Gambit Cyber, an AI-native pre-emptive cybersecurity company focused on continuous threat exposure management (CTEM), has announced the successful close of a $3.4m seed funding round as it looks to scale its technology and expand internationally.
The round was led by Expeditions, an early-stage investor specialising in European security companies, with participation from Bitdefender Voyager Ventures, the venture arm of global cybersecurity firm Bitdefender, which backs start-ups operating across cybersecurity, automation and data-driven technologies.
Founded to address the growing complexity of modern cyber risk, Gambit Cyber develops KnightGuard, an AI-powered platform designed to help organisations continuously identify, validate and reduce cyber risks before they can be exploited. The platform uses a coordinated mesh of specialised AI agents combined with integrated security capabilities, enabling enterprises to prioritise threats, validate exposures and mobilise remediation efforts on an ongoing basis rather than through periodic assessments.
The company says KnightGuard is already gaining traction with early enterprise customers and managed security service providers across sectors including financial services, telecommunications and critical infrastructure. Deployments are currently underway in India, the UAE and several European markets, reflecting increasing demand for risk-centric approaches to cybersecurity as attack surfaces expand.
Gambit Cyber plans to use the new funding to accelerate product engineering, further develop its AI agents and scale its commercial presence across Europe, the UAE and the Asia-Pacific region. The capital will also support the development of strategic partnerships with MSSPs, telecom providers and cloud platforms as enterprises seek more automated and AI-ready defensive solutions.
Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company operates with teams and channel partners in the UK, the UAE, Australia and India. This geographic footprint aligns with what Gambit Cyber describes as rising regional adoption of CTEM, driven by the growth of AI-enabled threat actors and a persistent shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals.
Gambit Cyber co-founders Anuj and Manuj Kumar said, “This investment validates our mission to reinvent how organizations understand and respond to cyber risks and become future-ready. KnightGuard was built from the ground up to be AI-native, risk-centric, and preemptive. With Expeditions and Bitdefender behind us, we are accelerating toward a world where security teams gain real-time, risk-centric clarity and can continuously stay ahead of threats.”
Mikolaj Firlej, founding partner at Expeditions, said, “We are pleased to partner with Anuj and Manuj, two highly accomplished cybersecurity professionals, who are redefining the proactive cybersecurity stack with an AI-native and risk-centric architecture designed for scale, automation, and threat-informed decision-making. We believe Gambit Cyber’s KnightGuard will become foundational for organizations adopting CTEM.”
Bitdefender Voyager Ventures representatives added, “At Bitdefender Voyager Ventures, we invest with long-term commitment in founders and technologies that advance the future of cybersecurity. Gambit Cyber reflects the type of opportunity we prioritize: companies whose approach to security, data, automation, and AI aligns with our strategic vision. By partnering with teams like theirs, we aim to provide not only capital but deep global expertise to help shape the next generation of cyber innovation.”
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