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
- Approaching 100 people at Aikido Security North America 🚀 Crazy if you realize that the Chicago office only was 4 people 6 months ago. We outgrew our first office and now our second. In two weeks we are moving to THE most iconic building of this great city, The Willis Tower. With over 150 hires planned for next year we're going all in! Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Atlanta & NY. It's time to conquer the US. Crazy ride Jeff Poczatek Madeline Lawrence John A. Ian Riopel. Chapter 1!
- Aikido Security is on a mission to make cloud security sexy. Madeline Lawrence is hiring for some awesome (marketing) talent. If you know somebody, let us know!
- Is there a bright future for Europe, or is it wishful thinking? Madeline Lawrence doesn’t hesitate. 🔥 In Off Script, episode two Dorien Van Steenberge sits down with Madeline Lawrence, co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of Aikido Security. They talk about swapping VC for building, what changes (and what doesn't) when your team grows to 350 people, and why money – not talent – is holding Europe back. Want the full interview? Find it in... 📲 Your Wintercircus app: https://lnkd.in/eQWngTGf 💻 The member portal:
- 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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