Cybersecurity & Encrypted-AI Startup Seeking European Advisors for Expansion
This fast-growing European (Belgo-Spanish) cybersecurity and deeptech startup is building the next generation privacy layer for AI, enabling organizations to run machine learning and AI models on encrypted data, keeping it encrypted even during computation. Its technology allows secure data collaboration and decision-making across untrusted cloud, partner, and vendor environments—without exposing sensitive data or model internals.
The company operates at the intersection of cryptography and AI, serving highly regulated and sensitive sectors such as financial services, critical infrastructure, and defense. Its mission is to make homomorphic encryption enterprise-ready, turning advanced cryptography into practical infrastructure for real-world AI deployments.
- Warm introductions to decision-makers
- Deal-level support for pilots, partnerships, and early commercial engagements
- Market insight across complex regulatory and procurement environments
Focus sectors
- Financial Services (banks, insurers, payment providers, market infrastructure)
- Defense & Public Sector (defense organizations, national security agencies, sovereign infrastructure operators, and their industrial ecosystems)
They are particularly interested in individuals who bring one or more of the following:
In the Financial Services Sector :
Senior experience and network within banks, insurers, or financial market infrastructure
- Relationships with CISOs, Heads of Data, AI/ML leaders, or Digital Transformation executives
- Experience navigating regulated buying cycles, security reviews, and vendor onboarding in financial institutions
In the Defense / Public Sector :
- Experience working with or within defense organizations, ministries, or national security agencies
- Familiarity with sovereign technology concerns, critical infrastructure protection, and classified or sensitive environments
- Insight into defense procurement, dual-use technology adoption, or public–private partnerships
Cross-cutting expertise
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity, data protection, or AI governance
- Track record of facilitating strategic introductions, pilots, or lighthouse deployments
- Ability to advise on positioning, credibility, and trust-building in conservative markets
- Experience supporting early-stage technology companies
What the advisor role looks like
- Non-operational, flexible involvement
- Focus on introductions, strategic guidance, and deal assistance
- Opportunity to shape the go-to-market of a foundational technology category at an early stage
What we offer
- Very attractive commission on revenue. Expected Average Contract Value of 200-500k€.
- Time-bound retainer to be discussed.
If you are actively engaged in the financial services or defense ecosystem, and believe secure, encrypted AI will become critical infrastructure over the next decade, we would welcome the opportunity to explore an advisory collaboration.
