HyperBunker, which specialises in ransomware protection and critical data storage, has raised €800,000 in seed funding to scale production of its next-generation anti-ransomware device.
The investment was led by Fil Rouge Capital and Sunfish Venture Capital, both of which are backing the company’s ambition to redefine how organisations recover from ransomware attacks, claims Security Week.
HyperBunker was founded by Imran Nino Eskic, who also leads InfoLAB Data Recovery, after repeatedly encountering requests to recover data encrypted by ransomware—something traditional data recovery methods could not achieve. Over the past three years, Eskic developed a new approach that restores original clean data rather than attempting to decrypt compromised files. The resulting device, HyperBunker, was perfected within InfoLAB before the spin-out into a standalone company in 2024. Eskic now serves as the firm’s CTO alongside co-founder and CEO Bostjan Kirm.
The company’s device takes a radically different stance from conventional backup solutions. While many firms rely on software-based defences and cloud backups, HyperBunker offers a hardware-based, air-gapped solution that isolates data entirely from external threats. The system is software-free, automatic, immutable, and requires no privileged human access, significantly reducing the attack surface available to hackers.
Unlike traditional backup systems, HyperBunker’s device is not connected to the internet, leaving no cloud presence to exploit. Data is collected at regular, pre-set intervals from user networks, with the system performing full hierarchical backups and restorations without disrupting workflows.
Security is further reinforced by HyperBunker’s proprietary file security encryption (FSE), which can be activated during setup. Kirm noted, “We advocate encryption at the source (on the user’s site) to maximize speed and reduce processing overhead within the vault.” The feature also ensures compliance with stringent data protection regulations.
According to the company, the only theoretical risk is the physical theft of the device itself; however, even in that scenario, no one could access the raw data due to its multilayered encryption.
With this latest seed investment, HyperBunker plans to expand production and commercial rollout of its device across Europe, targeting organisations seeking robust protection against ransomware threats.
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