Great North Ventures Leads $2M Seed Round for NROC Security to Address GenAI Workplace Risks

Minneapolis, MN – September 29, 2025 — Great North Ventures, a Minnesota-based early-stage venture capital firm, has led a $2 million seed round for NROC Security, an AI security startup.

Additional investors in the round include Icebreaker.vc, Hannu Turunen (cofounder of Stonesoft), and Leo Capital. The funding will support NROC Security’s mission to protect enterprises from data leaks and compliance issues as employees increasingly use generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot in the workplace.

NROC Security’s technology acts as a network-based AI security proxy, enabling companies to monitor and secure employee interactions with GenAI tools without deploying endpoint agents or browser plugins. The platform governs access, applies policy guardrails, and generates compliance evidence — offering faster deployment and stronger visibility for IT and security teams.

“NROC Security’s solution sets a new bar for GenAI security with one-step integration into existing systems,” said Rob Weber, Managing Partner at Great North Ventures.

Targeting mid-market and enterprise customers, the company offers its platform as a SaaS subscription. The investment comes amid growing enterprise concern over “shadow AI” usage, as research from MIT found that 90% of employees use personal GenAI accounts for work-related tasks.

Antti Reijonen, CEO of NROC Security, said the funding will help the company scale its team and expand its reach to more security teams globally.

Read the full announcement from Great North Ventures here.

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