Salus Cloud, the AI-native platform revolutionising Developer & Security Operations (DevSecOps) for engineers, has closed a $3.7 million Seed round to advance its mission of accelerating access to secure software delivery across Africa, the Middle East, and other growth markets.
The round was co-led by two of Africa’s leading investors in transformative technologies, Atlantica Ventures and P1 Ventures, with additional backing from respected pan-African venture capital firms LoftyInc Capital, Zedcrest Capital, and Everywhere Ventures, alongside angel investor Tim Chen, a world-class DevSecOp expert and General Partner at Essence VC, who joined the round independently.
The funding will enable Salus to accelerate product development, advance its go-to-market strategy, and scale its AI-powered developer agents that help engineering teams shorten deployment cycles and ship code more securely.
It will also support the growth of its customer base across growth regions, including Africa, Middle East and underserved tech ecosystems, while enhancing the onboarding experience for both self-service and enterprise users.
Launched in 2024, Salus was developed by African engineers who understand the growing complexities faced by software teams in growth markets, making it a solution better suited to these regions compared to foreign counterparts.
Its enterprise-grade platform uses AI-driven automation and tooling consolidation to deliver zero-touch configuration for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
The artificial intelligence system assists developers by detecting and remediating production issues, including security vulnerabilities and performance problems, in real time.
By integrating security into deployment pipelines and automating observability practices, the platform enables developers, especially lean engineering teams, to focus on innovation and reduce operational overhead.
Speaking on the raise, Andrew Mori, CEO of Salus Cloud, said:
“In much of the growth market, most startups and SMEs still operate without secure automated software delivery processes, leaving them vulnerable to breaches, compliance challenges, and slow release cycles.
This funding gives us the firepower to level the playing field, so that high-growth teams, regardless of size or geography, can deploy secure, production-grade software with confidence. We’re incredibly grateful to our investors and remain committed to building best-practise infrastructure, powering the operations of businesses in the cloud”.
With clear, usage-based pricing, Salus removes traditional cost barriers, making high-quality tools accessible to startups and SMEs.
Since launching, the platform has gained traction from top fintechs and e-commerce brands across Africa.
Mika Hajjar, co-founder & managing partner at P1 Ventures, said:
“Salus is exactly the kind of transformative infrastructure we back. They are accelerating developer productivity and security in one of the fastest-growing digital markets globally. As early institutional investors, we’re proud to support the team and actively contribute to shaping the company’s governance and product strategy.”
Ik Kanu, founding partner at Atlantica Ventures, emphasised their continued support:
“Atlantica Ventures is excited to back an experienced and second-time founding team as they build essential infrastructure to improve software security and developer productivity for African enterprises. There is a convergence of security, AI, and development, and Salus is positioned to bring that to market. This is aligned with our vision for Africa and the future expansion markets for Salus.”
The global DevOps tooling market is projected to reach $25.5 billion by 2028, with application security surpassing $20 billion by 2030, highlighting the urgent need for smarter, more secure delivery systems.
Many African markets still rely on legacy tools and fragile pipelines that slow development and increase risk. Salus is designed for the 95% of teams that lack access to dedicated DevOps talent, making best-practise software delivery accessible to high-growth teams everywhere.
