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Ballistic Ventures

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

San Francisco · Seed–Series A · 34 people tracked

Also known as BALLISTIC VENTURES ALPHA LLC

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Investment thesis

Ballistic Ventures invests exclusively in cybersecurity, aiming to put security entrepreneurs on the right trajectory. The firm is motivated by a sense of urgency and moral responsibility to address escalating threats to society's cyber infrastructure. Its team combines extensive operating experience, having collectively founded, funded, and operated over 90 companies, positioning it to support founders building solutions to protect critical digital systems.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$1M – $5M
HQ
San Francisco, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
Last 12 months
6 investments
AUM
$660M
VC funds
5
Tracked investments
78

Team · 34 people

from the firm's website
Chris Inglisin
Derek Smithin
Marshall Heilmanin

6 people who came through Ballistic Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 70 of 78 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×53Cybersecurity ×42AI & Machine Learning ×41SaaS ×22Cloud Computing ×14Developer Tools ×12Fintech ×8Data & Infrastructure ×7

HQs:United States×49Israel×1Ukraine×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 41 portfolio companies
39%
solo founders
16 of 41 mapped founding teams
61%
repeat founders
of 33 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 11 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×162 founders×143 founders×64+ founders×5

Where their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with education data

Stanford University ×6Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3The University of Texas at Austin ×3University of California, Berkeley ×3UC San Diego ×2University of Massachusetts Lowell ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 33 founders with career history

Nutanix ×2Travelers Insurance ×2Twitter ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2Y Combinator ×2

5 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 32 with degree data)

Investments · 78 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 42025 · 82024 · 62022 · 32021 · 42020 · 12018 · 22017 · 129 dated

Blendblend.comin𝕏NYSE: BLND

Blend offers a Consumer Banking Suite, a digital platform for banks and financial institutions to originate and process consumer lending and deposit products.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Nima Ghamsari(Co-founder & Head of Blend)inErin Collard(Co-Founder)Eugene Marinelli(Co-Founder)Rosco Hill(Co-Founder)Jason Ream(Head of Finance and Administration (CFO))

BoardTimothy J. Mayopoulos(Board Member)

Co-investors8VCCanapi VenturesCoatue ManagementConversion CapitalEmergence CapitalEmergence Capital Partners+13 more

GetReal Securitygetrealsecurity.cominMar 2025 · $17.5M✓ verified

GetReal Security develops cybersecurity solutions to detect and protect against malicious synthetic content, including deepfakes and manipulated media in images, audio, and video.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US

Hany Farid(Founder)Ted Schlein(Founder)inMatt Moynahan(CEO)

Co-investorsForgePoint CapitalArtisanal VenturesCisco InvestmentsEvolution Equity PartnersCapital One VenturesK2 Access Fund

Magnitudemagnitude.aiin𝕏Jun 2026✓ verified

Magnitude is an AI-powered platform for third-party risk management that helps security teams monitor vendor ecosystems and supply chain vulnerabilities at speed.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Rami Habal(Founder and CEO)

Noma Securitynoma.securityin𝕏✓ verified

Noma provides automated red teaming for AI systems, testing models and applications against evolving attack techniques through intelligent agents.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Niv Braun(Founder)in

Co-investorsEvolution Equity PartnersArtisanal VenturesGlilot Capital PartnersDatabricks Ventures

Veza Technologies Inc.veza.comin𝕏✓ verified

Veza provides identity security solutions that help organizations securely adopt and manage cloud data systems.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Tarun Thakur(Founder)inRobert Whitcher(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelTrue VenturesAtlassian VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Snowflake Ventures

Witness aiwitness.aiin✓ verified

WitnessAI builds an AI-native security platform that helps enterprises protect and accelerate their AI adoption across evolving AI tech stacks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US

Rick Caccia(CEO)inTodd Chronert(Chief Revenue Officer)inStephanie Gilliam(SVP Marketing)inDan(Chief Product Officer)inMark Sierra(Chief Financial Officer)Alex(SVP Engineering)in

Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesB3 CapitalFin CapitalForgePoint CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Qualcomm Ventures+1 more

Data & Security Earlyaembit.ioin𝕏Jul 2024 · $16.6M

Aembit provides identity security for non-human entities, enabling businesses to safely connect applications to partners, customers, and services.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSilver Spring, US

Kevin Sapp(Founder)inDavid Goldschlag(Founder)inKevin Sapp, II(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMark Kraynak(Director)inMark Hatfield(Director)in

Board seatJacob Seid· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalTen Eleven

Hypernativehypernative.ioin𝕏Jun 2025

Hypernative provides machine learning-powered security monitoring and threat detection for blockchain and digital assets, protecting organizations operating across multiple blockchain networks.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity

Gal Sagie(Chief Executive Officer)inDan Caspi(Chief Technology Officer)in

BoardDor Lee-Lo(Director)inEd Sim(Director)in

Board seatBarmak Meftah· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBloccelerate VCboldstart venturesBorderless VentureIBI Tech FundTen ElevenTitan Capital Partners

Interosinteros.aiin𝕏Oct 2024

Interos.ai provides supply chain risk management software that monitors financial, compliance, environmental, cybersecurity, and geopolitical risks across supplier networks using its i-Score metric.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainArlington, US

Jennifer Bisceglie(Director)inTed Krantz(Executive Officer, Director)Theodore Krantz Jr.in

BoardFrank Verdecanna(Director)Nick Beim(Director)in

Board seatTed SchleinPhil Venables· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalAlleyCorpDeclaration PartnersForgePoint CapitalHakluyt CapitalNightDragon+6 more

Ionic Securityionicsecurity.comJul 2020SEC filingmedium confidence

Atlanta, US

Adam Ghetti(Founder)Steve Abbott(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTed Schlein(Director)Thomas E. Noonan(Director)Philip Dunkelberger(Director)

Board seatKevin Mandia· per SEC Form D · filed Jul 2020

Co-investorsGray VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Icon VenturesKleiner PerkinsSpider CapitalTen Eleven+1 more

IronNet, Inc.Feb 2022SEC filingmedium confidence

Mclean, US

Board seatTheodore E. Schlein· per SEC Form D · $175M raise · filed Feb 2022

Lastlinelastline.comJun 2017AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

American network security company offering malware sandboxing and AI-based network detection and response; acquired by VMware in 2020.

Redwood City, US

Giovanni Vigna(Executive Officer, Director)Engin Kirda(Executive Officer)Christopher Kruegel(Executive Officer)Jens Andreassen(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJohn Walecka(Director)inAndreas Von Blottnitz(Director)

Board seatBarmak Meftah· per SEC Form D · $28.5M raise · filed Aug 2017

Co-investorsPresidio VentureseVenturesNTT FinanceRedpoint VenturesThomvest Ventures

Nozomi Networksnozominetworks.comin𝕏Dec 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

Nozomi Networks provides continuous monitoring and AI-powered analysis for OT, IT, and IoT network security, delivering asset visibility, cyber risk detection, and response services.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoTMenlo Park, US

Andrea Carcano(Co-founder & CEO)inMoreno Carullo(Co-founder)inEdgard Capdevielle(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGiovanni Canetta(Director)Glenn Solomon(Director)inBilal Zuberi(Director)in

Board seatBarmak Meftah· per SEC Form D · $16M raise · filed Dec 2021

Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSCDP Venture CapitalCota CapitalEnergize CapitalIn-Q-TelNotable Capital+6 more

Perygeeperygee.cominOct 2022

OverAI provides a platform for building custom internal tools using prebuilt modules and AI-powered automations, targeting enterprise teams seeking production-ready applications without technical debt.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US

Mollie Breen(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatBarmak Meftah· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersBBG VenturesOutsiders

Reveal Technologyrevealtech.aiinMay 2025 · $30M

Reveal Technology develops defense software solutions for warfighters, first responders, and military personnel.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareBozeman, US

