Cyber Mentor Fund
Venture capitalSeedβSeries A Β· 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Cyber Mentorship Fund invests in next-generation cybersecurity entrepreneurs addressing market gaps through continuous innovation. The fund differentiates itself through an active mentorship model, connecting founders with operational expertise, industry practitioners, and a network of advisors to accelerate portfolio company growth and impact from day one.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team Β· 1 people
from the firm's websiteTimothy Eades is Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Anetac and General Partner at Cyber Mentor Fund. He brings over 20 years of leadership experience in sales, marketing, and executive management, with deep expertise in driving growth for computing, security, and enterprise software companies. His background includes CEO roles at vArmour, Silver Tail Systems (acquired by RSA/EMC), and Everyone.net (acquired by Proofpoint), as well as executive positions at BEA Systems, Sana Security, Phoenix Technologies, and IBM. He is an active angel investor and Board Director, currently serving as Executive Chairman at Okera.
What they invest in
from 14 of 45 portfolio companiesCybersecurity Γ10AI & Machine Learning Γ8Enterprise Software Γ8Cloud Computing Γ5Data & Infrastructure Γ4InsurTech Γ2SaaS Γ2Circular Economy Γ1
HQs:United StatesΓ3
Investments Β· 45 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathArctic Wolf provides managed detection and response (MDR) services with 24x7 security teams that detect, investigate, and respond to threats using an open XDR platform processing trillions of events weekly. The company serves organizations seeking to reduce cyber risk through expert security operations and incident response.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Brian NeSmith(Founder & CEO)
Mimecast provides a platform for securing humans, data, and AI within organizations. The company serves enterprise customers seeking protection and secure work environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Ranjan Singh(CEO)
F5 AI Guardrails is an enterprise security platform that deploys runtime guardrails to protect AI models and agents against adversarial attacks, data leakage, and policy violations while enabling compliance and observability.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Original creators of Apache Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow and Unity Catalog<UNKNOWN>
Dragos provides cybersecurity software, threat intelligence, and professional services to protect operational technology (OT), IT, and IoT assets in industrial environments. The company serves critical infrastructure operators in sectors including energy, manufacturing, water, and gas utilities.
CybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHanover, US
Robert M. Lee(CEO and co-founder)
F5 develops application delivery and security software and hardware platforms, including BIG-IP load balancers and application firewalls, for enterprise and government networks. The company serves organizations requiring network traffic management, cybersecurity, and application access control.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
ForceMetrics provides a data analytics platform for public safety agencies that aggregates disconnected data from multiple systems into searchable, unified records and real-time dashboards. The platform enables law enforcement leadership to identify trends, manage deployments, and demonstrate accountability through live analytics replacing manual reporting processes.
Data & InfrastructureGovTech
LeakSignal provides data governance and protection solutions for securing sensitive data in motion, including classification, policy enforcement, and compliance monitoring across AI applications, APIs, and endpoints.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
Kunal Anand(Chief Innovation Officer (at F5); formerly co-founder of Prevoty)
Paladin provides software and data-driven solutions to help organizations manage cyber risk more affordably and effectively. The company targets under-protected businesses by simplifying cyber resilience through automation and integration with insurance.
CybersecurityInsurTechSaaS
Resilience Insurance provides cyber insurance and technology errors & omissions coverage for enterprise clients across multiple industries. The company uses claims data analysis and cyber risk quantification to help organizations create data-backed security action plans and manage their cyber risk portfolios.
CybersecurityInsurTech
A security platform that detects and prevents malicious activity targeting software applications, serving both small and large companies through developer-focused tooling.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Bjoern Zinssmeister(Founder/CEO)in
Tern provides commerce technology for managing product returns and reverse logistics for both consumers and merchants. The platform aims to improve the returns experience while reducing environmental waste.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Skye Spear(Co-founder and CEO)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Cyber Mentor Fund invest at?
- Cyber Mentor Fund invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Cyber Mentor Fund focus on?
- Cyber Mentor Fund focuses on Cybersecurity.
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