Alcatraz

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Location Cupertino, CA
Founded 2016
Latest Stage Series B
Total Raised $100M
Website https://www.alcatraz.ai
Sector
physical-security AI enterprise-software

Investors

almaz-capital earlier (2021)

Founders

Tina D'Agostin CEO
Vince Gaydarzhiev Founder

About

Alcatraz is a Cupertino, California-based physical access control company founded in 2016 by Vince Gaydarzhiev and led by CEO Tina D’Agostin 1. The company develops the Rock, an AI-powered solution that replaces badge-based and legacy biometric security with fully anonymized facial authentication 1. Customers include major AI data centers, U.S. airports, energy companies, NFL teams, universities, and Fortune 100 companies 1. In 2025, Alcatraz reported more than 300% year-over-year growth in data center adoption, 200% growth in new enterprise customers, and a fivefold expansion across Fortune 500 deployments 1.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-04-02 Series B $50M BlackPeak Capital Cogito Capital, Taiwania Capital, Almaz Capital, EBRD, Ray Stata 12

Total raised to date: $100M 1.

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Sources

  1. PR Newswire, “Alcatraz Raises $50 Million to Replace the Badge With Your Face – Without Sacrificing Privacy,” April 2, 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alcatraz-raises-50-million-to-replace-the-badge-with-your-face–without-sacrificing-privacy-302732431.html↩↩↩↩↩↩

  2. SiliconANGLE, “Alcatraz raises $50M to bring Apple Face ID-style security to physical buildings,” April 2, 2026. https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/02/alcatraz-raises-50m-bring-apple-face-id-style-security-physical-buildings/↩