Aikido Security, a Brussels, Belgium–based cybersecurity company, has raised $60 million in a Series B round at a $1 billion valuation.
Investors
The round was led by DST Global, with participation from PSG Equity.
DST Global is a growth-equity investment firm specializing in late-stage, high-growth internet and technology companies. Founded in 2009, the firm manages approximately $50 billion in assets and has backed several prominent technology platforms.
Aikido Security Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to further expand its unified platform for code, cloud, and runtime security, and to advance its long-term vision of building autonomous, self-securing software.
About Aikido Security
Founded in 2022 by Willem Delbare, Roeland Delrue, and Felix Garriau, Aikido builds developer-first security products with a vision for self-securing software. Its platform embeds security directly into engineering workflows, automating testing, validation, and remediation to help teams continuously reduce exploitable risk without slowing development. Aikido serves over 50,000 organizations, including the Premier League, SoundCloud, and Niantic. Aikido Security is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, and maintains significant regional headquarters in San Francisco and London
Funding Details
Company: Aikido Security BV
Raised: $60.0M
Round: Series B
Funding Date: January 2026
Lead Investor: DST Global
Additional Investors: PSG Equity
Company Website: https://www.aikido.dev/
Software Category: Developer-First Security / AI-Native Security
Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/01/14/3218567/0/en/Aikido-Security-Raises-60-Million-Series-B-at-1-Billion-Valuation-to-Lead-Software-Security.html