New York · Seed–Growth · 28 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 25, 2026.
Team · 28 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 58 of 91 portfolio companiesCybersecurity ×42Enterprise Software ×37AI & Machine Learning ×36SaaS ×14Data & Infrastructure ×13Developer Tools ×11Cloud Computing ×6Crypto & Web3 ×6
HQs:United States×28United Kingdom×3Germany×1Spain×1Israel×1Sweden×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 37 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×162 founders×113 founders×54+ founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with education data
Technion ×2The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, Yaffo ×2The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×2The Open University ×2The University of Texas at Austin ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 27 founders with career history
IDF ×3Alcatel ×2Goldman Sachs ×2Security Scorecard ×2Talpiot Program ×2
4 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 24 with degree data)
Investments · 91 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 52024 · 42023 · 12014 · 114 dated
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 & CEO)Daniela Braga, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsKibo VenturesSemapa NextSony Ventures CorporationSwan Venture Fund
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-investorsBallistic VenturesArtisanal VenturesGlilot Capital PartnersDatabricks Ventures
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)Jim Alkove(Founder)
BoardTaher Elgamal(Director)inJohn Watters(Director)in
Co-investorsFirestreak VenturesEvolution TechnologySalesforce VenturesTapestry VC
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.Inner Loop CapitalStoneMill VenturesAlumni Ventures+1 more
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(Co-Founder, Head of Product)Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsboldstart venturesIntel CapitalNGP CapitalRiverwood CapitalAXA Venture PartnersAccomplice+6 more
Co-investorsCervinFoundation CapitalG SquaredPoint72 Ventures
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)inDeb Banerjee(Founder)Karthik Kannan(Founder)
Co-investorsDatabricks VenturesMyriad Venture PartnersNeythri Futures FundPoint72 VenturesFoundation Capital
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
Amir Jerbi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesBright Pixel CapitalInsight PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)+2 more
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)in
Co-investors33NArtisanal VenturesBright Pixel CapitalClearSkyCyber Mentor FundDelta-v Capital+14 more
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(President, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary)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+5 more
ARMIS is an advertising platform that combines generative AI with connected TV (CTV) and other digital channels to produce geo-targeted, multilocal ad campaigns tailored to individual retail stores.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningRetail Tech
Dan Gomplewicz(Founder)in
Co-investorsIris CapitalSonorcapCapitalGGoldman SachsInsight Partners
Agentless, enterprise-class security platform for unmanaged and IoT devices.
Co-investorsCapitalGG SquaredGeneral CatalystInsight PartnersOne Equity PartnersSequoia Capital+1 more
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
Co-investorsNotion CapitalSeraphim Space
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)
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGlynn Capital ManagementIndex VenturesOperator CollectivePebblebedSV Angel+3 more
AI-driven network traffic analysis and network detection & response
CybersecuritySanta Clara, US
Michael Callahan(Co-Founder & CEO)Keith Amidon(Co-Founder)Debabrata Dash(Co-Founder)Gary Golomb(Co-Founder; Head of Threat Intelligence, Research & Detection)Rahul Kashyap(President & CEO)Rudolph Araujo(VP, Security Product Strategy, Marketing & Business Development)
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesGreylock PartnersThree Tree Ventures
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)in
Co-investorsGradient VenturesStageOne Ventures
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-investorsBenhamou Global VenturesBGV
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)James Clark(Director)Jasson Casey(Founder)inJasson Casey, PhDin
Co-investorsKoch Disruptive TechnologiesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Evolution Technology
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Ajay Arora(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPoint72 VenturesUnusual Ventures
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 USIncubate FundJ-Ventures
Waltham, US
Patrick Morley(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Pyenson(Executive Officer)Gordon Pothier(Executive Officer)Richard Clarke(Director)
BoardRonald Nordin(Director)Jeff Fagnan(Director)
Co-investors.406 VenturesAccompliceFounders Circle CapitalIntel CapitalKleiner PerkinsRally Ventures Management, Llc+4 more
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)
Co-investorsAdara VenturesIn-Q-Tel
Nadir Izrael(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationGeneral CatalystRed Dot Capital PartnersSequoia CapitalTenaya Capital
CybSafe hosts IMPACT, an annual research-focused event examining human factors in cybersecurity.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsEmerald Development ManagersIQ Capital
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)in
Co-investorsAccelArtisanal VenturesCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Friends Family CapitalG Squared+14 more
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 Software
Nimrod Kozlovski(Founder)in
Co-investorsHyperwise Ventures
