Estonia-based Blackwall raises €45 million Series B to protect SMBs from malicious online traffic

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March 13, 2025, 6:59 AM

• •Blackwall, an Estonia-based startup, has raised €45 million in Series B funding to expand its business in the U.S. and APAC markets.
• •The company provides a security platform that helps SMBs protect themselves from bots, DDoS attacks, scraping and other online threats.
• •Blackwall’s flagship product, GateKeeper, is a reverse proxy that inspects traffic, analyzes it using AI, and filters malicious requests in real time.

Blackwall, an Estonia-based startup, has raised €45 million in Series B funding to help SMBs protect themselves from malicious bots. The company's flagship product, GateKeeper, is a reverse proxy that inspects traffic, analyzes it using AI, and filters malicious requests in real time. Blackwall also offers an ad fraud prevention product that prevents e-commerce websites from having their ad spend consumed by bots. The new funding will help Blackwall expand into the U.S. and APAC markets and double its headcount.

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