Madrid-based cybersecurity startup 8Layers has closed a €1 million extension of its pre-seed round, taking total funding to €2.5 million.
The extension brings in two new strategic investors, Criteria Venture Tech and Bankinter, and follows the company’s earlier €1.5 million pre-seed round closed in 2025.
8Layers develops identity security software designed to protect digital identities, combining identity security posture management, identity threat detection and response, and automated compliance with regulations including ENS, NIS2 and ISO 27001.
The company said the new capital will be used to strengthen its go-to-market strategy, expand across Europe, and accelerate commercialisation as demand grows for tools that address both cyber risk and regulatory pressure.
The extension brings in two new strategic investors, Criteria Venture Tech and Bankinter, and follows the company’s earlier €1.5 million pre-seed round closed in 2025.
8Layers develops identity security software designed to protect digital identities, combining identity security posture management, identity threat detection and response, and automated compliance with regulations including ENS, NIS2 and ISO 27001.
The company said the new capital will be used to strengthen its go-to-market strategy, expand across Europe, and accelerate commercialisation as demand grows for tools that address both cyber risk and regulatory pressure.