William Garrett Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Garrett Smith(Founder)inJohn Laxson(Executive Officer)inRobert Parker Clark(Executive Officer)Andrew Dixon(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatKevin Mandia· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBooz Allen VenturesDefy PartnersNext Frontier CapitalContext VenturesShield Capital

Shape Securityshapesecurity.comin𝕏Sep 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

Shape Security (now part of F5) provides bot defense that uses real-time behavioral analysis and platform-wide telemetry to distinguish humans, trusted AI agents, and malicious automation across web apps, mobile apps, and APIs.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMenlo Park, US

Justin Call(Executive Officer)Tamara MacDuff(Executive Officer)

BoardGaurav Garg(Director)Derek Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Ray Rothrock(Director)Ted Schlein(Director)

Board seatKevin Mandia· per SEC Form D · $26M raise · filed Nov 2018

Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalBaseline VenturesC5 CapitalEPIC VENTURESJetBlue VenturesKleiner Perkins+6 more

Specter OPSspecterops.ioin𝕏Nov 2025

SpecterOps is a cybersecurity platform focused on identity attack path management, built by the creators of BloodHound.

CybersecurityEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAlexandria, US

David McGuire(Chief Executive Officer)Jared Atkinson(Chief Technology Officer)KELLY COFFMAN(Executive Officer)JASON FRANK(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJON SAKODA(Director)in

Board seatKevin Mandia· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAnsa CapitalAviso VenturesCisco InvestmentsDecibel PartnersInsight PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Abnormal Securityabnormalsecurity.comin𝕏Apr 2018

Abnormal Security is an AI-native cybersecurity company that uses behavioral analysis and machine learning to detect and stop email-based attacks for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareLas Vegas, US

Evan Reiser(Founder & CEO)inSanjay Jeyakumar(Co-Founder, Abnormal AI; Board Member)inAbhi Bagri(Chief Technology Officer)inLisa Banks(Chief Financial Officer)inKevin Moore(Chief Revenue Officer)inMike Britton(Chief Information Officer)in

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationEQUIAMInflection VenturesInsight PartnersMenlo VenturesRogue Insight Capital+2 more

Aboveabove.securityin

Above provides AI-powered investigative agents that detect and correlate security risks across SaaS, email, identity, and AI systems in real-time.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsNorwest Venture Partners

Aletheaalethea.cominOct 2022 · $20M

Alethea provides Artemis, an AI-powered risk management platform that detects and contextualizes information manipulation, coordinated influence operations, and online disinformation threats.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWashington, US

Lisa Kaplan(Founder & CEO)Fiona Taylor(Executive Officer)

BoardTed Schlein(Director)inCarl Smith, Jr.(Director)

Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Hakluyt CapitalNascentOwl CapitalRiverbend Capital

Aletheagroupaletheagroup.comin

Alethea provides an AI risk management platform that monitors online narratives and threats to help organizations identify and mitigate risks to their reputation, operations, and personnel before they escalate into crises.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsOwl CapitalThe Perkins Fund

Altanaacceldata.ioin

Acceldata provides a unified platform for building, governing, and scaling data and AI workloads with end-to-end observability across pipelines.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Rohit Choudhary(Executive Officer, Director)inAshwin Rajeeva(Executive Officer, Director)inGaurav Nagar(Founder)

BoardDev Khare(Director)in

Co-investorsDrive CapitalEMERGENT VENTURESFelicis VenturesFocal VenturesGeneral CatalystInsight Partners+21 more

Arkose Labsarkoselabs.comMay 2021

Arkose Labs provides fraud and bot protection for enterprises including banks, gaming platforms, fintechs, and marketplaces.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Kevin Gosschalk(CEO)inMark Resnick(Executive Officer)

BoardNagraj Kashyap(Director)James Wu(Director)inDafina Toncheva(Director)inJeremiah Grossman(Director)

Co-investorsAspenwoodM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)SoftBank Vision FundSony Ventures CorporationTransition Level InvestmentsUS Venture Partners+2 more

Armorcodearmorcode.comin𝕏

ArmorCode provides unified vulnerability management and application security posture management for enterprises, aggregating findings across security tools to prioritize and remediate security risks in software, cloud infrastructure, and AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Nikhil Gupta(Founder)in

Co-investorsCervinCheyenne VenturesHarmonic Growth PartnersNGP CapitalSierra VenturesTau Ventures+1 more

Aurascapearmadin.com

AI-powered offensive security platform.

