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Evolution Equity Partners

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

New York · Seed–Late Stage · 27 people tracked

Also known as Evolution Equity · EVOLUTION EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

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Investment thesis

Evolution Equity Partners invests in bold entrepreneurs building market-leading software and cybersecurity companies that defend and protect critical assets. Led by technology entrepreneurs who have built software companies globally, the firm leverages operating, technical, product development and go-to-market expertise to help founders succeed. It backs companies across multiple stages, from seed through growth, and provides an operating playbook to take cybersecurity startups from idea to IPO, equipping them with knowledge, tools and strategy to drive performance.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
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$20M – $150M
HQ
New York, New York, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2008
Last 12 months
7 investments
AUM
$2B
VC funds
5
Tracked investments
88
Unicorns
7
Acquisitions
11

Team · 27 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Giulio Caruso· Investment Analyst
Lindsey Coleman· Office Manager
Mashod Harrison· Associate, Investment Team
Bernhard Vogeli· Head of European Operations
Elyse Hannoun· Investment Analystin
Jasmine Le· Fund Accountantin
Nolan Fearon· Senior Associate, Investor Relationsin
Phil Quade· Chief Information Security Officer in Residence
Stephan Riesen· Finance Manager, Europe
Will Sim· Head of Strategic Eventsin

What they invest in

from 66 of 88 portfolio companies

Cybersecurity ×47Enterprise Software ×41AI & Machine Learning ×40SaaS ×18Data & Infrastructure ×13Developer Tools ×12Crypto & Web3 ×8Cloud Computing ×6

HQs:United States×37United Kingdom×4Israel×2Germany×1Spain×1Sweden×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 50 portfolio companies
16%
solo founders
8 of 50 mapped founding teams
38%
repeat founders
of 68 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 25 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×82 founders×163 founders×134+ founders×13

Where their founders studiedfrom 56 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4Technion ×3The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×3The University of Texas at Austin ×3University of Oxford ×3Bar-Ilan University ×2Dartmouth College ×2Durham University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 53 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×32Business & Management ×13Engineering ×9Mathematics & Statistics ×6Politics & Policy ×3Economics ×2Law ×2Physics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 68 founders with career history

Microsoft ×8IDF ×5Oracle ×4Adobe ×3Ey ×3Goldman Sachs ×3IBM ×3Palo Alto Networks ×3

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

10 founders hold a PhD · 7 hold an MBA (of 59 with degree data)

Investments · 88 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 52025 · 72024 · 72023 · 42022 · 72021 · 42020 · 42018 · 32016 · 12015 · 12014 · 245 dated

Defineddefined.aiin✓ verified

Defined.ai provides commercially-safe visual and language content datasets for training generative AI models, ensuring creator rights protection and regulatory compliance.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSSeattle, US

Daniela Braga(Founder)in

Co-investorsKibo VenturesSemapa NextSony Ventures CorporationSwan Venture FundBalderton Capital

Index Venturesindexventures.com✓ verified

NewCore is a security-focused identity platform built from the ground up to support humans, machines, and AI agents under a unified architecture.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB

Joon Sung ParkChrisSamZohar Alon(CEO and Founder)inAmihaiErez

Co-investorsCyberstartsJazzya InvestmentsMarathon Venture Capital

Noma Securitynoma.securityin𝕏Series B · Jul 2025 · $100M✓ verified

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

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesPittsburgh, US

Gilles Clermont(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMilos Hauskrecht(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Seyedsalim Malakouti(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Niv Braun(Founder)inAlon Tron(Founder)Niv Braun Alon Tron(Founder)

Co-investorsBallistic VenturesArtisanal VenturesBeta BoomGlilot Capital PartnersSeven Hill VenturesDatabricks Ventures

Oleriaoleria.comin𝕏Jan 2024 · $33M✓ verified

Oleria provides an access graph platform that unifies identity, access, activity logs, and data classification to help security teams investigate incidents and identify who accessed breached data, how they gained access, and what actions they performed.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBellevue, US

Jim Alkove(Executive Chairman, Co-founder)inJagadeesh Kunda(Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder)in

