Qevlar AI
Category: AI in Cybersecurity
An autonomous agentic AI platform designed to automate the end-to-end investigation, triage, and reporting of security alerts for modern Security Operations Centers (SOC). Qevlar AI was founded in 2023. The company is led by Ahmed Achchak. Based in Paris, France. Team size: 51-100. Total funding raised: $44.0M. Latest round: Series A. Key investors include EQT Ventures, Partech, Forgepoint Capital International.
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Team size
- 51-100
- Total funding
- $44.0M
Value proposition
Reduces alert investigation time by 10x (down to 3 minutes) and ensures 100% alert coverage by automating Tier-1 and Tier-2 analysis with human-level depth, effectively eliminating alert fatigue.
Products and solutions
Autonomous AI SOC Platform, Virtual SOC Analyst (Agentic AI), Autonomous Investigation API, Automated Risk Scoring & Reporting Engine, Natural Language SOC Insights Interface
Unique value
Utilizes 'Agentic AI' that performs dynamic reasoning and multi-step investigations autonomously, moving beyond the rigid, manual playbooks required by traditional SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) tools.
Target customer
Global Fortune 500 enterprises with internal SOC teams and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)
Industries served
Cybersecurity (MSSPs), Financial Services, Telecommunications, Retail & E-commerce, Automotive, Healthcare
Technology advantage
Proprietary LLM-based reasoning engine trained on expert analyst workflows; 'zero-programming' integration that connects seamlessly with existing SIEM/EDR stacks (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike) to pull and enrich data in real-time.
How they differentiate
Utilizes 'Agentic AI' for dynamic reasoning and multi-step investigations that mimic Tier 2/3 human analysts, moving beyond the rigid, manual playbooks required by traditional SOAR tools.
Main competitors
Dropzone AI, Prophet Security, Torq
Key partnerships
Atos (Strategic 'Virtual SOC Analyst' integration), Orange Cyberdefense (Advanced detection partnership), I-TRACING (Managed security scale partner), Meta & Microsoft (Incubation and infrastructure support), Forgepoint Capital & EQT Ventures (Strategic investment partners)
Notable customers
Atos, Orange Cyberdefense, I-TRACING, MediaMarkt, Sodexo, GlobalConnect, Nomios, Almond, Stoik, ECI, Performanta
Major milestones
Winner of the Forum INCYBER (FIC) Growth Award, Strategic partnership with Atos for 'Virtual SOC Analyst' integration, Successful Series A raise of $30M in March 2026 to scale autonomous operations
Growth metrics
Live in production at 1,500 organizations globally; scaled to 51-63 employees; achieves 10x reduction in alert investigation time (down to 3 minutes); 100% alert coverage.
Market positioning
Autonomous SOC Analyst layer for global enterprises and MSSPs
Geographic focus
Europe (HQ in France) and North America
Patents and IP
No specific patents disclosed; relies on proprietary agentic architectures and specialized security-centric LLMs.
About Ahmed Achchak
Ahmed Achchak is the CEO and Co-founder of Qevlar AI. He previously served as a Product Manager for Cloud Security at Datadog, where he focused on cloud workload protection. Prior to Datadog, he was an Associate at McKinsey & Company, specializing in digital strategy and transformation.
Official website: https://www.qevlar.com/