Menlo Park, US

David Slater(Founder)Evan Pena(Founder)

Co-investors8VCAccelArtisanal VenturesKleiner PerkinsMenlo VenturesMayfield Fund

AuthMindauthmind.cominApr 2025 · $19.3M

AuthMind develops an AI-powered identity security platform that identifies and prevents identity access risks across on-premises and cloud applications, targeting enterprise organizations.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareBethesda, US

Shlomi Yanai(Co-Founder and CEO)Ankur Panchbudhe(Co-Founder and CTO)Shlomo Yanay(Executive Officer, Director)Ankur Purushottam Parchbudhe(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJacob Seid(Director)

Co-investorsCheyenne VenturesBlack Opal VenturesBlu Venture InvestorsK2 Access Fund

Boltbolt.com

Bolt Financial is a San Francisco fintech providing merchants with one-click online checkout software.

Co-investorsActivant CapitalBollinger Investment GroupDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCDreamers VCEvolution VC Partners+19 more

BreachRXbreachrx.comin𝕏Apr 2021

BreachRx provides a Crisis Incident Response Management (CIRM) platform that helps organizations coordinate and execute enterprise-wide incident response across functions during cyber attacks.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSFayetteville, US

Anderson Lunsford(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Hartley(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSean O'Brien(Director)

Co-investorsOverlineSandalphon CapitalSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcVentureSouthSYN Ventures

Brexbrex.comin𝕏acquired by Capital One · Jan 2026 · $5.2B

Brex provides financial services and software for companies, including corporate cards and expense management tools.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Henrique Dubugras(Co-founder & co-CEO)inPedro Franceschi(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsY CombinatorDST GlobalRibbit CapitalTiger Global Management137 Ventures+29 more

Cado Securitycadosecurity.comin𝕏

Cado Security provides cloud-native forensics and incident response automation that captures disk-level evidence across multi-cloud environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Co-investorsBlossom CapitalTen Eleven

Cartacarta.comin𝕏

Carta is a cloud-based ERP platform for private capital markets that manages cap tables, equity administration, fund management, and valuations for startups, private companies, and venture funds globally.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Henry Ward(Co-founder)Manu Kumar(Co-founder)inCharly Kevers(Chief Financial Officer)Jeff Perry(Chief Revenue Officer)Nick Avery(Chief People Officer)Nicole Baer(Chief Marketing Officer)

Co-investorsA*Align VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAnthemis VentureDraper Associates+35 more

Cato Networkscatonetworks.comin𝕏

Cato Networks provides a cloud-native SASE platform that converges networking, zero-trust security, and access into a single global service for enterprises.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareTel Aviv, IL

Shlomo Kramer(Co-Founder and CEO)Gur Shatz(Co-Founder and Board Member)Tomer Wald(Chief Financial Officer)Alon Alter(Chief Business Officer)Zehorit Mulshanski(Chief People Officer)Eyal Heiman(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdams Street PartnersArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalAspect VenturesCoatue Management+8 more

Cerberus Venturescerberus.comNov 2025 · $22.5M

Cerberus is an alternative investment advisor managing approximately $70 billion across credit, private equity, and real estate platforms, including direct lending, corporate credit, non-performing loans, residential and commercial real estate, and early-stage venture investing.

