Lakera Raises $20M Series A to Secure Generative AI Applications

**Executive summary:** Lakera announced a $20M Series A led by Atomico (bringing total funding to $30M) to accelerate its real-time Generative AI security platform; the release highlights the company's low-latency API, continuous threat intelligence from its Gandalf AI red-team (millions of data points and large user base), customer traction (including Dropbox and a top-3 US bank), and plans to invest in product development and U.S. expansion.