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)inMatan Fattal(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesBrighton Park CapitalGreenfield PartnersLumir VenturesOwl Capital+8 more
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
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(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Robinson(Director)Adam Joyce(Executive Officer)Tom Robinson(Founder)inSimone Mainiin
BoardEyal Rabinovich(Director)
Co-investorsAlbionVCDigital Currency GroupMiddlegame VenturesMouro CapitalOctopus VenturesPaladin Capital Group+11 more
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-investorsMatterwave Ventures
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-investorsBallistic VenturesForgePoint CapitalArtisanal VenturesCisco InvestmentsCapital One VenturesK2 Access Fund
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
Leonid Belkind(Founder)in
Co-investorsGreenfield PartnersInsight PartnersNotable CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersGGV Capital
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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)Ryan Smith(CTO & Co-Founder)Jeff St. Clair(Chief Revenue Officer)
Co-investorsDnx VenturesGula Tech AdventuresHarmony PartnersNext47ProtagonistSyn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Halcyon builds an AI-powered data platform that helps energy industry professionals identify market opportunities, track market shifts, and answer questions about the energy sector.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnergy
Alex Klaessig(Founder)Nat Bullard(Founder)
Co-investorsEnergize CapitalZero Infinity Partners
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)in
Co-investorsEntrée CapitalHorizon CapitalInsight PartnersSony Ventures CorporationSlow VenturesVertex Ventures+1 more
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)in
Co-investorsCanapi VenturesCoatue ManagementG SquaredGeodesic CapitalInsight PartnersNewView Capital+4 more
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)Dr. Damiano Bolzoni
Co-investorsEntrepreneur VenturesNext47
Kai is an AI-powered platform for renovation projects that handles planning, scoping, and purchasing, including a native iPad app for capturing scopes in the field and generating purchase orders.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTech
Co-investorsHoneystone Ventures
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(Co-founder)
BoardJacob Effron(Redpoint board member)Logan Bartlett(Redpoint board member)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAccelAlkeon InnovationAtlassian VenturesBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+26 more
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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)
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstResonance VCSamos InvestmentsConnect VenturesLocalGlobe
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
Co-investorsCyberstartsIndex Ventures
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)Keith Butler(Executive Officer)inJeremy Burton(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Campbell(Executive Officer)Christine Dorrion(Executive Officer)Jacob Leverich(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsSutter Hill VenturesAlumni VenturesArtisanal VenturesBasecamp FundHuman CapitalMadrona Venture Group+2 more
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)
Co-investors.406 VenturesGolub GrowthNightDragon
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 and CEO)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-investorsCiscoCisco InvestmentsDag VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreylock PartnersLumia Capital+4 more
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 Ventures
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)
Co-investorsAlbionVCAllegisCyber CapitalCisco InvestmentsForgePoint CapitalNotion CapitalPaladin Capital Group+2 more
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 Ratzonin
Co-investorsAwz VenturesDelta-v CapitalInsight PartnersVCFA Group
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
Christopher Rouland(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Rouland(Founder)inEarle Ady(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Andros(Director)Martin LeRoy(Executive Officer)
BoardJR Smith(Director)
Co-investorsFirstMark CapitalMassMutual VenturesNeva Sgr.Syn Ventures Seed Management LlcSYN Ventures
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 VenturesTechstarsBessemer Venture Partners
Protect AI develops security solutions for artificial intelligence systems.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Ian Swanson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Badar Ahmed(Director)inDaryan Dehghanpisheh(Director)
BoardRichard Seewald(Director)inMark Kraynak(Director)inEd Sim(Director)in
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAcrew CapitalAviso Venturesboldstart venturesSamsung NextEvolution Technology+3 more
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
Co-investorsAlbionVCDawn CapitalWarburg PincusGICTeachers' Venture Growth
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
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 CapitalYL Ventures
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 & CEO)
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBlitzscaling VenturesCoinbase VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Draper AssociatesFermion+8 more
Snyk is a developer-focused security platform that identifies and fixes vulnerabilities in code, dependencies, containers, and cloud infrastructure using AI-powered analysis.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsBoston, US
Guy Podjarny(Director)Peter McKay(Executive Officer, Director)inStephanie Dominy(Executive Officer)
