Barcelona and London-based cybersecurity and enterprise AI infrastructure startup NeuralTrust has secured a $20 million seed round led by Alstin Capital, with participation from VentureFriends, Seaya, and Kibo Ventures.
- Founded in 2024 by Joan Vendrell, Victor Garcia, and Alejandro Domingo, NeuralTrust develops software that secures and manages AI agents used inside large organizations.
- Its platform is designed for companies running multiple AI agents that interact with internal systems, databases, applications, and external tools. The software provides a centralized layer that tracks these agents, monitors their activities, and enforces security policies.
- NeuralTrust's technology operates between AI agents and the systems they access. Every request made by an agent is inspected before execution. The platform evaluates whether the action complies with predefined rules and can block activities such as unauthorized data access, misuse of connected tools, or attempts to circumvent restrictions.
- The platform combines three capabilities:
- Inventorying and mapping AI agents deployed across an organization.
- Monitoring agent behavior and interactions in real time.
- Enforcing access controls and security policies across AI models, tools, and data sources.
- The company also conducts research into AI-specific attack techniques, including methods that manipulate AI agents through multi-step prompts or combined text-and-image inputs.
Details of the deal
- The seed round also saw participation from Banc Sabadell, EA Ventures Plug and Play Fund, and Finaves, alongside support from the European Innovation Council and Spain’s State Research Agency (AEI).
- The firm plans to use the funding to expand its engineering team, deepen integration across its AI agent security platform, and accelerate its growth across European markets as more enterprises deploy AI agents in production environments.
“This round allows us to keep building the infrastructure layer that makes AI adoption measurable, governable, and safe. Our mission has not changed since day one: turn AI security into a strategic advantage for the enterprises that will define the next decade," claims Joan Vendrell, co-founder and CEO of NeuralTrust.