BoardTaher Elgamal(Director)inJohn Watters(Director)in

Co-investorsFirestreak VenturesSalesforce VenturesTapestry VC

Scythescythe.ioin𝕏✓ verified

SCYTHE is a continuous Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) platform that emulates real adversary techniques (mapped to MITRE ATT&CK) against an organization's actual IT, cloud, and OT/ICS environments to validate that detection, alerting, and response controls work.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArlington, US

Bryson Bort(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersGula Tech AdventuresSaas Ventures, L.L.C.Hacker.Capital LLCInner Loop CapitalInspired Capital+4 more

Security Scorecardsecurityscorecard.comin𝕏✓ verified

SecurityScorecard provides third-party risk management (TPRM) software using AI to help organizations identify, monitor, and mitigate cybersecurity risks across their supply chain and vendor networks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Sam Kassoumeh(Founder)inAleksandr Yampolskiy(Founder)in

Co-investorsboldstart venturesIntel CapitalNGP CapitalRiverwood CapitalAXA Venture PartnersAccomplice+7 more

Anvilogicanvilogic.comin𝕏Apr 2024

Anvilogic is a security operations platform that helps detection engineers and incident responders build, deploy, and manage security detections across hybrid SIEM and data lake environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US

Deb Banerjee(Founder)inKarthik Kannan(Founder)inMichael Monte(VP of Customer Success & Sales Engineering)in

Co-investorsDatabricks VenturesCervinFoundation CapitalG SquaredMyriad Venture PartnersNeythri Futures Fund+5 more

Aqua Securityaquasec.comin𝕏

Aquasec provides open-source and commercial security scanning solutions, including Trivy, designed to detect vulnerabilities and maintain security posture in cloud-native applications.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsBoston, US

Amir Jerbi(Founder)inDror Davidoff(Founder)inMichael Dube(CEO)inJeff Ginter(Founder)

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesBright Pixel CapitalInsight PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)+2 more

Arctic Wolfarcticwolf.comin𝕏

Arctic 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.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSEden Prairie, US

Brian NeSmith(Founder)inKim Tremblay(Founder)

Co-investors1435 Capital33NArtisanal VenturesBlue Cloud VenturesBlue Owl CapitalBright Pixel Capital+21 more

Arize AIarize.comin𝕏

Arize provides observability and evaluation tools for AI systems and large language models, enabling development teams to monitor, debug, and improve AI agents in production.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMill Valley, US

APARNA DHINKARAN(Director)Jason Lopatecki(Founder)inAparna Dhinakaran(Founder)in

BoardDHARMESH THAKKER(Director)inBrett Wilson(Director)inMORGAN GERLAK(Director)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesCollective LiquidityFoundation CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Nimble PartnersOMERS Ventures+8 more

Armisarmis.com

Agentless, enterprise-class security platform for unmanaged and IoT devices.

Nadir Izrael(Founder)inYevgeny Dibrov(Founder)

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationBain Capital VenturesCapitalGG SquaredGeneral CatalystHercules Capital, Inc.+6 more

Armisarmis.techinNov 2025 · $435M

ARMIS uses AI and digital advertising to create geo-targeted, multilocal drive-to-store campaigns tailored to individual retail points of sale across channels like Google, Meta, YouTube, connected TV, and SMS.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningRetail Tech

Dan Gomplewicz(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapitalGIris CapitalSonorcapDTCPGoldman SachsInsight Partners

Arqitarqit.ukin

Arqit provides encryption intelligence and quantum-safe security solutions that help organizations identify cryptographic vulnerabilities, manage post-quantum cryptography migration, and protect data against current and future threats including adversarial decryption.

CybersecurityQuantum Computing

David Bestwick(Founder)David E. Williams(Founder)

Co-investorsNotion CapitalSeraphim Space

Augment Codeaugmentcode.comin𝕏

Cosmos is a unified AI agents platform that enables enterprise development teams to automate software development workflows at scale, improving engineering throughput and reducing time-to-merge through intelligent agent coordination and codebase understanding.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Guy Gur-Ari(Founder)inIgor Ostrovsky(Founder)

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGlynn Capital ManagementIndex VenturesMotier VenturesOperator CollectivePebblebed+4 more

Awakeawakechocolate.com𝕏

AWAKE makes premium caffeinated chocolate bites that are individually wrapped for on-the-go consumption.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Adam Deremo(Founder)inDan Tzotzis(Founder)in

