Emproof

Based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Emproof develops automated security solutions that protect embedded systems and resource-constrained IoT devices against cyber-attacks, software vulnerabilities, product piracy, and intellectual property tampering. The company provides multiple layers of software security stack protection that adds only a 10 percent performance overhead, compared to the typical 1000 percent seen in traditional mitigation methods. Operating with a core team of six executives and engineering staff, the firm serves enterprise customers across the automotive, aerospace, medical device, smart infrastructure, and semiconductor manufacturing industries. Emproof secured €2 million in seed financing in July 2022 through a venture funding round backed by lead investors TIIN Capital, High-Tech Gründerfonds, and Cyber Impact. The enterprise was originally founded in Germany in 2017 by Marc Fyrbiak, Philipp Koppe, and Tim Blazytko following government grant-funded academic research conducted at Ruhr-Universität Bochum.