Big round · 15 September 2026

Exein raises $270M growth round led by Headline

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 16 September 2026

Exein, based in Italy, has raised $270M in a growth round led by Headline, announced on 15 September 2026. 15 other investors joined. It is the 199th largest equity round we recorded in the twelve months to that date, and the 72nd largest growth round of 243. The median growth round over the same period was $120M, so this one is 2.3 times that. Its previous round on record was a venture round of $117M in December 2025, 9 months earlier.

Raised$270M7 sources reported it
StageGrowth2 earlier rounds on record
Investors161 named as lead
Where ITItaly

AICybersecurity

How big is it?

Against every equity round we recorded in the twelve months to 15 September 2026. Ranks count companies, so the same raise reported twice is counted once.

#199equity round of the last twelve months
#72growth round of 243 in that time
#2round in Italy, of 17
This round$270M
Median growth round$120M

2.3 times the median growth round of the last twelve months.

Who invested

Also in the round

Funding history

  1. September 2026Growth$270M
  2. December 2025Venture$117M
  3. July 2025Series C$81M

$468M raised across the 3 rounds we hold.

Reported by

  1. Firms' own news pages
  2. eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners15 September
  3. Startups Magazine15 September
  4. Tech.eu15 September
  5. TechStartups15 September
  6. Ventureburn15 September
  7. EU-Startups15 September

The round's figures come from these reports; each link opens the original.

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