2026-03-10
Qevlar AI raises $30M Series A
Paris-based Qevlar AI raised $30M in a Series A co-led by Partech and Forgepoint Capital International, with participation from EQT Ventures.
Round at a Glance
| Company | Qevlar AI |
| HQ | Paris, France |
| Amount | $30M |
| Round | Series A |
| Date | 2026-03-10 |
| Total Disclosed Funding | ~$44M |
Company Snapshot
Qevlar AI is a Paris-based cybersecurity company founded in January 2023 by Ahmed Achchak (CEO) and Hamza Sayah (CTO). The company develops an agentic AI platform that automates alert investigation for security operations centers (SOCs), reducing manual review time from over 30 minutes to under 3 minutes. Publicly named customers include Mercedes-Benz, Sodexo, Orange Cyberdefense, ECI, and Atos.
Investors in This Round
| Investor | Investor HQ Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Partech | France | Co-lead |
| Forgepoint Capital International | United States | Co-lead |
| EQT Ventures | Sweden | Existing investor |
Known Cap Table
| Investor | Round(s) | Investor HQ Country |
|---|---|---|
| Partech | Series A | France |
| Forgepoint Capital International | Seed, Series A | United States |
| EQT Ventures | Seed, Series A | Sweden |
| Olivier Pomel (CEO, Datadog) | Seed | France |
| Florian Douetteau (CEO, Dataiku) | Seed | France |
| Mehdi Ghissassi (ex-Google DeepMind) | Seed | United Kingdom |
Total disclosed funding: ~$44M across 2 rounds ($14M Seed in 2024, $30M Series A in 2026).
Sources
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/qevlar-ai-raises-30m-shift-080000499.html
- https://tech.eu/2026/03/10/qevlar-ai-lands-30m-to-expand-ai-security-operations-platform/
- https://blog.sesamers.com/fundraising-news/qevlar-ai-series-a-25-8m-agentic-soc-cybersecurity/
- https://www.qevlar.com/post/qevlar-ai-raises-14m-to-supercharge-security-operations-centres-with-agentic-ai