Cygrid
Category: AI in Cybersecurity
Berlin-based identity enforcement platform that decides what every human, non-human and AI agent identity may do inside a company and blocks risky actions before they run. Cygrid was founded in 2026. The company is led by Dmitry Kharchenko. Based in Berlin, Germany. Total funding raised: $2.9M. Latest round: Pre-Seed. Key investors include Atlantic (Atlantic Labs), d11z.ventures, Andreas Bermig, Boris Gorin, Vlad Tropko (AmberVale Capital).
- Founded
- 2026
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germany
- Total funding
- $2.9M
Value proposition
Lets enterprises adopt AI agents at full speed without losing control. Cygrid maps every identity into one Identity Intelligence Graph, scores risk continuously, and enforces policy in three places: before first use, while access exists, and at runtime via an MCP Gateway.
Products and solutions
Identity Intelligence Graph covering humans, service accounts, API connections and AI agents. Identity Enforcement Platform with policy and AI-driven risk scoring. Credential broker for pre-use, short-lived access. Out-of-band remediation through SaaS admin APIs (revoke/downscope). MCP Gateway that allows, rewrites or blocks AI agent tool calls at runtime. Shadow AI discovery and audit, LLM/MCP utilisation monitoring.
Unique value
Enforcement, not findings: every case ends in an action (deny, rewrite, hold, revoke on approval, or downscope) across human, non-human and AI agent identities from one graph. It connects in minutes, starts read-only, and is hosted in Germany and GDPR-compliant.
Target customer
Mid-sized and enterprise companies deploying AI agents alongside SaaS and cloud tools. Buyers include CISOs, compliance and risk teams, Heads of IT/IAM and CTOs, and Chief AI Officers/CIOs.
Industries served
Fintech, E-commerce, SaaS, general enterprise IT and security
Technology advantage
Combines action-level runtime enforcement of AI agent tool calls (MCP Gateway) with NHI lifecycle remediation and identity graph analytics. The founding team comes from Israeli Military Intelligence and Palo Alto Networks/LightCyber, Zero Networks and Novartis security research. It is EU-based and German-hosted, a sovereignty and GDPR advantage for European buyers.
How they differentiate
Most NHI and identity security tools focus on visibility and risk reporting. Cygrid instead enforces inline: it intercepts AI agent tool calls via an MCP Gateway to rewrite or block them in milliseconds, and it auto-revokes or downscopes drifting grants. It covers human, machine and AI agent identities in one graph, with an EU and German-hosted posture.
Main competitors
Oasis Security (acquired by Cyera), Token Security, Astrix Security (acquired by Cisco)
Key partnerships
Integrations with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, GitHub, Slack, HubSpot and Salesforce. Winner of Germany's federal AI Nation programme grant. Selected for PwC Germany's Responsible AI programme. Exhibited at it-sa Nürnberg 2026.
Notable customers
Barfer's, Horizn Studios
Major milestones
Jan 2026: founded in Berlin. Won Germany's AI Nation programme grant and was selected for PwC Germany's Responsible AI programme. Oct 22, 2026: exited stealth with a €2.66M pre-seed led by Atlantic. Oct 27-29, 2026: launch week at it-sa Nürnberg.
Growth metrics
Company-reported: 20+ design partners and production deployments within about 8 months of founding. Stopped more than 2,000 risky identity actions before exiting stealth.
Market positioning
Pre-seed European entrant in the fast-consolidating AI agent and non-human identity security market (Astrix→Cisco, Oasis→Cyera, Entro→SailPoint). Positioned as an EU-native enforcement layer for the mid-market and enterprise.
Geographic focus
Germany/DACH and Europe first, with plans to expand beyond Europe
About Dmitry Kharchenko
Ex-CTO & Chief Innovation Officer at bonify (acquired by SCHUFA); earlier at Friendsurance and FireLayers (Founder/Co-CEO/CTO); served in a cyber unit of Israeli Military Intelligence. Has taken multiple ventures to exit as CTO; NED/Board Member at TechBiz Global and Valloop.
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Official website: https://www.cygrid.io