Innovate Joins AXAITRA Group, Bringing Deep Microsoft Security Expertise to Europe’s Fast-Moving AI Services Leader

Munich, September 8, 2026 – Innovate, the Spain-based Microsoft Solutions Partner specializing in cloud and data security, today announced that it has joined the AXAITRA Group, one of Europe’s fastest-moving AI services companies, dedicated to Microsoft-focused cloud, data, security, and AI. The acquisition, under which AXAITRA acquired Innovate in full, adds a highly specialised cybersecurity capability to the group at a pivotal moment in its growth.

The move marks an exciting new chapter for Innovate and a strategic leap for AXAITRA. On July 1, 2026, AXAITRA was designated a Microsoft Frontier Partner — a recognition reserved for partners at the leading edge of AI and cloud — and Innovate is now a driving part of that momentum. By joining AXAITRA, Innovate gains a European platform to scale the security model it has built in Spain, while AXAITRA secures a differentiated, group-wide Microsoft Security competence centre that is both hard to replicate and increasingly essential in an AI-driven world.

“Becoming part of AXAITRA is a natural and thrilling step for our team,” said David Pérez Lázaro, CEO of Innovate. “We share the same vision: delivering world-class Microsoft services with security and AI at the core. AXAITRA gives us the platform, the reach, and the ambition to take the cloud and data security capabilities we have built in Spain to enterprises right across Europe. Our people, our expertise, and our standards remain fully intact — now amplified by a group that moves fast and thinks big.”

Founded in 2020 in Madrid as part of the Mnemo Group, Innovate has established itself as a specialised provider of end-to-end cybersecurity services for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, covering the full lifecycle from assessment and design to implementation and 24/7 managed operations. With a deep Microsoft focus and a highly certified technical team of security professionals, Innovate is recognised as one of the key managed security partners in Spain.

Innovate’s expertise spans the areas that matter most as organisations move AI from experimentation to production: Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, Data Security, and Threat Protection. Its teams deploy and operate Microsoft security technologies across Azure and Microsoft 365 — including cloud security posture management (CSPM), cloud workload protection (CWPP), DevSecOps, and Microsoft 365 Security — and run security operations covering SIEM, threat monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management. This depth of specialisation is precisely the capability AXAITRA needs to secure enterprise AI deployments at scale.

Within AXAITRA, Innovate will continue to operate under its own name and leadership while contributing to the group’s mission of building Europe’s most advanced Microsoft and AI services platform. The founding management team — David Pérez Lázaro (CEO) and Luis Oliveri (Co-Founder & Deputy Director) — remain fully on board to shape the next phase of growth, extending Innovate’s security services into AI, data, and agent security across the group.

“Welcoming Innovate to AXAITRA is a milestone we are genuinely excited about,” said Robert Helgerth, CEO of the AXAITRA Group. “Security is no longer a feature — it is the foundation on which trustworthy AI is built. Innovate brings exactly the Microsoft security specialisations our group needs: deep expertise in cloud security, identity, data protection, and threat defence, delivered by one of the most certified teams in Europe. These competencies make Innovate the security backbone of our group — powering security-by-default for the agents built in our AI Agent Factory and giving every AXAITRA company and customer the confidence to deploy AI at scale. Having become a Microsoft Frontier Partner on July 1, we are moving fast, and Innovate is now a vital part of that momentum.”

Together, AXAITRA and Innovate will strengthen the group’s position as one of Microsoft’s leading AI and security services partners in Europe — combining agentic AI capabilities with best-in-class cloud and data security to help enterprises across EMEA adopt AI safely, responsibly, and at speed.

About Innovate
Innovate is a Spain-based Microsoft Solutions Partner specialising in cloud and data security. Founded in 2020, the company delivers end-to-end cybersecurity and 24/7 managed security services for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, with deep expertise across Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 security. Innovate helps corporate and enterprise customers strengthen their cyber resilience, protect critical data, and securely adopt cloud and AI technologies.

For more information, visit www.innovate-security.ai.

About AXAITRA
AXAITRA is a fast-moving European AI services company and a leading platform for cloud, data, security, and AI services built on Microsoft technologies. Designated a Microsoft Frontier Partner on July 1, 2026, AXAITRA is building the leading Microsoft AI partner for Europe — accelerating cloud and AI adoption for enterprises across EMEA through automated, AI-first services. Together with Greenpeak Partners, AXAITRA continuously integrates innovative companies that strategically complement its portfolio.