Emproof
Bochum software firm hardening embedded and ECU firmware binaries against reverse engineering and exploitation, with ASIL-D certification.
- Categories
- IoT, embedded and product security, Automotive cybersecurity, Software supply chain and SBOM, Encryption and key management
- Based in
- Bochum, Germany
- Ownership
- Private
- Certifications
- ISO 26262 (ASIL D)
About Emproof
Emproof provides software protection for embedded systems. Its main product, Emproof Nyx, guards against reverse engineering, tampering and hacking. It works directly on binary files, so no source code or hardware changes are needed. This suits third-party, legacy or already-deployed systems. The company says its memory footprint is up to 100 times smaller than other options, which helps in devices with limited resources. Emproof sells to manufacturers and software providers in sectors such as automotive, medical, aviation, industrial IoT and semiconductors. Its technology is used on Arm Cortex-M, RISC-V and x86 platforms, among others. The company states that its binary transformation preserves the original software behaviour and that it follows ISO 26262 functional safety standards. It also says its solution helps customers meet rules like the EU Cyber Resilience Act and the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark.
Products
- Emproof NyxA binary-level tool that protects embedded software from reverse engineering, tampering and exploitation.
Ownership and deals
- Raised fundingInvestor Auriga Cyber VenturesReport on the Emproof funding round of March 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Raised $2m in a seed roundInvestor TIIN CapitalReport on the Emproof funding round of July 2022 (opens in a new tab)
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Amounts are in US dollars.