Sebastian Kurz: From Chancellor to cyber security expert!

Sebastian Kurz: From Chancellor to cyber security expert!

Tel Aviv, Israel - The former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has established himself in the area of the private sector after his political withdrawal and achieved immediate success. With his cyber security company "Dream", which he founded together with Shalev Hulio about two years ago, the impressive evaluation of over one billion dollars was achieved. This gratifying news comes with the announcement of a new financing round, which will contribute an additional $ 100 million for the protection of critical national infrastructures and its defense against cyber attacks, such as OE24 reported.

"Cyber attacks are no longer just a problem for companies - they are one of the greatest threats to states and their critical infrastructure," said Kurz, thus underlining the urgency of its corporate goals. "Dream" relies on artificial intelligence to meet these challenges and currently employs around 150 people with offices in Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi and Vienna. In short, shares worth around 150 million euros are held in the company, the value of which is now estimated at 1.1 billion euros.

retreat from politics and new challenges

EURONEWS from next year he will be as global strategist for the controversial US investment company Thiel Capital, which was founded by the billion -dollar entrepreneur Peter Thiel. Thiel, who is closely connected to the former US President Donald Trump, will briefly stand in his new role, while he will continue to commute between Austria and the USA, where he lives together with his partner Susanne Thier and has recently become a father.