88Layers
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.
SectorsCybersecurity, Identity & Access Management, Cloud Security, Compliance & Governance
Start-up MapCybersecurity › Workforce identity & access
Founders
D
Daniel García Morán
Co-founder & CEO
I
Iago Salgado
Co-founder
P
Pablo Carretero
Co-founder, Information Security
P
Pedro Palao Gostanza
Co-founder
Global models 5
SSailPoint
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
O
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
SSilverfort
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
AAstrix 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
TToken Security
Israel · www.token.security ↗
Machine and non-human identity security posture platform, directly comparable to 8Layers' ISPM and AI-identity coverage.
$37M+Comparable
In the same niche 2 others
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Investors 6
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Funding rounds 2
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2026-07-08 | Pre-seed | €1M |
Lead not disclosed
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| 2025-06-24 | Pre-seed | €1.5M |
JME Ventures
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News 5
Open as list →| Published | Article |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 |
Julio consolida un verano récord en inversión: 672,85M€ en 38 operaciones ↗
El Referente
2026-08-03 |
| 2026-07-15 |
Spanish cybersecurity startup 8Layers extends pre-Seed round to €2.5 million total funding ↗
EU-Startups
2026-07-15 |
| 2026-07-09 |
Why we invested in 8Layers ↗
Criteria Venture Tech
2026-07-09 |
| 2026-05-13 |
8Layers quiere acabar con la fragmentación en la seguridad de identidades ↗
Computerworld.es
2026-05-13 |
| 2025-06-24 |
8Layers closes a €1.5 million funding round led by JME Ventures ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2025-06-24 |