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Snapshot 2026-10-24- Startup SignalsRankedof 2,325↓47
- Security & ComplianceRankedof 152↓1
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Dawnguard, founded in 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is an AI-powered collaborative security-by-design platform.
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Investor· 4
Founders / team· 1
Funding history
- 2026-07-01Pre-Seed$3M
Investors · Curiosity VC, BNVT Capital, eCAPITALSource · helpnetsecurity.com ↗
- 2025-08Seed$3M
Investors · 9900 CapitalSource · SVTR Weekly #116
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Enforces security policies at the cloud infrastructure layer to keep vulnerabilities out of production
Series A · $38M · 2026-06
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AI agents that monitor cloud environment changes, detect threats and remediate autonomously
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Modelyo (Modelyo Technologies Ltd.), founded in 2024 in Tel Aviv, builds a Sovereign Confidential Cloud that combines confidential computing (Intel SGX/TDX), hardware-based encryption, continuous attestation and zero trust so regulated organizations in government, defense, finance, healthcare and critical infrastructure can run workloads and AI on public cloud while keeping their own keys; data stays encrypted at rest, in transit and in use. Its Confidential AI offering runs inference, agents and RAG inside sealed environments. It holds 20+ patents and applications.
2026-10
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Accel
21 Security & Compliance deals in the last 24 months · 9 at a nearby stage · 3 in Western Europe
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21 Security & Compliance deals in the last 24 months · 18 at a nearby stage · 1 in Western Europe
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12 Security & Compliance deals in the last 24 months · 4 at a nearby stage · 1 in Western Europe
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12 Security & Compliance deals in the last 24 months · 5 at a nearby stage · 1 in Western Europe
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11 Security & Compliance deals in the last 24 months · 2 at a nearby stage · 3 in Western Europe
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9 Security & Compliance deals in the last 24 months · 4 at a nearby stage · 1 in Western Europe
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