Evolution Equity Partners
Venture capitalNew York · Seed–Growth · 27 people tracked
Also known as EVOLUTION EQUITY PARTNERS LLC
Investment thesis
Evolution Equity Partners partners with entrepreneurs building market-leading companies focused on cybersecurity and security software. 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 win. It invests across multiple stages from seed through growth, aiming to provide an operating playbook to take cybersecurity startups from idea to IPO and equip them with knowledge, tools and strategy to drive performance.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 27 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 48 of 76 portfolio companiesCybersecurity ×37Enterprise Software ×31AI & Machine Learning ×30SaaS ×12Data & Infrastructure ×11Developer Tools ×9Fintech ×5Cloud Computing ×4
HQs:United States×18United Kingdom×2Spain×1Israel×1Sweden×1
Investments · 76 tracked
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Noma provides automated red teaming for AI systems, testing models and applications against evolving attack techniques through intelligent agents.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
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
James Alkove(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)John Watters(Director)
BoardTaher Elgamal(Director)in
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
Aleksandr Yampolskiy(Founder & CEO)inSam Kassoumeh(Director)
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
Michael Monte(VP of Customer Success & Sales Engineering)in
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 SoftwareSaaS
Brian NeSmith(Founder & CEO)
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
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 Software
Bethesda, US
Bob Lam(Executive Officer)Alberto Yepez(Director)Christopher T Winkler(Director)Anik Bose(Director)John McNulty(Director)Francis Cianfrocca(Director)
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 MeloinJasson Casey, PhDinHilarie Koplow-McAdams(Director)Thomas Jermoluk(Executive Officer, Director)James Clark(Director)
Vault Radar is a product on the HashiCorp Cloud Platform that automates the detection and identification of unmanaged secrets, personally identifiable information (PII), and non-inclusive language in code to help security and development teams remediate risks.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
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
Waltham, US
Patrick Morley(Executive Officer, Director)Anthony Zingale(Director)Eric Pyenson(Executive Officer)Ronald Nordin(Director)Jeff Fagnan(Director)Paul Maeder(Director)
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 LearningCybersecuritySan Sebastian, ES
David Barroso(CEO and founder)inFernando Braquehais(Head of Development, co-founder)Daniel Brett(Co-founder)
CybSafe hosts IMPACT, an annual research-focused event examining human factors in cybersecurity.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
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(CEO, Co-Founder)Yaron Kassner(CTO, Co-Founder)Matan Fattal(Co-Founder)
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 Tools
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
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 SoftwareFintech
Eyal Rabinovich(Director)James Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Robinson(Director)Adam Joyce(Executive Officer)Walter Kortschak(Director)
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 Software
Hany Farid(Founder)Ted Schlein(Founder)Matt Moynahan(CEO)
Torq is a security orchestration platform that automates phishing investigation and response workflows by connecting email security tools, SIEM systems, threat intelligence platforms, and endpoint tools.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
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Halcyon builds an anti-ransomware security engine designed to detect and prevent ransomware attacks that evade traditional endpoint protection and detection tools.
CybersecuritySan Diego, US
Jon Miller(Chief Scientist & Co-Founder)Ryan Smith(CTO & Co-Founder)Jeff St. Clair(Chief Revenue Officer)
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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
Jacob Leverich(Executive Officer)Qi Jin(Executive Officer)Keith Butler(Executive Officer)Jeremy Burton(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Campbell(Executive Officer)Christine Dorrion(Executive Officer)
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)Sadik Al-Abdulla(Chief Product Officer)Denis Cashman(Chief Financial Officer)Debi Dowling(Chief Marketing Officer | Chief of Staff)Paul Kleinschnitz(Chief Revenue Officer)Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen(Chief Technology Officer)
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.
ConsumerCybersecurity
PartnerKarthik Subramanian· led
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 Tools
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
JR Smith(Director)Christopher Rouland(Executive Officer, Director)Earle Ady(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Andros(Director)Arthur Coviello, Jr.(Director)Martin LeRoy(Executive Officer)
Post-Quantum develops quantum-safe cryptographic solutions and standards for protecting sensitive communications and critical infrastructure against quantum computing threats.
CybersecurityDefense TechQuantum ComputingLondon, GB
Protect AI develops security solutions for artificial intelligence systems.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Ian Swanson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Badar Ahmed(Director)Daryan Dehghanpisheh(Director)
BoardRichard Seewald(Director)Mark Kraynak(Director)Ed Sim(Director)
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
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Evolution Equity Partners invest at?
- Evolution Equity Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth 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, 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.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team
Cybersecurity Venture Capital Report. Q2 2025. Richard Seewald, Evolution Equity Partners. - YouTube
Cybercrime Radio · Richard Seewald · youtube.com
Evolution Equity Partners: “If it can be automated, it will be automated.” – Richard Seewald - YouTube
Alpha Partners · Richard Seewald
The Cybersecurity Investor: Richard Seewald, Founder & Managing Partner at Evolution Equity Partners - YouTube
Cybercrime Magazine · Richard Seewald
Evolution Equity Partners Founder Richard Seewald on the Past and Present of the Company - YouTube
New York Stock Exchange · Richard Seewald
He Invested in AVG In The Early Days - Richard Seewald, Founder, Evolution Equity Partners - YouTube
VC10X with Prashant Choubey · Richard Seewald
Karel Obluk of Evolution Equity Partners, on Cybersecurity Risks & Opportunities, Growth Investments - YouTube
Seedcamp · Karel Obluk
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