Overview
Aikido Security is a Ghent-based developer security platform that scans code and cloud infrastructure for vulnerabilities, built specifically for development teams who want security without the complexity of enterprise tooling, and reached Unicorn status in 2025 with a $1B valuation.
Career history
In the news
- Culture eats strategy for breakfast." Een bekende quote. Maar deze week, tijdens de masterclass van Aikido Security in Wintercircus Ghent, kreeg die een heel concreet gezicht. Geen waarden op een muur, maar drie principes die effectief het gedrag sturen: - hungry and curious - obsessed with the customer - do more Wat me vooral bijbleef, was hoe open en gedreven Louis Jonckheere, Thijs Janse en Madeline Lawrence waren over wat daar ook bij hoort: "Input equals output. There is nowhere to hide" Niet omdat méér uren automatisch tot
- Dream so big you get uncomfortable telling small-minded people." - Pietro Terzini I shared our dream with the Wintercircus family last night during our Community Season Opening: Putting Europe back on the map as global leaders in technology and entrepreneurship. Out of Ghent, Belgium. We want to become the European Y Combinator. Ridiculously ambitious? Probably. Delusional? I hope so, because Stef Wynendaele would say it's the biggest compliment we could get. And through our dream, we aim to make yours reality. Big time.
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