BoardPhilippe Botteri(Director)inMatthew Weigand(Director)inKen Fox(Director)
Co-investors2050 CapitalAccelAlkeon InnovationAmity VenturesAmplify PartnersAtlassian Ventures+19 more
Solidus Labs provides compliance and market monitoring software for cryptocurrency and traditional finance.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Asaf Meir(Executive Officer, Director)inChen Arad(Director)Praveen Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)Praveen K. Dosodia(Founder)
BoardProsor Lior(Director)Shimon Mazor(Director)
Co-investors645 VenturesBeacon VCDeclaration PartnersF-Prime CapitalHanaco Venture CapitalEvolution Technology+2 more
Sweet Security is a runtime security platform that detects and blocks threats as they happen across cloud workloads and AI agents, using a Learning Loop™ that continuously evolves defenses against zero-day threats.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity
Orel Ben Ishay(Founder)in
Co-investorsGlilot Capital PartnersKey1 CapitalMunich Re Ventures
Talon develops enterprise browser solutions that provide security controls and threat detection for organizations with remote and hybrid workforces.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesEntrée CapitalMerlin VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcTeam8
Tatum is a blockchain development platform providing RPC gateways, APIs, and webhook notifications for accessing 100+ networks.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsMiami, US
Co-investorsDEPO VenturesOctopus VenturesPurple Ventures3VCAlignment Growth
Toposware is a research and engineering company developing cryptographic infrastructure and protocol standards for decentralized systems.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareCambridge, US
Théo Gauthier(Founder & CEO)Yoshio Hirako(Director)Clark Golestani(Director)Christopher Savoie(Director)
BoardOki Matsumoto(Director)
Weehawken, US
Nazario Parsacala(Founder)
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersStoneMill VenturesLytical VenturesShasta Ventures
Untangle developed network security software for small and mid-sized businesses, offering firewall, content filtering, and network management through its NG Firewall platform.
CybersecuritySanta Clara, US
Michael Callahan(Co-Founder & CEO)Keith Amidon(Co-Founder)Debabrata Dash(Co-Founder)Gary Golomb(Co-Founder; Head of Threat Intelligence, Research & Detection)Rahul Kashyap(President & CEO)Rudolph Araujo(VP, Security Product Strategy, Marketing & Business Development)
Co-investorsAccelBain Capital VenturesEnergize CapitalGreylock PartnersMercato PartnersDell Technologies Capital
Sitemaps.org documents an open XML protocol that lets webmasters list a site's URLs and related metadata so search engine crawlers can discover and crawl pages more effectively.
Co-investorsAugust CapitalB Capital GroupBessemer Venture PartnersBlumberg Capitalboldstart venturesBoundary Capital+40 more
Jamf Mobile Forensics (formerly ZecOps) provides digital forensics and incident response for iOS and Android devices, detecting and analyzing advanced mobile threats such as zero-click attacks, APTs and mercenary spyware like Pegasus.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsCuriosity VCFlucas VenturesKPN Ventures
Exits · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBluBracketacq. by HashiCorpIdentiq Protocolacq. by IncodeUntangleacq. by Arista Networks
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Armis · fortune.com · Aug 19, 2026
Arize · news9.com · Jul 18, 2026
Island · afloat.ie · Jul 18, 2026
Quantexa · techfundingnews.com · Jul 17, 2026
Elliptic · crowdfundinsider.com · Jul 9, 2026
Post-Quantum · prnewswire.com · Jul 9, 2026
Legora · techfundingnews.com · Jul 8, 2026
Cyera · ynetnews.com · Jul 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Evolution Equity Partners made?
- Evolution Equity Partners has 84 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 5 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 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.
- Who does Evolution Equity Partners co-invest with?
- Evolution Equity Partners most often shares deals with Insight Partners, Artisanal Ventures, Sequoia Capital, among 248 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
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Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
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General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
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Bain Capital Ventures is the venture arm of Bain Capital, backing founders from incubation and seed through growth-stage, leveraging Bain Capital's global platform, industry expertise, and network.
Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.
Acrew Capital is a venture capital firm that emphasizes a team-based approach to investing, offering portfolio companies access to its full team.
Cyberstarts is a venture firm focused on cybersecurity startups, backing founders who have overcome significant challenges and using a systematic process to identify urgent problems in the sector.
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Ballistic VenturesCisco InvestmentsRedpoint VenturesNext47Intel CapitalAccompliceOctopus VenturesGlilot Capital Partners.406 VenturesFounders Circle Capital3VCLumia CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Notable CapitalBenchmarkSapphire VenturesSignalFireCapitalGHighland Capital PartnersTeam8645 VenturesNGP CapitalDawn CapitalValor Capital GroupDTCPAdara VenturesRiverwood CapitalNasdaq VenturesParadigmKortschak Investments L.P.ICONIQ CapitalFlourish Ventures137 VenturesCredo VenturesSorenson VenturesSyngenta Group VenturesTwo Bear CapitalBlisceeCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSU&I Ventures
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