Funding news · Oct 22, 2026
Cygrid Raises €2.7M Pre-Seed to Enforce Identity Security for AI-Driven Enterprises
Cygrid Secures €2.7M Pre-Seed Round
Berlin-based cybersecurity startup Cygrid has raised €2.7 million in pre-seed funding, led by Atlantic.vc. The round also included participation from D11Z.Ventures, Andreas Bermig, Boris Gorin, and Vlad Tropko. The funding was announced on October 22, 2026.
What Cygrid Does
Cygrid provides an identity enforcement platform built for AI-driven enterprises. The platform maps human, non-human, and AI-agent identities into a single Identity Intelligence Graph. It then scores what each identity is allowed to do and blocks or rewrites risky actions before they execute across connected systems.
According to the company, the platform integrates with widely used enterprise tools including Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, GitHub, Slack, and HubSpot. This allows security teams to enforce identity policies across the systems where AI agents and other identities operate.
Who It Serves
Cygrid targets security teams that are adopting AI agents. The company reports design partners across fintech, e-commerce, and SaaS verticals.
Founding Team
Cygrid was founded in January 2026 by Dmitry Kharchenko and Dekel Paz, both former military-intelligence members. The founders bring a security-focused background to the identity enforcement space.
Market Context
As enterprises deploy AI agents and other non-human identities across their systems, the challenge of governing what those identities can access and execute has grown. Cygrid's approach centers on a unified graph that spans human, non-human, and AI-agent identities, with enforcement that acts before risky actions occur.
Use of Funds
The company has not disclosed specific plans for the pre-seed capital. The round provides early-stage funding to support the platform's development and its work with design partners.
Acquisition Relevance
The pre-seed round positions Cygrid as an early-stage player in identity security for AI-driven enterprises. For acquirers, the company offers a specialized platform addressing identity enforcement across AI agents and connected enterprise systems, a founding team with military-intelligence experience, and early design-partner traction in fintech, e-commerce, and SaaS.