Co-investorsBtomorrow VenturesBain Capital VenturesBrandProject CapitalEnergize CapitalGreylock Partners

Awake Securityawakesecurity.comApr 2020Acquired

AI-driven network traffic analysis and network detection & response

CybersecuritySanta Clara, US

Michael Callahan(Founder)inKeith Amidon(Founder)inDebabrata Dash(Founder)Gary Golomb(Founder)Rahul Kashyap(President & CEO)Rudolph Araujo(VP, Security Product Strategy, Marketing & Business Development)

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesGreylock PartnersThree Tree VenturesBtomorrow Ventures

Backlinebackline.aiinJan 2025 · $9M

Backline develops an autonomous vulnerability remediation platform that automatically detects, prioritizes, and fixes security vulnerabilities at enterprise scale.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Eran J. Leib(Founder)inAviad Chen(Founder)Eran Leib(Founder)Maor Goldberg(Founder)

Co-investorsGradient VenturesStageOne Ventures

Bayshore Networksbayshorenetworks.comacquired by OPSWAT

Cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, ICS and OT (acquired by OPSWAT)

Bethesda, US

Francis Cianfrocca(Director)Bob Lam(Executive Officer)Michael Dager(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAlberto Yepez(Director)Christopher T Winkler(Director)Anik Bose(Director)in

Co-investorsForgePoint CapitalBenhamou Global VenturesBGV

Beyond Identitybeyondidentity.comin𝕏Feb 2022 · $100M

Beyond Identity provides an authentication and identity platform built with security as the foundational design principle, eliminating passwords and validating both users and devices.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Louis MarascioinNelson MeloinThomas Jermoluk(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Clark(Director)Jasson Casey(Founder)in

BoardHilarie Koplow-McAdams(Director)in

Co-investorsKoch Disruptive TechnologiesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Potentum PartnersExpanding Capital

BluBracketblubracket.comacquired by HashiCorp

Vault Radar is a security tool that scans code, git history, and pull requests to detect unmanaged secrets, personally identifiable information (PII), and non-inclusive language.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Ajay Arora(Founder)inPrakash Linga(Founder)

Co-investorsFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPoint72 VenturesUnusual Ventures

Bright Securitybrightsec.cominMar 2022 · $20M

Bright Security develops an AI-powered application security platform that automates detection, remediation, and validation of security vulnerabilities integrated into the software development lifecycle.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsDnx VenturesFusionIncubate USJ-VenturesTOLOKA SYNDICATE LIMITEDCoinbase Ventures+1 more

Carbon Blackcarbonblack.comFeb 2014

Waltham, US

Patrick Morley(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Pyenson(Executive Officer)Gordon Pothier(Executive Officer)Ben Johnson(Founder)Michael Viscuso(Founder)

BoardRonald Nordin(Director)

Co-investors.406 VenturesAccompliceAgman PartnersFounders Circle CapitalIntel CapitalKleiner Perkins+6 more

Clayclay.comin𝕏

Clay provides a data enrichment and workflow platform that combines first-party, intent, and third-party data from 100+ sources to help sales and growth teams identify and reach target customers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSales TechNew York, US

Kareem Amin(Founder)inKareem Amin Varun Anand(Founder)Nicolae Rusan(Founder)Phillippe Siclait(Founder)inSebastien Siclait(Founder)inVarun Anand(Founder)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAmbush CapitalBlackbird Venturesboldstart venturesBoxGroupCapitalG+21 more

CounterCraftcountercraftsec.comin𝕏Jun 2020 · $5M

CounterCraft develops a deception-driven threat intelligence platform that uses deception technology to lure attackers away from critical assets while collecting actionable threat intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Sebastian, ES

David Barroso(CEO and founder)inFernando Braquehais(Head of Development, co-founder)Daniel Brett(Co-founder)

Co-investorsAdara VentureseCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSElewitIn-Q-TeleCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AGWayra

Cybsafecybsafe.cominSeries B · Jun 2022 · $28M

CybSafe hosts IMPACT, an annual research-focused event examining human factors in cybersecurity.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsEmerald Development ManagersIQ Capital

Cyeracyera.comin𝕏Jun 2026 · $300M

Cyera is an AI-powered data security platform that helps organizations discover, classify, and secure their data across any environment.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure

Tamar Bar-Ilan(Founder)inYotam Segev(Founder)inYonatan Itai(Co-founder, VP of R&D)in

