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Partner and Member of Executive Committee, Cyber Fund Investment Committee and Innovations Investment Committee
Josh Miller
Senior Associate
Joshua Miller
Senior Vice President
Theodore J. Olsen
Partner
Hal Shelton
Principal
Paul Silber
Founding Principal
Robert Struble
Partner and Cyber Fund Investment Committee Member
Tarun Upadhyay
Partner and Member of Cyber Investment Committee
Past deals in Cyber Security
ThreatMate
Seed Round in 2025
ThreatMate is a cybersecurity company that focuses on providing a comprehensive platform designed specifically for mid-sized businesses. Founded by a team of experienced entrepreneurs and cybersecurity professionals, ThreatMate aims to protect these organizations from various cyber threats while helping them meet compliance requirements. The platform features inquisitive security capabilities that allow users to identify network vulnerabilities and provide actionable insights to security operations teams and management. By streamlining the cybersecurity process, ThreatMate enables clients to enhance their data protection and achieve a fully secured system, ultimately reducing sales cycles and safeguarding critical organizational information.
Grey Market Labs
Series A in 2024
Grey Market LabsĀ® is a Certified B-Corp founded with the mission to protect digital life. Our Replica Platform powers Secure Environments as-a-Service (SEaaS), making organizations more protected with our patented privacy and Zero Trust approach to security and more productive by increasing access to critical data, tools, and workflows from anywhere. This spans support of Investigations, Industrial IP/Espionage Protections, Open Source and Commercial Data Acquisition, Managed Attribution, Machine Learning, Data Science, Secure DevOps and more. Our experienced commercial engineering talent and public benefit mission combined with our decades long experience supporting the IC/DoD provides a trusted resource for all our customers.
Bricklayer.ai
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Bricklayer AI is the first AI cybersecurity solution that allows autonomous AI professionals to collaborate with human experts to form a smarter, faster, and more effective security operations team. Bricklayer AI enables numerous independent AIs to communicate and employ AI technologies to complete complicated cybersecurity operations, all managed by plain language.
Binarly
Seed Round in 2024
Binarly is a firmware and software supply chain security company established in 2021, headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company's primary offering, the Binarly Transparency Platform, is an AI-powered solution designed for device manufacturers, OEMs, and product security teams. This platform identifies known and unknown vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and potential malicious code within firmware, employing advanced machine learning and code analysis techniques. By providing validated remediation playbooks, Binarly helps organizations significantly reduce the time and cost associated with addressing security exposures. The company leverages decades of research and expertise in program analysis to develop solutions that safeguard businesses, critical infrastructure, and consumers from emerging firmware and hardware threats.
LeakSignal
Seed Round in 2024
LeakSignal operates a data plane security platform focused on safeguarding microservice and serverless environments. Recognizing the challenges posed by the rapid growth of microservices and their associated risks, the company provides solutions for microsegmentation, API security, and data loss prevention in transit. Utilizing machine learning, LeakSignal's platform effectively identifies and blocks the unauthorized exfiltration of sensitive data, helping organizations ensure data protection and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements. By offering enhanced insights and controls, LeakSignal addresses the critical need for security in complex service mesh environments.
Enveedo
Seed Round in 2023
Enveedo is a SaaS platform that helps to design, prioritize, and automate vital security activities.
Tidal Cyber
Seed Round in 2022
Tidal Cyber helps enterprise organizations to define, measure, and improve their defenses to address the adversary behaviors that are most important to them. It also helps to assess, organize, and optimize defenses with a deep understanding of the threats.
CYBERA
Seed Round in 2022
CYBERA empowers financial institutions to build customer loyalty by fighting scams and helping victims recover assets.
Spin.ai
Series A in 2022
Spin.ai is a SaaS data protection company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, specializing in safeguarding cloud-based data from threats such as ransomware, human error, and insider attacks. The company offers solutions for Google G Suite and Microsoft Office 365, focusing on preventing data leaks and losses by monitoring, securing, and backing up sensitive information. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Spin.ai provides round-the-clock monitoring and threat detection, identifying potential business risks and employing automated countermeasures to ensure continuous operations. Its platform enhances organizations' data security through advanced AI-driven backup systems, enabling them to protect against critical data loss incidents effectively. Spin.ai's services deliver an additional layer of security, surpassing the standard offerings of typical cloud service providers.
CYBERA
Seed Round in 2022
CYBERA empowers financial institutions to build customer loyalty by fighting scams and helping victims recover assets.