Fintech

Co-investorsAHL Venture PartnersBooz Allen VenturesClean Energy VenturesForgePoint CapitalIAG Capital PartnersSafar Partners+1 more

CodeZero Technologies Inccodezero.io

CodeZero is building Cordon for Teams, a product in development with design partners.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsWUTIF Capital

Cofensecofense.comin𝕏

Cofense provides a cybersecurity platform focused on phishing defense, combining AI with real-time intelligence from millions of users to detect and remediate advanced phishing attacks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsTitanium VenturesBlackRock

Concentric AI Data risk monitoringconcentric.aiinOct 2024 · $45M

Concentric AI provides AI-powered data security and governance solutions that help organizations discover, classify, and protect sensitive information across cloud and on-premises environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Paolo Gaudiano(Executive Officer, Director)Greg Silverman(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAlphaDriveClear VenturesCore Ventures GroupHomebrewCiti VenturesEngineering Capital+2 more

Corocoro.netin𝕏

Coro provides a unified security platform that consolidates endpoint, email, cloud, network, identity, data protection, and security awareness training for businesses.

CybersecurityEnterprise Software

Joe Sykora(CEO)in

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersMizMaa VenturesNeva Sgr.One Peak

Crestacresta.comin𝕏Sep 2024

Cresta provides a unified platform combining human and AI agents to automate and augment customer service interactions for enterprise contact centers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSunnyvale, US

Sebastian Thrun(Co-founder)inTim Shi(Co-Founder)inZayd Enam(Co-founder)inAndre Esteva(Co-Founder)Shan Huang(Co-Founder)Ping Wu(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsTiger Global ManagementAndreessen HorowitzBrilliant Phoenix CapitalComcast VenturesGreylock PartnersLG Technology Ventures+10 more

Crowdstrikecrowdstrike.comin𝕏

CrowdStrike provides an AI-native cybersecurity platform that unifies endpoint, identity, cloud, SaaS, and AI protection to detect and stop breaches for enterprise organizations.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSSunnyvale, US

George Kurtz(Founder)in

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.AccelBright Pixel CapitalCapitalGICONIQIntercept Ventures+7 more

DataRobotdatarobot.comin𝕏

DataRobot develops an AI and machine learning platform that automates model development and deployment for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Jeremy Achin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inThomas de Godoy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Tom de Godoy(Co-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer)in

BoardHarry Weller(Director)Christopher Lynch(Director)

Co-investorsAMK Investment OfficeB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCisco InvestmentsConnetic VenturesConverge+27 more

DevRev Developer Tools San Franciscodevrev.aiin𝕏Jul 2024

DevRev Computer is an AI teammate for operations teams that unifies data across tools and systems to track project progress, automate administrative tasks, and surface risks.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechPalo Alto, US

Manoj Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDheeraj Pandey(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Co-investors2.12 AngelsAUDEO VENTURESm]x[v CapitalMayfield FundNeythri Futures FundU First Capital

Dexteritydexterity.aiin𝕏

Dexterity develops AI-powered robotic systems that enable autonomous manipulation and decision-making in unstructured physical environments.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsRedwood City, US

Samir Menon(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsBlackhorn VenturesKleiner PerkinsPresidio VenturesTeam Global

Dratadrata.comin𝕏

Drata offers a compliance automation platform that centralizes controls and evidence, continuously monitors controls, and tracks remediation so teams can maintain audit readiness across multiple frameworks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Diego, US

Adam Markowitz(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)inDaniel Marashlian(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inTroy Markowitz(Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder)in

BoardTim Jackson(Director)William Griffith(Director)Oren Yunger(Director)

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Alkeon InnovationBasis Set VenturesComcast VenturesConvergeCowboy Ventures+11 more

Flow SecurityinAcquired

CrowdStrike provides cloud-native security software protecting endpoints, cloud workloads, identity systems, and data infrastructure to prevent breaches for enterprise customers.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

George Kurtz(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsAmiti VenturesAnsa CapitalDecibel PartnersIntercept VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Khosla Ventures+6 more

Gombocgomboc.aiin𝕏Feb 2025 · $13M

Gomboc provides an AI-powered code security assistant that automatically generates production-ready fixes for cloud and infrastructure code vulnerabilities through Git and CI/CD workflows.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsLas Vegas, US

Ian Amit(CEO & Co-Founder)inMatt Sweeney(CTO & Co-Founder)inSweeney Matthew(Executive Officer)Jonathan Desrocher(Director)

