Company
Building the next-gen platform that makes security easy from day one
In the age of AI, security matters more than ever. We make it effortless.

We’re on a mission to redefine true shift left security
Dawnguard was founded on a simple belief that security works best when it’s part of the design, not something added later. We’re an early‑stage team rethinking cybersecurity from day zero to day 10,000
Dawnguard helps teams design and implement secure cloud environments early, reducing risk, avoiding rework, and enabling faster, more confident delivery as systems evolve.
Built by experts from leading tech companies.
Meet the Dawnguard team
Dawnguard is built by a team aligned around one idea that security should be part of how organizations build, operate, and scale systems.

Mahdi Abdulrazak
Co-founder & CEO

Kim van Lavieren
Co-founder & CTO

Sarah van Lavieren
COO

David van der Hoeven
CISO
Peter Takacs
Saron Grave
Anne Westerhof
Jan Koelewijn
Vincent de Bel
Robert Erm
Wishaal Kanhai
Lucas Witte
Wendie Bijvoets
Luke Chin A Foeng
Marc Taylor
Charles Moussa
Ariadni Zotou
Ruben van de Kerkhof
Noelia Scalerandi
Zak Harrison
Shi Zhen
Iura Vignan
Kushal Ramkumar
Allison Voon
Ismaheel Hammid
Suzana Pletikosa


