P-Secure raises €1.8M to scale AI background screening across Europe
What's the deal? P-SecureDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Copenhagen-based startup that automates background checks using AI, has raised €1.8M in new funding. Michael HolmDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, founder of defence and healthcare IT firm SystematicDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, joined the company's ownership as part of the round. Previous investors include EIFO, Ugly Duckling VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and Final FrontierDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
The money will fund P-Secure's expansion into Germany and Austria, with a focus on public sector and critical infrastructure clients.
Founded in 2022 by former officers of PET (Danish Security and Intelligence Service), P-Secure already serves nearly 100 businesses and authorities, including Copenhagen Airport, SASDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, DSV, DHL, and PostNord. In 2025 alone, it facilitated over 24,000 background checks across eight airports.
Why now? This round follows a €2.7M raise in mid-2025, reflecting accelerating demand. P-Secure posted €710K in gross profit in 2025, giving it the financial footing to chase longer public sector sales cycles it previously avoided.
Geopolitical tensions and rising cyber threats are pushing organisations to rethink human-centric security — not just firewalls and software, but who actually has access to sensitive systems and infrastructure.
"Security is increasingly about people — not just technology," said Holm. "Authorities and companies responsible for critical infrastructure need far more systematic and scalable processes for background checks and security clearances."
What could go wrong? Expanding into new European markets means navigating different regulatory frameworks for background screening — a domain where rules vary sharply by country. Public sector sales cycles are long and expensive, which is exactly why CEO Lars Andreasen initially avoided them.
Competition could also intensify as security screening attracts more attention and investment across the continent.
The signal: P-Secure's back-to-back raises within roughly 10 months — while still at the early growth stage — underscore how quickly demand for automated security screening is outpacing the manual processes most European organisations still rely on. Michael Holm's entry as an angel investor is particularly notable: his track record scaling Systematic from a Danish base into a global defence IT leader mirrors exactly the trajectory P-Secure is attempting, lending credibility to its cross-border ambitions in a highly regulated, trust-dependent market.
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