Belgium’s Aikido lands $17M Series A for its ‘no BS’ security platform aimed at developers

Aikido, a Ghent-based startup, raised a $17M Series A led by Singular to scale its developer-first, open source security platform that emphasizes simplicity, freemium access, and aggressive alert triage to reduce noise. Positioning against enterprise-focused competitors, Aikido touts flat pricing and an all-in-one approach, with participation from Notion Capital and Connect Ventures and a growing SMB customer base. The article also notes team additions and frames the raise within a rapidly expanding security market and rising breach costs.