Social Links Secures €2.6 Million to Expand AI-Powered Digital Risk and OSINT Platform
Social Links, the Netherlands-based open-source intelligence and digital risk protection company, has secured approximately €2.6 million (about $3 million) in follow-on funding to expand its AI-driven defense tools and accelerate development of solutions designed to counter emerging digital threats. The financing highlights continued investor interest in technologies that help organizations protect brands, assets, and people in an increasingly AI-enabled threat environment.
The funding round was led by Yellow Rocks!, which significantly increased its commitment to Social Links compared with its prior investment. Yellow Rocks! has supported the company as part of its strategy to back advanced technologies that combine investigative expertise with artificial intelligence to address modern digital risk and fraud challenges. Existing investors AltaIR Capital and Smart Partnership Capital also participated in the round, reinforcing their ongoing confidence in Social Links’ growth trajectory and product vision.
Founded in 2015 by Andrey Kulikov and Ivan Shkvarun, Social Links has evolved from a traditional open-source intelligence provider into a platform that leverages AI to detect fraud, scam messaging, and brand misinformation. The company’s technology analyzes vast volumes of publicly available data from social networks, messaging platforms, and other online sources to uncover hidden connections, behavioral patterns, and coordinated malicious activity. This intelligence enables organizations to identify threats early and respond more effectively.
A core focus of the company’s product strategy is its AI Defender Autopilot concept, which combines more than a decade of OSINT expertise with machine learning to automate digital risk protection. The approach is designed to move organizations away from reactive security models toward continuous, intelligence-driven monitoring. The newly raised capital will be used to advance these AI tools, particularly for detecting scams and fraudulent messages targeting employees, customers, and brands across multiple communication channels.
Social Links has reported strong business momentum, with average year-over-year growth of around 80 percent in recent years. The company now serves more than 450 customers across over 90 countries, including enterprise clients and government organizations. Its global footprint spans Europe, the United States, and expanding markets in Asia-Pacific and Latin America, reflecting widespread demand for proactive digital risk and investigation tools.
Company leadership has emphasized that the rapid rise of AI-powered misuse, including automated scams and misinformation campaigns, is outpacing many traditional defense mechanisms. By combining OSINT methodologies with AI-driven analysis, Social Links aims to deliver actionable intelligence that cuts through data noise and surfaces credible risk signals. The new funding will support continued innovation in autonomous detection, classification, and investigation workflows.
Investors backing Social Links have pointed to the company’s positioning at the intersection of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and digital investigations as a key differentiator. As organizations face increasing exposure to deepfakes, social engineering, and coordinated online manipulation, demand is rising for platforms that can provide both context and automation at scale.
The company’s technology is used for a range of applications, from corporate brand protection and fraud prevention to complex investigative and security use cases. Its emphasis on preemptive threat identification distinguishes it from traditional cybersecurity tools that often focus on responding after incidents have already occurred.
With the €2.6 million follow-on investment in place, Social Links plans to deepen its AI capabilities, enhance its product offerings, and accelerate global expansion. The company aims to deliver more advanced intelligence-driven tools that help organizations stay ahead of evolving digital threats and maintain trust in an online environment increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.
