Escape, a Paris, France–based offensive security engineering platform, has raised $18 million (€15.4M) in Series A funding.
Investors
The round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Uncorrelated Ventures and existing investors IRIS and Y Combinator.
Balderton Capital is a London-based venture capital firm that backs European technology startups. Founded in 2000, it manages approximately $7 billion in assets and invests across all stages, from seed to growth. The firm operates both early-stage and growth funds and invests across the technology sector, with a strong track record in AI, fintech, B2B SaaS, digital health, mobility, gaming, and marketplaces.
Escape Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to enhance its AI agent capabilities for automated pentesting and security testing, while expanding its engineering and go-to-market teams to meet growing enterprise demand in the United States and Europe.
About Escape
Founded in 2020 by Tristan Kalos and Antoine Carossio, Escape is a an AI-native offensive security engineering platform designed to automate the entire security lifecycle. The platform includes attack surface management, business-logic-aware dynamic application security testing (DAST), and AI-driven pentesting that simulates sophisticated attacker behavior in live production environments. Their mission is to to multiply the impact of security teams through full-lifecycle offensive security. Headquartered in Paris, France, Escape is used by more than 2,000 security teams globally, including companies such as BetterHelp, PandaDoc, CyberCube, and Arkose Labs.
Funding Details
Company: Escape
Raised: $18.0M
Round: Series A
Funding Date: March 2026
Lead Investor: Balderton Capital
Additional Investors: Uncorrelated Ventures, IRIS, Y Combinator
Company Website: https://escape.tech/
Software Category: Cybersecurity / Offensive Security Engineering Platform
Source: https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/03/yc-backed-escape-raises-e15-4m-series-a-led-by-balderton-for-its-ai-powered-offensive-security-engineering-platform/