Co-investorsAccelArtisanal VenturesCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)CyberstartsFriends Family Capital+19 more

Cytacticcytactic.cominJul 2024 · $16M

Cytactic provides a platform for cyber crisis readiness and management, enabling organizations to respond faster to cyber incidents and minimize their impact.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareTel Aviv, IL

Nimrod Kozlovski(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsHyperwise Ventures

DICE Event Ticketingdice.fmin𝕏

DICE is a ticketing platform that enables fans to discover and book live events including concerts, festivals, comedy shows, and club nights.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment

Phil Hutcheon(Founder)in

Co-investorsDesigner FundSoftBank Vision FundStructural CapitalWhite Star Capital

Double Zero Securitydoublezero.ioacquired by SailPoint Technologies · Apr 2024

Double Zero Security developed identity threat detection and response (ITDR) software to help enterprises detect and respond to attacks on employee and machine digital identities.

Ellipticelliptic.coin𝕏Series C · Oct 2021 · $60M

Elliptic provides blockchain forensics and compliance investigation tools that help financial institutions trace cryptocurrency transactions across multiple networks and assets to detect illicit activity and generate regulatory reports.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechLondon

James Smith(Founder)inAdam Joyce(Founder)inTom Robinson(Founder)inSimone Mainiin

BoardEyal Rabinovich(Director)inWalter Kortschak(Director)in

Co-investors1k(x)AlbionVCDigital Currency GroupMiddlegame VenturesMouro CapitalOctopus Ventures+13 more

Eperieperi.comin

eperi provides functionality-preserving data encryption ("eperi sEcure") that keeps encryption keys under the customer's control while allowing continued use of cloud applications such as Microsoft 365, HubSpot, ServiceNow and Trello.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsEquistone Partners EuropeMatterwave Ventures

Form CRSframerusercontent.com

Adam Kirk(Founder)Ajay Kulkarni(Founder)Alberto Taiuti(Founder)Alex Yu(Founder)Alexandra Mysoor(Founder)Alexis Rivas(Founder)

Co-investorsOpen Field Capital01 Advisors1984 Ventures Management, Llc359 Capital8VCAcrew Capital+59 more

Fortscalefortscale.com

Idan Tendler(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalGen CapitalValor Capital Group

GetReal Securitygetrealsecurity.cominMar 2025

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)inTed Schlein(Founder)inMatt Moynahan(CEO)inMatthew Moynahan(Founder)

Co-investorsBallistic VenturesForgePoint CapitalArtisanal VenturesCisco InvestmentsIn-Q-TelCapital One Ventures+1 more

Halcyonhalcyon.aiin𝕏Nov 2024

Halcyon builds a dedicated anti-ransomware platform that operates across the full attack chain — from initial access to data exfiltration and encryption — adding a detection, protection, and recovery layer within an organization's existing security stack.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Diego, US

Jon Miller(Chief Scientist & Co-Founder)inRyan Smith(CTO & Co-Founder)inJeff St. Clair(Chief Revenue Officer)Marvin Tien(Director)

BoardEnrique Salem(Director)inRichard Seewald(Director)in

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesCisco InvestmentsDell Technologies CapitalDnx VenturesGula Tech AdventuresHarmony Partners+6 more

Identiq Protocolidentiq.cominacquired by Incode

Identiq operates a collaborative trust and identity network that helps companies make better decisions about customer identity while maintaining privacy.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintech

Itay Levy(Founder)inIdo Shilon(Founder)Uri Arad(Founder)

Co-investorsEntrée CapitalHorizon CapitalInsight PartnersSony Ventures CorporationSlow VenturesVertex Ventures+2 more

Islandisland.ioinSep 2026

Island provides a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) management platform for enterprises, enabling employees to securely use personal devices for work across all industries.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDallas, US

Michael Fey(Founder)inDan Amiga(Founder)Mike Fey(Founder)

Co-investorsCanapi VenturesCisco InvestmentsCoatue ManagementCyberstartsG SquaredGeodesic Capital+10 more

Kaikai.securityin𝕏

Kai builds an agentic security layer that autonomously executes security work end-to-end, replacing fragmented tool stacks with intelligence-driven defense.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Galina Antova(Founder)inDr. Damiano Bolzoni

