Aikido Security
Belgian security company
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Aikido Security BV is a cybersecurity company based in Ghent, Belgium[1] and founded in 2022.[2] The company develops application security software.[3]
Roeland Delrue
Felix Garriau
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cybersecurity |
| Founded | October 26, 2022 |
| Founders | Willem Delbare Roeland Delrue Felix Garriau |
| Headquarters | Ghent, Belgium |
| Website | www |
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]