT environments, Gyala represents a unique player within the OT Cyber Resilience landscape.

The newly raised capital will accelerate Agger’s roadmap, with a focus on advanced OT visibility, autonomous defense capabilities, and intelligent response orchestration. The investment will also enable the strengthening of the technical and R&D teams, reinforce go-to-market activities in Italy, and consolidate the platform’s presence in critical sectors—including energy, industry, healthcare, and defense—while establishing solid foundations for international expansion.

“Gyala was founded with an Italian technological DNA and a global vision,” stated Andrea Storico, Chairman and Co-founder. “Our goal is to bring resilience where traditional solutions fall short, supporting the cyber transformation of the country’s most sensitive systems. The trust shown by institutional investors confirms the strength of our industrial vision. Our objectives are concrete: we intend to build the next generation of cyber defense—accelerating Agger’s technological evolution—strengthen our market presence, and confidently address the international scaling phase, while keeping proprietary Italian technology at the core, designed to protect what is truly strategic for the country.”

“What impressed us about Gyala at Deep Blue Ventures,” commented Domenico Nesci, Partner at Deep Blue Ventures, “is the integration within its platform of protection against external attacks targeting clients’ OT infrastructures. Gyala’s proprietary technology effectively defends IT/OT environments—even extremely complex ones—addressing a significant gap within the cybersecurity value chain. The strength of the team, combined with the opportunity offered by this round to consolidate national presence and expand internationally, ultimately convinced us to invest. With Gyala, our country demonstrates its ability to develop highly strategic proprietary technologies, not only for Italy.”

“Gyala represents a rare case within the European industrial cybersecurity landscape: proprietary technology developed entirely in Italy, deeply rooted in the Defense sector, and a platform—Agger—designed to automatically detect and neutralize threats within the most complex mission-critical environments,” stated Mario Scuderi, Head of the Evoluzione Fund at CDP Venture Capital. “The technical strength of the team and the clarity of the industrial vision led us to strongly support this project. We are confident that Gyala has all the credentials to establish itself as an international benchmark in the protection of strategic infrastructures.”

Roberto Sfoglietta, CEO of Ventive, added: “Gyala has demonstrated not only the ability to build a robust technology platform, but also to develop a scalable business model suited to complex and regulated markets. Our investment supports a phase of organizational and commercial consolidation that is essential to transform a strong technological foundation into market leadership.”