Co-investorsEntrepreneur VenturesNext47

Legoralegora.comin𝕏Mar 2026 · $550M

Legora builds AI-powered collaboration software for lawyers to automate routine tasks and improve efficiency in legal work.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechStockholm, SE

Max Junestrand(Founder)inSigge Labor(Founder)inAugust Erséus(Founder)inAnton Osika(Founder)Di Qi(Forward Deployed Engineer)inVilgot Kledzik(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAccelAirTree VenturesAlanda Capital Holding LimitedAlkeon InnovationAtlassian Ventures+39 more

logpointlogpoint.cominSep 2020 · $30M

Logpoint (branded on the page as Guardsix) offers a European data-sovereign security platform for log management, SIEM, compliance reporting, and audit evidence.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsDICOYttriumDigital+ Partners

Metomicmetomic.ioin𝕏Feb 2023

Metomic provides automated security software that protects data across SaaS and AI tools for companies seeking to safely unlock AI capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB

Richard Vibert(CEO)inBenjamin Van Enckevort(CTO)inBethany Ayers(CEO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstLocalGlobeResonance VCSamos InvestmentsConnect VenturesRemote First Capital+2 more

Morphisecmorphisec.comin𝕏Feb 2018

Morphisec provides automated moving target defense technology that continuously changes and morphs a company's digital environment to prevent advanced cyber threats.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Ron Reinfeld(CEO)in

Co-investors408 VenturesARC VENTURESDTCPJerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)JVPOrange Digital Ventures+1 more

Newcorenewcore.ioin𝕏Jun 2026 · $66M

Newcore provides an identity and access management platform designed for a blended workforce of human users and AI agents, handling authentication, authorization, credentials, sessions, and delegated or autonomous agent actions.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Amihai Neiderman(Founder)inAndrew Reich(Founder)Erez Yarkoni(Founder)Zohar Alon(Founder)

Co-investorsCyberstartsIndex Ventures

Observeobserveinc.comin𝕏May 2025

Observe provides observability software that helps engineers troubleshoot distributed applications, consolidating logs, metrics, and traces into a single platform built on Snowflake.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Qi Jin(Executive Officer)inKeith Butler(Executive Officer)inJeremy Burton(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Campbell(Executive Officer)inChristine Dorrion(Executive Officer)inJacob Leverich(Founder)in

Co-investorsSutter Hill VenturesAlumni VenturesArtisanal VenturesBasecamp FundHuman CapitalMadrona Venture Group+6 more

Onapsisonapsis.comin𝕏Series B · Sep 2015 · $17M

Onapsis provides cybersecurity solutions focused on protecting enterprise applications, particularly SAP and Oracle systems, across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US

Mariano Nunez(Chief Executive Officer)inSadik Al-Abdulla(Chief Product Officer)inDenis Cashman(Chief Financial Officer)inDebi Dowling(Chief Marketing Officer | Chief of Staff)inPaul Kleinschnitz(Chief Revenue Officer)inJuan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investors.406 VenturesGolub GrowthLLRNightDragonArsenal Growth EquityLa Caisse

OpenDNSopendns.comin𝕏May 2014 · $35MAcquired

OpenDNS provides DNS and internet security services for consumers seeking safer and faster browsing at home, and formerly offered enterprise security products now branded under Cisco Umbrella.

ConsumerCybersecuritySan Francisco, US

David Ulevitch(Founder)Halsey Minor(Co-Founder / Early Investor (Minor Ventures))Nand Mulchandani(CEO (interim))Dan Hubbard(Chief Technology Officer)Dana Wolf(Head of Products)

BoardMichael Goguen(Board Member (representing Sequoia Capital))

PartnerKarthik Subramanian· led

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsDag VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreylock PartnersLumia CapitalNaval Ravikant+4 more

OX Securityox.securityin𝕏

OX Security provides application security solutions that help organizations identify and prioritize exploitable, reachable, and impactful risks across the software development lifecycle.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US

Neatsun Ziv(Founder)inLior Arzi(Founder)in

Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Rain CapitalSwisscom VenturesDTCPTeam8

Panaseerpanaseer.comin𝕏Jun 2018 · $10M

Panaseer provides a continuous controls monitoring platform that gives IT and security teams unified visibility across their assets and security controls.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Jonathan Gill(CEO)inCharaka Goonatilake(Founder)Mike MacIntyre(Founder)Nik Whitfield(Founder)

