Norwegian startup Bsure has raised $2.1 million in seed funding to tackle identity and license sprawl inside Microsoft environments. The round is led by Copenhagen-based Scale Capital, joined by existing investors from the United States. The capital will support product development and international expansion as the company moves beyond its Nordic base.
Unseen Risks in Microsoft Environments
Modern organizations rely on thousands of digital identities that allow people, applications, and services to work across Microsoft 365. Over time, these accounts and permissions accumulate, and very few are removed or reviewed in a structured way. The result is a growing pool of forgotten users, stale admin roles, and unused licenses that create both security exposure and unnecessary cost.
An Azure Native Answer to Identity Sprawl
Founded in 2022, Bsure has built an Azure native platform that connects directly to Microsoft Entra ID to map identities and access rights. The software provides a real-time view of users, roles, and licenses, flags inactive or risky accounts, and highlights where seats can be reclaimed. This gives IT and security teams a concrete basis for tightening access controls and cutting waste before issues turn into incidents.
Evidence and Regulation Push Demand Higher
Microsoft’s 2024 Digital Defense Report finds that more than 90 percent of account compromise cases involve forgotten or unmonitored accounts that attackers can quietly exploit. European regulations such as NIS2 and the Digital Operational Resilience Act require organizations to document and monitor digital access, with potential fines that can reach 10 million euros or 2 percent of global turnover. Analyst firm Gartner expects that by 2028, 70 percent of security leaders will adopt identity visibility tools to reduce unauthorized access and strengthen overall resilience.
Traction Across Nine Countries
Bsure already serves more than 200 customers in nine countries across both the public and private sectors. Chief executive and co-founder Henrik Skalmerud says that companies often discover that up to 40 percent of their user accounts are inactive once they see accurate data. Many organizations are surprised to learn how much attack surface and license spend is tied up in identities that no longer reflect reality.
Backing Nordic B2B Infrastructure with Global Ambition
Scale Capital says its investment in Bsure fits a strategy of supporting Nordic founders who build critical B2B infrastructure with international potential. Investment partner Joachim Schelde, who is leading the deal, highlights that every Microsoft-based IT department faces the same basic challenge of understanding who has access to what. He points to Bsure’s Azure focus and early traction as reasons to back the founding team of Henrik Skalmerud, Hallvard Eide, Gunnar Weld, Olav Helland, and Frode Omdal Arnesen.
With fresh funding in place, Bsure plans to expand its team, accelerate go-to-market efforts, and add new AI-driven capabilities that make identity insights more actionable. The company will build on its Nordic foundation and early United States presence to reach more enterprises that depend on Microsoft cloud services. As identity visibility becomes a standard part of the security toolkit, Bsure is positioning itself as a focused specialist in cleaning up the blind spots inside Microsoft environments.