New Italian unicorn Exein rides the physical AI wave

Exein’s $270 million raise at a $1.7 billion valuation underscores how cybersecurity for connected devices and physical AI is becoming a major enterprise and infrastructure priority, not just an IoT niche. For CIOs and technology leaders, the strategic takeaway is that as robots, drones, vehicles, sensors, and edge AI systems proliferate, security must move closer to the device and supply chain through OEM and silicon vendor partnerships, especially as AI-enabled attacks become faster and more automated and new regulations like the EU Cyber Resilience Act raise the compliance bar.