Qevlar AI, the French cybersecurity startup behind a new generation of autonomous security operations centres (SOCs), has announced that it has raised $14 million in funding.
The round was led by EQT Ventures and Forgepoint Capital International, with strategic backing from major tech leaders including Olivier Pomel (CEO of Datadog), Florian Douetteau (CEO of Dataiku), and Mehdi Ghissassi (former Director of Product at Google DeepMind).
The funds will be used to accelerate Qevlar’s mission to boost the productivity of SOC teams by enabling them to prioritize and respond more effectively to modern cyber threats.
As part of this round, Damien Henault, Managing Director at Forgepoint Capital International, will join Qevlar AI’s Board of Directors, reinforcing investor confidence in the company’s AI-powered vision.
Cyber-attacks are growing in intensity, frequency, and sophistication, with studies identifying cyber incidents as the top global risk for 2025. The increasing use of AI and generative AI has introduced new threat vectors, placing even greater strain on already overstretched security teams.
Research shows that two-thirds of organizations face critical cybersecurity skills gaps, and only 14% feel they have the resources and expertise to meet today’s challenges. Another study found that security analysts are unable to respond to 67% of daily alerts, with 83% of them being false positives. The result? Security teams are overwhelmed, relying heavily on manual investigations in the face of mounting complexity.
Qevlar AI offers a compelling solution: AI agents capable of autonomously investigating security incidents. According to Ahmed Achchak, Qevlar’s Co-Founder and CEO, their platform allows clients to predict the volume of alerts and allocate dedicated servers accordingly, enabling more efficient and scalable response systems.
Founded in Paris in 2023, Qevlar is already working with major European enterprises—including Fortune 500 companies and leading managed security providers.
This funding milestone comes at a time of heightened investor interest in AI-powered cybersecurity and LegalTech, signaling the growing demand for agentic, self-operating security solutions that scale with modern enterprise needs.
