Aikido Security

Aikido Security
TypePrivate
IndustryCybersecurity
FoundedOctober 26, 2022 (2022-10-26)
FoundersWillem Delbare
Roeland Delrue
Felix Garriau
HeadquartersGhent, Belgium,
Websitewww.aikido.dev

Aikido Security BV is a cybersecurity company based in Ghent, Belgium[1] and founded in 2022.[2] The company develops application security software.[3]

History

Aikido Security was incorporated on 26 October 2022 in Ghent by Willem Delbare, Roeland Delrue, and Felix Garriau.[4] The company's name refers to the Japanese martial art aikido.[5] In January 2023, the company raised €2 million in pre-seed funding.[6] In November 2023, it raised €5 million in a seed funding round co-led by Notion Capital and Connect Ventures.[7]

In May 2024, the company raised $17 million in a Series A funding round led by Singular.[3] In January 2025, Aikido Security co-launched Opengrep, an open-source fork of Semgrep.[8] In August 2025, the company acquired the artificial intelligence (AI) code review startup Trag.[9]

In September 2025, it acquired Allseek and Haicker.[10] In the same month, Aikido Security researchers reported malicious code in npm packages during a supply chain attack.[11]

On 14 January 2026, the company raised a $60 million Series B at a $1 billion valuation.[4] In March 2026, Zach Rice, the creator of Gitleaks, joined Aikido Security and started the open-source project Betterleaks.[12]

Products and activities

Aikido Security develops application security software that includes code scanning, dependency analysis, cloud security, and runtime protection.[13]

In 2025, following the acquisitions of Allseek and Haicker, the company introduced automated penetration testing under the name “Aikido Attack”.[10][14]

Organization

The company is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, and has offices in San Francisco, London, and Chicago.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ghent cyber firm Aikido becomes Belgian tech unicorn after $60m funding round". Belga News Agency. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  2. ^ "Belgian cybersecurity startup Aikido hits unicorn status with new funding round". Reuters. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  3. ^ a b "Belgium's Aikido lands $17M Series A for its 'no BS' security platform aimed at developers". TechCrunch. 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  4. ^ a b "Aikido Security hits unicorn valuation with $60m Series B raise". Sifted. 2026-01-14. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  5. ^ Jonkers, Jens (2025-04-30). "ICT in Belgium: Aikido Speaks the Language of Developers 'without Nonsense'". ITdaily. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  6. ^ "Aikido Security raises €2 million to help developers up software defenses". Tech.eu. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  7. ^ "Ghent-based Aikido Security secures €5M in seed funding round". Tech.eu. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  8. ^ "Code-Scanning Tool's License at Heart of Security Breakup". Dark Reading. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  9. ^ "Aikido Security acquires Trag". Security Systems News. 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  10. ^ a b "Allseek and Haicker join Aikido to transform penetration testing into sub-hour automated assessments". SiliconANGLE. 2025-09-24. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  11. ^ Gatlan, Sergiu. "Hackers hijack npm packages with 2 billion weekly downloads in supply chain attack". BleepingComputer. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  12. ^ Sawers, Paul (2026-03-27). "Gitleaks creator returns with Betterleaks, an open source secrets scanner for the agentic era". The New Stack. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  13. ^ Taft, Darryl K. (2026-03-04). "Aikido Security bets on AI to make software secure itself". The New Stack. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  14. ^ "How Aikido Security disrupted appsec to reach unicorn status in 3 years". TechFundingNews. 2026-01-14. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.