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Ghent-Based Aikido Security Secures €5M In Seed Funding Round

PRIVATENov 14, 2023

Amount Raised

€5 Million

Round Type

Seed

GhentSoftwareSecurityHomeland Security

Investors

Christina Cacioppo, Ceo Of VantaInovia Capital’s Precede FundConnect VenturesNotion Capital

Description

Aikido Security, a Ghent-based outfit working on developer-friendly software security solutions has today announced the raise of €5 million in a Seed funding round. The investment will be used to onboard product, development, marketing, and sales team members, as well as continue to strengthen the company’s market position in Europe and North America.

Quick answer

Aikido Security raised €5 Million in a Seed round, dated November 14, 2023. Investors: Christina Cacioppo, Ceo Of Vanta, Inovia Capital’s Precede Fund, Connect Ventures and Notion Capital. Aikido Security is based in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.

How much did Aikido Security raise?
Aikido Security raised €5 Million in a Seed round on November 14, 2023.
Who invested in Aikido Security?
Christina Cacioppo, Ceo Of Vanta, Inovia Capital’s Precede Fund, Connect Ventures and Notion Capital are named as investors in this round.
What does Aikido Security do?
Aikido Security unifies code, cloud, and runtime protection with attack testing in one developer-first platform.
Where is Aikido Security based and how big is it?
Aikido Security is based in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. Fundz records about 170 employees.
Who are the decision-makers at Aikido Security?
Fundz holds 1 contact at Aikido Security. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Security and Homeland Security around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Aikido Security that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • BIO-key International raised $548K (Seed) on December 20, 2023.
  • SGNL raised an undisclosed amount (Corporate Round) on November 16, 2023.
  • TrojAI raised $2M (Seed) on November 15, 2023.
  • Vulcan Cyber raised $55M (Series B) on November 15, 2023.
  • Zip raised $7.7M (Funding Round) on November 14, 2023.
  • SKYX Platforms raised $100K on November 10, 2023.

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Company Information

Company

Aikido Security

Location

Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium

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Aikido Security unifies code, cloud, and runtime protection with attack testing in one developer-first platform. Built for teams of any size, Aikido helps organizations ship secure software faster and automate protection. Trusted by 50k+ orgs including Revolut, Supermetrics, The Premier League, Tines, n8n, Laravel, and SoundCloud to secure everything they build, host, and run. Aikido gets developers back to building.

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