Dawnguard

Based in the Netherlands, Dawnguard specializes in cybersecurity, offering AI-driven solutions for secure cloud architecture design validation, aimed at enhancing security for enterprise clients. Dawnguard, founded in 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands, focuses on AI-powered cybersecurity solutions. The company secured USD 3. 000 mn in funding on July 20, 2025, led by 9900 Capital.

The funds aim to enhance their platform's development and capabilities. Dawnguard offers an advanced cybersecurity platform centered around AI-powered cloud architecture designed for rapid and secure design validation. Their core product facilitates the analysis, iteration, and deployment of security architectures by automatically mapping existing cloud setups from code or integrating architectural diagrams and documents. This platform allows teams to collaborate in real-time, offering AI-powered insights, risk detection, and smart suggestions to validate designs while generating production-ready Infrastructure as Code (IaC) that ensures security is embedded from the onset.

Dawnguard primarily serves enterprise clients across various industries, focusing on markets in North America and Europe, where the growing emphasis on proactive cybersecurity solutions is critical in the face of increasing threats from advanced malicious actors. Dawnguard's revenue model is structured around B2B subscriptions, where clients pay for access to their AI-driven design validation platform. Clients typically engage in partnerships that allow them to integrate Dawnguard's solutions into their existing IT frameworks, enhancing security by design and reducing vulnerabilities. The company's flagship offering includes the AI Secured Cloud Architecture, which provides essential tools for organizations looking to embed security at the foundational level of their cloud systems.

Specific pricing plans for these services are tailored to individual client needs, reflecting the complexity and scale of their cloud environments. This transactional structure enables Dawnguard to sustain ongoing relationships with clients while delivering significant value through their innovative security solutions. In July 2025, Dawnguard raised USD 3. 000 mn in pre-seed funding, which will support the development and expansion of its platform.

The company plans to introduce new features to its offerings and targets expansion into additional global markets, particularly increasing its presence in North America and Europe throughout 2026.