Prelude raises €17.2M
Prelude announced a Series A round of €17.2M on 20 May 2026. The company operates in Cybersecurity and is based in France. It was founded by Matias Berny, Co-founder & CEO.
Founder
Matias Berny
Co-founder & CEO, Prelude
Outreach angles
- -Matias Berny is based in Paris and studied at Epitech, the European Institute of Technology.
- -He previously built phone verification systems at Zenly alongside co-founder Quentin Le Bras, where they experienced OTP fraud and inflated billing costs firsthand before founding Prelude.
- -This €17.2M Series A led by 20VC follows a year in which Prelude grew revenue 6x and expanded its customer base 6x, working with companies like BeReal, Voodoo, and Suno, bringing total funding to $27M.
Signals
Series ADev ToolsAPI-FirstB2BRevenue-GeneratingSecond-Time Founder
Round details
Company: Prelude
Domain: prelude.so
Amount: €17.2M
Stage: Series A
Industry: Cybersecurity
Country: France
Announced: 20 May 2026
Other Cybersecurity raises
Recently funded in France