Co-founded by Kleiner Perkins veteran Ted Schlein along with general partners Barmak Meftah, Jake Seid, and Roger Thornton, with Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia as strategic partner. The firm manages roughly $660M across two vehicles, including a $360M Fund II closed in March 2024, and says it has founded, operated, or funded over 90 cybersecurity companies since inception.
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Ballistic Ventures is a San Mateo-based VC firm founded in 2021 that invests exclusively in early-stage cybersecurity and cyber-adjacent startups, writing initial checks of $1M-$10M.
Ballistic Ventures invests at the pre-seed, seed, series-a stages.
Ballistic Ventures is based in San Mateo, CA, USA.
Ballistic Ventures is listed in the Venture Capital category of Cyber Resources, the curated directory of the cybersecurity marketing and growth ecosystem.
Tel Aviv, Israel
YL Ventures is one of the most active seed-stage cybersecurity investors globally. Portfolio includes Orca Security, Hunters, and Twistlock (acquired by Palo Alto Networks).
San Francisco, USA
Ten Eleven Ventures invests across all stages of cybersecurity, from seed to growth. Long-time cyber specialists with portfolio companies across the market.
San Francisco, USA
ForgePoint Capital is one of the largest cybersecurity-dedicated venture firms, investing primarily at Series A and beyond.
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