the CISO at Palo Alto Networks, a SVP at Datadog and the former CEO at Hybris as additional investors. The financing closed earlier this year and before Lakera’s launch to activate the world’s most advanced AI-based threat intelligence and Secure AI in the enterprise. Lakera is the first and only Developer-First AI Security Platform. Lakera empowers developers with the world’s largest AI threat database to accelerate the secure development of AI products. Lakera works with any AI model or modality and instantly provides enterprise-grade security for AI applications. With Lakera, developers build with conviction and unleash the full potential of AI. The NKF team was led by Corporate/M&A partner Philip Spoerlé, working with associate Benedikt Hadorn (Corporate/M&A), counsel Janine Reudt-Demont (IT) and junior associate Peter-Conradin Schreiber (Corporate/M&A).

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