Berlin’s Cygrid exits stealth with €2.66 million to stop AI agents from accessing confidential company data

Cygrid exited stealth with backing from Atlantic (lead investor), D11Z (Schwarz Group venture arm), and angel investors including executives from Zscaler and bonify. Founded in January 2026 by Dmitry Kharchenko and Dekel Paz, both Israeli Military Intelligence veterans, the startup addresses identity and access management gaps created by widespread AI agent adoption in enterprises. Unlike conventional IAM tools that grant access at sign-in, Cygrid enforces continuous identity-based controls, monitoring and blocking unauthorized actions per agent.

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