Company · Cybersecurity

8Layers

8layers.io ↗ ·Madrid ·Seed

8Layers is a Madrid-based cybersecurity startup building an identity security platform that unifies Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), and automated compliance (NIS2, ENS, ISO 27001, DORA) for European enterprises. Founded in 2024 by four Devo alumni, it launched commercially in May 2026 and protects human, service-account, API, and AI identities across cloud and SaaS environments.

Founded

2024

Founders

News

Rounds

Investors

SectorsCybersecurity, Identity & Access Management, Cloud Security, Compliance & Governance Start-up MapCybersecurity › Workforce identity & access

Profile updated 19 Jul 2026

Founders

Daniel García Morán

Co-founder & CEO

Iago Salgado

Co-founder

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Pablo Carretero

Co-founder, Information Security

Pedro Palao Gostanza

Co-founder

Global models 5

SailPoint

United States · www.sailpoint.com ↗

Identity security/governance platform (ISPM-style identity posture and access governance) that scaled to a multi-billion-dollar valuation and IPO, the closest large-scale comparable to 8Layers' ISPM offering.

$500M+Comparable

Oort (acquired by Cisco)

United States · www.oort.io ↗

Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) startup acquired by Cisco, directly matching 8Layers' ITDR module.

$16MComparable

Silverfort

United States/Israel · www.silverfort.com ↗

Unified identity security platform combining ITDR and identity protection across hybrid environments, closely matching 8Layers' core product.

$220M+Comparable

Astrix Security

Israel · astrix.security ↗

Non-human/machine identity security platform (API keys, service accounts, AI agents), matching 8Layers' focus on non-human identity inventory.

$70M+Comparable

Token Security

Israel · www.token.security ↗

Machine and non-human identity security posture platform, directly comparable to 8Layers' ISPM and AI-identity coverage.

$37M+Comparable

Investors 6

Bankinter

www.bankinter.com

Investor Spain

Criteria Venture Tech

www.criteriaventuretech.com

Funding rounds 2

Pre-seed · €1M

Madrid-based identity-security startup 8Layers extended its pre-seed round by €1M with strategic investors Criteria Venture Tech and Bankint…

2026-07-08

Pre-seed · €1.5M

Madrid-based 8Layers, founded in 2024 by four ex-Devo executives, closed a €1.5M capital increase led by JME Ventures to build out its cloud…

2025-06-25

News & media 5

Published	Article
2026-08-03	Julio consolida un verano récord en inversión: 672,85M€ en 38 operaciones ↗ El Referente
2026-07-09	Why we invested in 8Layers ↗ Criteria Venture Tech
2026-07-07	Spanish cybersecurity startup 8Layers extends pre-Seed round to €2.5 million total funding ↗ EU-Startups
2026-05-13	8Layers quiere acabar con la fragmentación en la seguridad de identidades ↗ Computerworld.es
2025-06-24	8Layers closes a €1.5 million funding round led by JME Ventures ↗ Capital-Riesgo.es