Dawnguard, an AI-native cybersecurity startup, publicly launched a platform that bakes secure cloud architecture directly into deployable infrastructure, catching design flaws before launch rather than after a breach, as AI-written code and autonomous engineering spin up risk faster than old security tools can spot it. Fresh $3.3M in pre-seed funding came from existing backer BNVT Capital in the UK, with new participation from Curiosity VC in the Netherlands and eCAPITAL in Germany, lifting Dawnguard’s total funding past $6.3M. Dawnguard, whose founders came out of IBM, Microsoft, Amazon, and military cyber operations, moved from private enterprise pilots to general availability, opened a New York City office, and will spend the money on product development and international growth.