Todyl
Series A in 2022
Todyl, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that develops a comprehensive security platform designed for businesses of all sizes, particularly focusing on managed service providers and mid-market IT professionals. The Todyl Security Platform integrates multiple security solutions, including Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and endpoint security, into a cloud-native system. This unified platform allows for secure communication across distributed offices, remote employees, and data centers, while providing key features such as secure routing, firewall management, VPN services, intrusion detection, and real-time threat analysis. Todyl aims to simplify cybersecurity by reducing complexity and operational costs, enabling organizations to effectively protect, detect, and respond to cyber threats. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, Todyl continues to empower its clients with robust security solutions that adapt to modern challenges.
Ostendio
Series A in 2021
Ostendio, Inc. specializes in healthcare information security and risk management solutions for healthcare organizations and medical device manufacturers. Founded in 2013 and based in Arlington, Virginia, with an office in Washington, D.C., the company offers MyVirtualComplianceManager (MyVCM), a cloud-based platform that facilitates security and workflow management. This platform enables organizations to assess risks, create and manage essential policies and procedures, and provide security awareness training to employees. Additionally, Ostendio offers services such as performance testing, quality management support, cybersecurity assessments, and ongoing compliance monitoring across over 150 security frameworks. Its clientele includes various healthcare providers like Arlington Free Clinic and MedStar Health.
Lucata
Series B in 2021
Lucata Corporation specializes in developing advanced hardware and software technology to enhance memory utilization for various industries. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in South Bend, Indiana, and Palo Alto, Lucata produces motherboards, node cards, and memory servers designed for high-performance analytics. The company employs patented migrating thread technology to enable organizations to perform extensive multi-hop analytics and graph analysis on massive databases, facilitating insights from complex data structures with up to one trillion vertices. Lucata's solutions cater to sectors such as financial services, cybersecurity, healthcare, and telecommunications, allowing users to leverage existing graph database software for deeper analysis without the need for extensive software layers. The company's architecture is energy-efficient, supports linear performance scaling, and significantly reduces latency, making it a powerful option for organizations tackling big data challenges.
ThreatQuotient
Debt Financing in 2021
ThreatQuotient, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing a threat intelligence platform designed to help organizations effectively manage and respond to cyber threats. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company offers its flagship product, ThreatQ, which integrates and correlates various external threat sources with internal security solutions to provide contextualized intelligence. This platform streamlines security operations by reducing noise, prioritizing threats, and facilitating collaboration among teams. It features capabilities such as Indicator Nurturing, which tailors indicators of compromise to specific infrastructures, as well as integrations with existing security tools and processes. ThreatQuotient's solutions support a range of use cases, including incident response and threat hunting, ultimately enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of security operations. The company has received multiple awards for its product excellence and industry leadership, reflecting its commitment to advancing cybersecurity practices. Additionally, ThreatQuotient operates internationally, with a presence in Germany and Australia.
ThreatQuotient
Venture Round in 2021
ThreatQuotient, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing a threat intelligence platform designed to help organizations effectively manage and respond to cyber threats. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company offers its flagship product, ThreatQ, which integrates and correlates various external threat sources with internal security solutions to provide contextualized intelligence. This platform streamlines security operations by reducing noise, prioritizing threats, and facilitating collaboration among teams. It features capabilities such as Indicator Nurturing, which tailors indicators of compromise to specific infrastructures, as well as integrations with existing security tools and processes. ThreatQuotient's solutions support a range of use cases, including incident response and threat hunting, ultimately enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of security operations. The company has received multiple awards for its product excellence and industry leadership, reflecting its commitment to advancing cybersecurity practices. Additionally, ThreatQuotient operates internationally, with a presence in Germany and Australia.
Todyl
Venture Round in 2020
Todyl, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that develops a comprehensive security platform designed for businesses of all sizes, particularly focusing on managed service providers and mid-market IT professionals. The Todyl Security Platform integrates multiple security solutions, including Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and endpoint security, into a cloud-native system. This unified platform allows for secure communication across distributed offices, remote employees, and data centers, while providing key features such as secure routing, firewall management, VPN services, intrusion detection, and real-time threat analysis. Todyl aims to simplify cybersecurity by reducing complexity and operational costs, enabling organizations to effectively protect, detect, and respond to cyber threats. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, Todyl continues to empower its clients with robust security solutions that adapt to modern challenges.
