Dawnguard

Dawnguard is an AI-native cybersecurity platform that lets engineering and security teams design, generate, and continuously validate secure cloud-native architectures before and after deployment. It is built for cloud architects, CISOs, and platform engineers who want to shift security 'left' into the design phase instead of patching after the fact.

Dawnguard is an AI-native security architecture automation platform, publicly launched on July 1, 2026, that helps organizations design, build, and operate secure cloud-native systems from day zero through production. Its workflow spans three stages: Design (generate cloud architectures in minutes on a collaborative canvas from text or image inputs), Discover (connect live cloud environments to visualize resources and relationships and surface AI-driven improvement opportunities), and Deploy (automatically generate production-ready Infrastructure as Code and continuously validate that deployed environments still match approved, compliant designs). By embedding security into the design phase and eliminating drift between architectural intent and operational reality, Dawnguard aims to move cybersecurity away from the endless detect-respond-patch cycle. Founded in 2025 by CEO Mahdi Abdulrazak and CTO Kim van Lavieren, the Amsterdam-based company has raised more than $6.3 million in total, including a $3.3 million (€2.8M) pre-seed extension announced alongside the launch and the opening of a New York office.

Category

Governance & Security

Pricing

Contact for pricing

Target Market

CISOs, CTOs, Cloud Architects, Platform Engineers

Founded

2025

Headquarters

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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  Architecture design canvas

  Generate secure cloud architectures in minutes on a collaborative canvas from text or image-based inputs.

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  Cloud discovery & visualization

  Connect live cloud environments to map resources and relationships and surface AI-driven improvement opportunities.

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  Infrastructure-as-Code generation

  Automatically convert approved secure designs into production-ready Infrastructure as Code.

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  Continuous design validation

  Continuously check that deployed environments still match approved designs to eliminate security drift.

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  Shared security workspace

  Give engineering and security teams a single workspace to collaborate on architecture and compliance.

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  Secure-by-design cloud builds

  Design compliant cloud-native systems with security embedded from day zero rather than patched later.

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  Automated compliance reviews

  Streamline security reviews against standards like ISO 27001 and GDPR before infrastructure ships.

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  Drift detection

  Continuously validate running environments against their approved architecture to catch configuration drift.

Public pricing is not disclosed; Dawnguard moved from enterprise design partnerships to general availability at its July 2026 launch.

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