BoardKobi Samboursky(Director)inPavel Livshiz(Director)in

Co-investorsGlilot Capital PartnersHetz Ventures

Hello Sojuhellosoju.com

Hello Soju is a premium soju brand offering a flagship soju spirit distilled from California non-GMO rice using a traditional Korean copper pot still method, along with a sparkling soju line made with real fruit juice and no added sugar in five flavors.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerLos Angeles, US

Elisabeth Baron(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTed E. Schlein(Director)Attila Boros(Director)Taylor Jones(Director)

Co-investorsKleiner Perkins

lobby-pastinv-makara@2xredhat.comin𝕏Acquired

Red Hat develops open source hybrid cloud software solutions including Linux, AI platforms, virtualization, and automation tools for enterprise organizations.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRaleigh, US

Bob Young(Co-Founder, President, Chairman & CEO (1993-1999))Marc Ewing(Co-Founder, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer)James M. (Jim) Whitehurst(President and Chief Executive Officer)Paul J. Cormier(Executive Vice President and President, Products and Technologies (2019); later CEO (2020-2022) and Chairman)Eric R. Shander(Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)DeLisa K. Alexander(Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer)

Co-investorsGreylock PartnersIntel CorporationLobby CapitalMenlo VenturesToba CapitalWork-Bench

Lucidumlucidum.io

Lucidum provides a data integration platform with 500+ connectors that extracts, categorizes, and enriches data from disparate sources into actionable intelligence.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsNotable CapitalPoint72 Ventures

Magnitudemagnitude.devin𝕏Jun 2026

Magnitude is an AI coding agent optimized for open-source language models like GLM, Kimi, and DeepSeek, designed to generate and execute code with improved reliability and efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Tom Greenwald(Founder)inAnders Lie(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Mimicmimic.comin

Mimic provides enterprise ransomware and cyber extortion defense software for large organizations.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsMenlo VenturesWing10x Founders2100 VenturesElaiaFounderful+3 more

Nativenative.securityin

Native provides a control layer that helps enterprises operationalize and maximize the native security capabilities already embedded in their cloud infrastructure.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US

Amit Megiddo(CEO, Co-Founder)Gal Ordo(CPO, Co-Founder)Eyal Faingold(CTO, Co-Founder)

Co-investorsYL Ventures

Netskopenetskope.comin𝕏

Netskope offers a cloud-native platform that converges security and networking (SASE/SSE) to secure access to AI, cloud, web, and private applications for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US

Sanjay Beri(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcBase PartnersBerkeley FrontierEQUIAMGaldana Ventures+11 more

Nova Creditnovacredit.comin𝕏

Nova Credit aggregates global credit bureau data, bank transaction data, and payroll information to help lenders assess borrowers and provide fairer access to credit for underserved populations including international newcomers, gig workers, and others traditionally excluded from the financial system.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US

Misha Esipov(Founder/CEO)inLoek Janssen(Cofounder)

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsGeneral CatalystA-Rod CorpAvid VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesCohen Circle+12 more

Nudge Securitynudgesecurity.comin𝕏

Nudge Security provides continuous discovery and visibility of an organization's SaaS and AI application ecosystem, including shadow IT and externally-facing apps, for security teams to identify and remediate risks.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsForgePoint CapitalSQUADRA VENTURES

Offchain labsoffchainlabs.comin𝕏

Offchain provides enterprise infrastructure and blockchain products for the programmable economy, including scaling solutions, consensus clients, and smart account infrastructure.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Steven Goldfeder(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesDeFiance CapitalFenbushi CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersPantera CapitalPuzzle Ventures+3 more

Oligooligo.securityin𝕏

Oligo provides runtime protection for AI systems, defending against exploitation chains created by language models.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

GalNadavAvshalom

Co-investorsGreenfield PartnersRed Dot Capital PartnersTLV Partners

Outcome

Automate secure, secretless access for agentic AI and workloads at runtime.