MixMode
Series A in 2020
MixMode, Inc. is a cybersecurity firm that specializes in network visibility and predictive threat detection. The company offers an advanced platform that utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze network traffic, identify both known and unknown threats in real-time, and provide insights for incident response. This self-supervised learning solution can be deployed quickly in various environments, including cloud, hybrid, and on-premise systems, without the need for extensive configuration. MixMode's technology enhances the efficiency of Security Operations Center (SOC) teams by automating threat detection and adapting to the unique dynamics of individual networks. The platform is particularly trusted by large enterprises in sectors such as financial services, critical infrastructure, and government. Founded in 2012 and originally known as PacketSled, the company rebranded to MixMode in 2020 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, with an additional office in San Diego.
NS8
Series B in 2019
NS8 Inc. is a provider of a fraud prevention and user experience protection platform, specializing in helping online businesses minimize risk through its comprehensive services. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, with additional offices in Miami Beach and Amsterdam, the company offers NS8 Antifraud, which utilizes machine learning, behavioral analytics, real-time scoring, and global monitoring to identify and mitigate fraudulent activities. The platform provides actionable insights into transaction quality and trustworthiness, enabling businesses to automate their fraud management workflows. It also monitors bot activity and hidden sessions, allowing users to analyze effective traffic sources and tailor content and offers accordingly. NS8 serves various industries, including e-commerce, payment gateways, online merchants, and event ticketing. In October 2020, NS8 Inc. filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Huntress
Seed Round in 2019
Huntress is a cybersecurity provider focused on serving small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and the managed service providers that assist them. Established in 2015 by former National Security Administration operators, the company combines its Managed Security Platform with a 24/7 Security Operations Center to deliver technology, services, and expertise aimed at addressing cybersecurity challenges. Huntress offers a range of tailored solutions that cater to the budgetary and security needs of SMBs, helping them defend against various cyber threats, including ransomware and persistent attacks. The company has experienced significant growth, currently supporting over 4,300 partners and protecting more than 105,000 organizations across 2 million endpoints.
TrackOFF
Seed Round in 2017
TrackOFF, Inc. is a cybersecurity and privacy company based in Baltimore, Maryland, that specializes in software designed to protect users' identities and personal data online. Founded in 2017, the company offers two main products: TrackOFF Standard and TrackOFF Elite. TrackOFF Standard helps users detect and prevent tracking threats, enables private searching, and erases browsing history. In contrast, TrackOFF Elite is intended for use on public Wi-Fi networks, providing features such as location masking and virtual private network (VPN) data encryption. The software also employs advanced techniques to shield users' digital fingerprints from tracking, regularly clears browsing history, and encrypts internet traffic. These measures effectively protect users from hackers, trackers, and identity theft, allowing them to maintain control over their personal data. As of May 31, 2019, TrackOFF operates as a subsidiary of Avast Plc.
Lucata
Series A in 2017
Lucata Corporation specializes in developing advanced hardware and software technology to enhance memory utilization for various industries. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in South Bend, Indiana, and Palo Alto, Lucata produces motherboards, node cards, and memory servers designed for high-performance analytics. The company employs patented migrating thread technology to enable organizations to perform extensive multi-hop analytics and graph analysis on massive databases, facilitating insights from complex data structures with up to one trillion vertices. Lucata's solutions cater to sectors such as financial services, cybersecurity, healthcare, and telecommunications, allowing users to leverage existing graph database software for deeper analysis without the need for extensive software layers. The company's architecture is energy-efficient, supports linear performance scaling, and significantly reduces latency, making it a powerful option for organizations tackling big data challenges.
Ostendio
Seed Round in 2017
Ostendio, Inc. specializes in healthcare information security and risk management solutions for healthcare organizations and medical device manufacturers. Founded in 2013 and based in Arlington, Virginia, with an office in Washington, D.C., the company offers MyVirtualComplianceManager (MyVCM), a cloud-based platform that facilitates security and workflow management. This platform enables organizations to assess risks, create and manage essential policies and procedures, and provide security awareness training to employees. Additionally, Ostendio offers services such as performance testing, quality management support, cybersecurity assessments, and ongoing compliance monitoring across over 150 security frameworks. Its clientele includes various healthcare providers like Arlington Free Clinic and MedStar Health.
PFP Cybersecurity
Series A in 2017
PFP Cybersecurity is a developer of an advanced cyber intrusion detection platform that employs dynamic power behavior analysis to identify threats in hardware and firmware, as well as configuration vulnerabilities. The platform operates both in the cloud and on-premise, continuously monitoring the power behavior of devices and IoT systems across data centers and critical infrastructure. By analyzing power usage data, PFP's technology can detect both active and dormant attacks, providing real-time alerts and facilitating remediation processes, which can occur automatically or with human intervention. This 24/7 monitoring ensures that organizations can swiftly respond to any deviations from authorized operations, enhancing their overall cybersecurity posture.
