8Layers Raises $2.9 Million for Identity Security Platform
Spanish security startup 8Layers has announced closing a $1.1 million pre-seed extension round that brings the total raised by the company in early-stage investment to $2.9 million.
The fresh funding came from Criteria Venture Tech and Bankinter. Previous backers include JME Ventures, which led the initial pre-seed investment round, Lanai Ventures, Draper B1, and Secways.
Madrid-based 8Layers provides a digital identity protection platform that combines Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), and automated compliance with multiple European frameworks.
Leveraging API connections to identity providers such as Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace, and AWS IAM, the solution inventories human, service account, API, and AI identities spread across cloud services and disconnected tools.
8Layers correlates behavior across sources to provide a dedicated risk score for each identity, surfacing threats in real time. The platform also provides dormancy detection and containment actions.
According to the company, its...
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