Dawnguard: AI-Native Security Platform Launches with €2.8M Funding

An Amsterdam-based cybersecurity startup, Dawnguard, has launched a new security architecture automation platform. The platform helps organizations build secure cloud-native systems from the start, using an AI-native approach. It translates security architecture into deployable infrastructure. Dawnguard announced this public launch alongside a €2.8 million pre-Seed funding round. This funding will accelerate product development and international growth. The platform allows engineering and security teams to design, validate, and continuously monitor cloud architectures. It generates production-ready Infrastructure as Code and checks that deployed environments stay aligned with approved security designs. Dawnguard says this reduces architectural weaknesses before systems reach production. The company aims to bring security into the design phase as organizations adopt infrastructure-as-code and AI-assisted software development. This helps teams reduce configuration drift and keep security intent aligned with deployed infrastructure. This matters because it offers a new way to build more secure cloud systems from the very beginning.