Huntress
Seed Round in 2017
Huntress is a cybersecurity provider focused on serving small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and the managed service providers that assist them. Established in 2015 by former National Security Administration operators, the company combines its Managed Security Platform with a 24/7 Security Operations Center to deliver technology, services, and expertise aimed at addressing cybersecurity challenges. Huntress offers a range of tailored solutions that cater to the budgetary and security needs of SMBs, helping them defend against various cyber threats, including ransomware and persistent attacks. The company has experienced significant growth, currently supporting over 4,300 partners and protecting more than 105,000 organizations across 2 million endpoints.
Dark Cubed
Seed Round in 2017
Dark Cubed brings security to the more than 99% of companies that do not have the resources to implement security today. Our SaaS solution augments existing firewalls to provide enterprise-grade security capabilities at a fraction of the cost and complexity of other solutions. We partner with MSPs and service providers to secure their customer base, increase revenue, and capture new customers.
NS8
Seed Round in 2017
NS8 Inc. is a provider of a fraud prevention and user experience protection platform, specializing in helping online businesses minimize risk through its comprehensive services. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, with additional offices in Miami Beach and Amsterdam, the company offers NS8 Antifraud, which utilizes machine learning, behavioral analytics, real-time scoring, and global monitoring to identify and mitigate fraudulent activities. The platform provides actionable insights into transaction quality and trustworthiness, enabling businesses to automate their fraud management workflows. It also monitors bot activity and hidden sessions, allowing users to analyze effective traffic sources and tailor content and offers accordingly. NS8 serves various industries, including e-commerce, payment gateways, online merchants, and event ticketing. In October 2020, NS8 Inc. filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Atomicorp
Seed Round in 2016
Atomicorp Ltd., established in 2007 and headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, specializes in cybersecurity solutions for various web hosting environments, including cloud, virtual, shared, and dedicated servers. The company offers a range of products, such as Atomic Secured Linux, which addresses multiple security concerns like site defacement, web application vulnerabilities, malware, and compliance with regulatory standards. Additionally, Atomicorp provides the GotRoot ModSecurity Rules for building web application firewalls, as well as legacy support packages through the Atomicorp Nucleus Repository. The company is recognized for its innovations in cybersecurity, including "Just in Time" or "Virtual" patching, which allows users to mitigate vulnerabilities without waiting for official patches from software vendors. Atomicorp serves both commercial enterprises and government agencies, distributing its products online as part of the Prometheus Global family.
NS8
Convertible Note in 2016
NS8 Inc. is a provider of a fraud prevention and user experience protection platform, specializing in helping online businesses minimize risk through its comprehensive services. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, with additional offices in Miami Beach and Amsterdam, the company offers NS8 Antifraud, which utilizes machine learning, behavioral analytics, real-time scoring, and global monitoring to identify and mitigate fraudulent activities. The platform provides actionable insights into transaction quality and trustworthiness, enabling businesses to automate their fraud management workflows. It also monitors bot activity and hidden sessions, allowing users to analyze effective traffic sources and tailor content and offers accordingly. NS8 serves various industries, including e-commerce, payment gateways, online merchants, and event ticketing. In October 2020, NS8 Inc. filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
ThreatQuotient
Series B in 2016
ThreatQuotient, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing a threat intelligence platform designed to help organizations effectively manage and respond to cyber threats. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company offers its flagship product, ThreatQ, which integrates and correlates various external threat sources with internal security solutions to provide contextualized intelligence. This platform streamlines security operations by reducing noise, prioritizing threats, and facilitating collaboration among teams. It features capabilities such as Indicator Nurturing, which tailors indicators of compromise to specific infrastructures, as well as integrations with existing security tools and processes. ThreatQuotient's solutions support a range of use cases, including incident response and threat hunting, ultimately enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of security operations. The company has received multiple awards for its product excellence and industry leadership, reflecting its commitment to advancing cybersecurity practices. Additionally, ThreatQuotient operates internationally, with a presence in Germany and Australia.