Co-investorsAlbionVCAllegisCyber CapitalCisco InvestmentsForgePoint CapitalNotion CapitalPaladin Capital Group+3 more

Penterapentera.ioin𝕏Series C · Mar 2025 · $60M

Pentera provides automated red teaming software that uses AI-powered attack simulation to test security defenses and identify vulnerabilities in enterprise environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Amitai RatzoninArik Faingold(Founder)Arik Liberzon(Founder)

Co-investorsAwz VenturesDelta-v CapitalInsight PartnersVCFA Group

Phosphorus Cybersecurityphosphorus.ioin𝕏Series A · Dec 2023 · $27MAcquired

Phosphorus provides a cybersecurity remediation platform for Internet of Things (xIoT) devices in enterprise environments, offering visibility, patching, and compliance capabilities that integrate with existing security tools.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTNashville, US

Chris Rouland(Founder)inEarle Ady(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Andros(Director)Martin LeRoy(Executive Officer)

BoardJR Smith(Director)Arthur Coviello, Jr.(Director)

Co-investorsFirstMark CapitalMassMutual VenturesNeva Sgr.Service Provider CapitalSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcWormhole Capital+2 more

Post-Quantumpost-quantum.comin𝕏

Post-Quantum develops quantum-safe cryptographic solutions and standards for protecting sensitive communications and critical infrastructure against quantum computing threats.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDefense TechQuantum ComputingLondon, GB

Co-investorsOutrun VenturesRuna CapitalTechstarsBessemer Venture Partners

Protect AIprotectai.cominJul 2024

Protect AI develops security solutions for artificial intelligence systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US

Ian Swanson(Founder)inBadar Ahmed(Founder)inDaryan Dehghanpisheh(Founder)

BoardRichard Seewald(Director)inMark Kraynak(Director)inEd Sim(Director)in

Co-investors01 AdvisorsAcrew CapitalAviso Venturesboldstart venturesIn-Q-TelSamsung Next+5 more

Quantexaquantexa.comin𝕏Apr 2023

Quantexa is a data, analytics, and AI platform that provides Contextual Decision Intelligence by unifying fragmented data into a connected view and using advanced analytics and explainable AI to uncover hidden patterns and relationships.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB

Vishal Marria(Founder)inAlexon Bell(Founder)Felix Hoddinott(Founder)Imam Hoque(Founder)Jamie Hutton(Founder)Laura Hutton(Founder)

Co-investorsAlbion Capital GroupAlbionVCDawn CapitalTeachers' Venture GrowthWarburg PincusBNY Mellon+2 more

RegGenomereg-genome.comin𝕏Apr 2022 · $6M

RegGenome is a regulatory innovation company that provides training and advisory services on fintech and financial regulation to regulators and policymakers globally.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTech

Bob(Executive Chairman)in

Co-investorsAlbionVC

Satorisatoricyber.comin𝕏Sep 2021 · $20M

Satori provides a data security platform that enables self-service access to data across analytics and production environments while applying dynamic masking and access control policies.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalRain CapitalYL Ventures

Satorisatori.networkSep 2021 · $20M

Satori is a decentralized compute network for building Turing-complete verifiable smart contracts using common programming languages, with participation possible from standard consumer hardware such as laptops.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsEterna CapitalB Capital GroupYL Ventures

Satorisatori.financeSep 2021 · $20MDefunct

Satori Finance was a decentralized perpetual futures exchange that shut down in 2026 after raising $10M in 2022.

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesD1 VenturesB Capital GroupBlockchange VenturesCloverJump Crypto+3 more

Silverfortsilverfort.comin𝕏

Silverfort provides a unified identity security platform that protects all identities across cloud and on-premises environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareTel Aviv, IL

Hed Kovetz(Founder)inYaron Kassner(Founder)inMatan Fattal(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesBrighton Park CapitalGreenfield PartnersLumir VenturesMaor Investments+10 more

Skyfireskyfire.xyzin𝕏

Skyfire provides financial infrastructure that enables AI agents to transact autonomously—making and receiving payments, managing accounts, and accessing services globally without traditional financial intermediaries.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US

Amir Sarhangi(Founder)inCraig DeWitt(Founder)Erick Swenson(Founder)Jeffrey Glueck(Founder)Nitin Bhandari(Founder)

Co-investorsArrington CapitalBlitzscaling VenturesCircle VenturesCoinbase VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Draper Associates+17 more

Smartfrogsmartfrog.comFeb 2016 · $5M

Smartfrog is a consumer IoT SaaS company that offers a DIY smart home security subscription service with connected devices, and has expanded into smart locks, in-home delivery, and access verticals via its hardware-independent AnyLock technology.

