Sweden-based biometric authentication technology developer BehavioSec, a spinout from Luleå University of Technology, has attracted $17.5m in a series B round led by venture capital fund Trident Capital Cybersecurity.

The round included Cisco Investments and ABN Amro Digital Impact Fund, subsdiaries of networking technology provider Cisco and banking group ABN Amro respectively, as well as Octopus Ventures and Conor Venture Partners.

BehavioSec has created authentication technology for mobile devices, traditional computers and web browsers that identifies a user by their…