Cybrary
Seed Round in 2016
Cybrary Inc. is an online platform that offers a wide range of information technology and cybersecurity training services to learners of all levels, including beginners and experienced professionals. Founded in 2015 and based in College Park, Maryland, Cybrary provides training in systems and network administration, project management, and various cybersecurity domains, such as ethical hacking, penetration testing, and security awareness. The platform features instructional lectures, interactive labs, exam study guides, and case studies, making it accessible for individuals and enterprises alike. Cybrary also collaborates with cybersecurity companies to enhance its course offerings and allows organizations to manage employee training through its "Teams" product, which includes hands-on challenges and skill assessments. The company aims to support underserved communities and those seeking to enter or advance in the cybersecurity field, contributing to a more skilled workforce.
MixMode
Series A in 2016
MixMode, Inc. is a cybersecurity firm that specializes in network visibility and predictive threat detection. The company offers an advanced platform that utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze network traffic, identify both known and unknown threats in real-time, and provide insights for incident response. This self-supervised learning solution can be deployed quickly in various environments, including cloud, hybrid, and on-premise systems, without the need for extensive configuration. MixMode's technology enhances the efficiency of Security Operations Center (SOC) teams by automating threat detection and adapting to the unique dynamics of individual networks. The platform is particularly trusted by large enterprises in sectors such as financial services, critical infrastructure, and government. Founded in 2012 and originally known as PacketSled, the company rebranded to MixMode in 2020 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, with an additional office in San Diego.
Shevirah
Convertible Note in 2016
Shevirah, Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Herndon, Virginia, specializes in designing and developing mobile security testing software. The company addresses the challenges posed by the increasing use of mobile devices in the workplace, offering solutions to extend corporate security measures beyond traditional desktop environments. Shevirah's platform enables organizations to assess and ensure the effectiveness of their security policies across various mobile endpoints, including smartphones, tablets, and wearables. The software facilitates penetration testing to evaluate mobile security services, ensuring that data protection systems are robust and that users adhere to good security practices. Notably, Shevirah's testing process requires only a phone number, simplifying the assessment of mobile security postures. The company has received recognition in the tech community, including selection for prestigious startup events and grants, underscoring its innovative approach to cybersecurity in the mobile landscape.
AxonAI(ConvergentAi)
Seed Round in 2016
Inspired by natural self-organizing systems like ant colonies and bee hives, we engineer intelligent products for major markets. Our products include big data analysis tools, UAV and sensor asset command and control software, threat modeling applications, and behavioral prediction models.
ThreatQuotient
Series A in 2015
ThreatQuotient, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing a threat intelligence platform designed to help organizations effectively manage and respond to cyber threats. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company offers its flagship product, ThreatQ, which integrates and correlates various external threat sources with internal security solutions to provide contextualized intelligence. This platform streamlines security operations by reducing noise, prioritizing threats, and facilitating collaboration among teams. It features capabilities such as Indicator Nurturing, which tailors indicators of compromise to specific infrastructures, as well as integrations with existing security tools and processes. ThreatQuotient's solutions support a range of use cases, including incident response and threat hunting, ultimately enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of security operations. The company has received multiple awards for its product excellence and industry leadership, reflecting its commitment to advancing cybersecurity practices. Additionally, ThreatQuotient operates internationally, with a presence in Germany and Australia.
ThreatQuotient
Seed Round in 2015
ThreatQuotient, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing a threat intelligence platform designed to help organizations effectively manage and respond to cyber threats. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company offers its flagship product, ThreatQ, which integrates and correlates various external threat sources with internal security solutions to provide contextualized intelligence. This platform streamlines security operations by reducing noise, prioritizing threats, and facilitating collaboration among teams. It features capabilities such as Indicator Nurturing, which tailors indicators of compromise to specific infrastructures, as well as integrations with existing security tools and processes. ThreatQuotient's solutions support a range of use cases, including incident response and threat hunting, ultimately enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of security operations. The company has received multiple awards for its product excellence and industry leadership, reflecting its commitment to advancing cybersecurity practices. Additionally, ThreatQuotient operates internationally, with a presence in Germany and Australia.
Blue Triangle
Venture Round in 2014
Blue Triangle is a company that provides digital teams with a comprehensive view of their marketing, web performance, and third-party tag analytics, while continuously monitoring website code for security vulnerabilities. Their platform enables real-time tracking of web and mobile app visitor experiences, allowing teams to identify specific issues related to web performance, third-party tags, and purchase paths that can negatively affect revenue. By offering insights into critical areas of the customer journey, Blue Triangle empowers organizations to enhance and secure their digital experiences. The company, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Richmond, VA, serves notable clients, including Fortune 500 companies, and was recognized as a Gartner "Cool Vendor" in 2017.
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