ConsumerIoTSaaSNew York City, US

Adam Sager(Founder)Chris Rill(Founder)Jon Troutman(Founder)

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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AVG TechnologiesCape PrivacyDFLabsPhosphorus IoRegnosticRegulatory RepositorySolidusSweet'sTalonThe Regulatory GenomeUnbound (MPC)Unbound TechZoom.ai

Exits · 11

11 acquisitions · showing 7

Bayshore Networksacq. by OPSWATBluBracketacq. by HashiCorpDFLabsacq. by Sumo LogicDouble Zero Securityacq. by SailPoint TechnologiesIdentiq Protocolacq. by IncodeUnboundacq. by CoinbaseUntangleacq. by Arista Networks

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Evolution Equity Partners made?
Evolution Equity Partners has 88 tracked investments, 11 of which have exited, including 13 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Evolution Equity Partners invest at?
Evolution Equity Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is Evolution Equity Partners's typical check size?
Evolution Equity Partners typically writes checks of $20M – $150M.
What sectors does Evolution Equity Partners focus on?
Evolution Equity Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
Where is Evolution Equity Partners located?
Evolution Equity Partners is headquartered in New York, US.
Does Evolution Equity Partners lead rounds?
Evolution Equity Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Evolution Equity Partners co-invest with?
Evolution Equity Partners most often shares deals with Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, among 289 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Cybersecurity Venture Capital Report. Q2 2025. Richard Seewald, Evolution Equity Partners.

Cybercrime Radio · Richard Seewald · youtube.com

Evolution Equity Partners: “If it can be automated, it will be automated.” – Richard Seewald

Alpha Partners · Richard Seewald

The Cybersecurity Investor: Richard Seewald, Founder & Managing Partner at Evolution Equity Partners

Cybercrime Magazine · Richard Seewald

Evolution Equity Partners Founder Richard Seewald on the Past and Present of the Company

New York Stock Exchange · Richard Seewald

He Invested in AVG In The Early Days - Richard Seewald, Founder, Evolution Equity Partners

VC10X with Prashant Choubey · Richard Seewald

Karel Obluk of Evolution Equity Partners, on Cybersecurity Risks & Opportunities, Growth Investments

Seedcamp · Karel Obluk

Co-investors · 52

Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
Sequoia Capital

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

$100K – $50M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1M – $5M
Bain Capital Ventures

BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.

$1M – $100M
Cyberstarts

Cyberstarts is a venture capital firm that partners with cybersecurity founders from day one, using a systematic process and an extensive CISO network to help build industry-defining cybersecurity companies.

Cisco Investments

Cisco Systems is a global technology company providing AI infrastructure, secure networking, security, observability, and collaboration software and hardware solutions for enterprises.

General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

Both backed · 4
$30M
Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

Both backed · 4
$50K – $100M
Accel

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

$500K – $100M
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 – $10M
Redpoint Ventures

Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/

$100K – $10M
Acrew Capital

Acrew Capital is a venture capital firm that emphasizes a team-based approach to investing, offering portfolio companies access to its full team.

Both backed · 4
$1M – $15M
▶40 more co-investors

boldstart venturesBallistic VenturesDTCPCoatue ManagementSapphire VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Notable CapitalNext47Intel CapitalAccompliceCapitalGTeam8Octopus VenturesGlilot Capital Partners.406 VenturesSorenson VenturesFounders Circle Capital3VCBenchmarkSignalFireParadigmICONIQ CapitalFlourish VenturesHighland Capital Partners645 VenturesNGP CapitalDawn CapitalValor Capital GroupLumia CapitaleCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSAdara VenturesRiverwood CapitalNasdaq VenturesKortschak Investments L.P.137 VenturesCredo VenturesSyngenta Group VenturesTwo Bear CapitalBlisceU&I Ventures

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