We are experts in brand and content protection online. Thanks to our team of cybersecurity experts and our AI technology, we protect the intellectual property for our clients worldwide. As Member of Google’s Trusted Copyright Removal Program (TCRP), and thanks to our special agreements with the main digital marketplaces and social networks, we are able to delist infringing URLs, and remove illicit products and content quickly and efficiently. This allows brands and content owners to focus resources on their individual business needs.
Location: Spain, Community of Madrid, Madrid
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $17.56M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 8
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 20.11.2020 | Series B | $11.87M | Knight Ven... |
| 27.09.2019 | Series A | $5.69M | Nauta Capi... |
Mentions in press and media 16
| Date | Title | Description |
| 20.11.2020 | Smart Protection closes €10M round to protect brands against online counterfeiting | Smart Protection has closed a Series B funding round worth €10 million, co-led by the Dutch firm Knight Capital, the Spanish-Israeli Swanlaab Venture Factory, specialized in SaaS B2B, alongside CDTI, the Spanish National Innovation Agency. ... |
| 19.11.2020 | Smart Protection secures €10 million Series B funding | - |
| 18.11.2020 | Spanish anti-counterfeit startup Smart Protection closes €10 million Series B | Smart Protection, a Madrid-based startup developing anti-counterfeit software, has raised €10 million in Series B funding. The round was co-led by the Dutch fund Knight Capital along with the Spanish-Israeli Swanlaab Venture Factory. CDTI, ... |
| 18.11.2020 | Smart Protection capta €10 millones en una ronda liderada por Knight Capital, Swanlaab y el CDTI | 18/11/2020 SMART PROTECTION CAPTA €10 MILLONES EN UNA RONDA LIDERADA POR KNIGHT CAPITAL, SWANLAAB Y EL CDTI. Smart Protection ha cerrado una ronda de €10 millones liderada por la firma holandesa Knight Capital junto a la firma de capital ... |
| 18.11.2020 | Smart Protection Closes €10 Million Round | Smart Protection has closed a Series B funding round worth €10 million, co-led by the Dutch firm Knight Capital, the Spanish-Israeli Swanlaab Venture Factory, specialized in SaaS B2B, alongside CDTI, the Spanish National Innovation Agency. ... |
| 18.11.2020 | Smart Protection Closes €10M Series B Funding Round | Javier Perea. CEO and co-founder of Smart Protection Smart Protection, a Madrid, Spain-based platform that protect brands against online counterfeiting, closed a €10m Series B funding round. The round was co-led by Knight Capital, the Spani... |
| 18.11.2020 | Nauta portfolio company, Smart Protection, closes €10M round to protect brands against online counterfeiting... | - |
| 18.11.2020 | Madrid-based Smart Protection raises €10M to combat digital piracy and counterfeiting | In an innovation-driven global economy, infringements of intellectual property rights, piracy, and counterfeiting pose a significant problem. Whether it is online or offline, the dangers are market loss, occupation of economic space by unau... |
| 30.09.2019 | This Madrid-based cybersecurity wants to prevent online piracy, gets €5.2M funding | With the increase in technological advancements, numerous enterprise-level companies experience expensive cybersecurity breaches. The threat to online security is caused due to the inefficiency in protecting valuable and sensitive informati... |
| 27.09.2019 | How Smart Protection uses machine learning to thwart online piracy | Despite efforts to curb online piracy, some estimates suggest that pirate websites secured around 190 billion visits in 2018, affecting industries spanning TV, movies, music, publishing, and software. According to a recent report by the U.S... |
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