Overaioverai.comin

OverAI provides a platform with prebuilt modules and customizable components for building production-ready business applications and automations.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Co-investorsOutsiders

Palo Alto Networkspaloaltonetworks.comin𝕏Acquired

Palo Alto Networks provides cybersecurity platforms and services to protect organizations' digital infrastructure across cloud, network, and security operations.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareCupertino, US

Nir Zuk(Founder - Emeritus)Slavik Markovich(Co-Founder and CEO)Rishi Bhargava(Co-Founder)Dan Sarel(Co-Founder and VP Product)Guy Rinat(Co-Founder and VP Engineering)

BoardJake Flomenberg(Board Member (via Accel; later General Partner at Wing Venture Capital))

Co-investorsAccelACTAI VenturesAlphaDriveAmplify PartnersaVentureBase Partners+17 more

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 3

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Ballistic Ventures made?
Ballistic Ventures has 64 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 11 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Ballistic Ventures invest at?
Ballistic Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Ballistic Ventures's typical check size?
Ballistic Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
What sectors does Ballistic Ventures focus on?
Ballistic Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity.
Where is Ballistic Ventures located?
Ballistic Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Ballistic Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Ballistic Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Ballistic Ventures co-invest with?
Ballistic Ventures most often shares deals with Artisanal Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, among 311 tracked co-investors.

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Ballistic has invested in two agentic AI security companies addressing evolving cybersecurity problems: Magnitude AI for autonomous third-party risk management, and Above Security for AI-driven insider threat investigation and prevention. AI summary

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Co-investors · 97

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.

$1.7M – $87M
Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.

$1M – $20M
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$1.6M – $70M
Greylock Partners

Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.

$100K – $200M
GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
ForgePoint Capital

ForgePoint Capital is a thesis-driven venture firm investing in early-stage companies in cybersecurity, AI, and infrastructure software.

$5M – $50M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$4.4M – $214M
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

$200K – $40M
Notable Capital

Notable Capital is a venture capital firm that has partnered with founders for over two decades, backing companies from the earliest stages through to exit.

$5M – $50M
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm that backs breakout companies at critical inflection points, helping them grow into enduring market leaders.

Both backed · 4
$15M – $75M
Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest Venture Partners is an investment firm whose growth equity team backs private, profitable, fast-growing companies, providing capital and hands-on support through its 'invited guest' approach.

$10M – $30M
85 more co-investors

Sapphire VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTen ElevenInsight PartnersSierra VenturesWingCisco InvestmentsGlilot Capital PartnersEvolution Equity PartnersVenrockIntel CapitalComcast VenturesDecibel PartnersTeam8TLV PartnersConversion CapitalSorenson VenturesAllegisCyber CapitalAnsa CapitalFounders FundCraft VenturesBain Capital VenturesB Capital GroupTrue VenturesStreamlined VenturesSciFi VCEmergence Capital PartnersRibbit CapitalMatrixGeneral PartnershipUnusual VenturesDnx VenturesDig Ventures Management LimitedDrive CapitalDefy PartnersThe Perkins FundTop Tier Capital PartnersYL VenturesGreenfield PartnersLong Venture Partners1Sharpe VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersUncork CapitalCanaan PartnersBattery VenturesLiquid VenturesSignalFireFloodgateMeritech Capital PartnersSouth Park CommonsTrinity VenturesNext47Goodwater CapitalAccompliceCyberstartsICONIQ CapitalHighland Capital PartnersXtripe AngelsPeak XV PartnersJackson Square VenturesCP VenturesAltimeter CapitalZeev VenturesS28 CapitalVoyager CapitalDivergenceG2 Venture PartnersCorrelation VenturesVisionaire Ventures.406 VenturesE1 VenturesFounders Circle CapitalSyngenta Group VenturesLiveOak VenturesLightspeed India PartnersThomson Reuters VenturesGlencrest GroupTelescope PartnersVantagePoint Capital PartnersFormic VenturesE-MergeCyber Mentor FundOutliers VCPermiraHarvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York

Firms observed investing alongside Ballistic Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Ballistic Ventures's recorded portfolio.

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