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Venture capitalActively deployingHobe Sound · Series A · 15 people tracked
Also known as FIRST IN VENTURES MANAGEMENT, INC.
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Investment thesis
First In backs entrepreneurs building security technology as the world grows more complex and dangerous. Its thesis centers on escalating geopolitical tensions with near-peer adversaries, fractured global supply chains, and the need for the US and its allies to rebuild a modern arsenal. The firm believes great power competition with the Chinese Communist Party will define the future, requiring governments and commercial enterprises to adopt security technology faster. It anticipates increasing asymmetric attack vectors from state and non-state actors, and views advanced industrialization and autonomy as necessities as brittle supply chains become critical vulnerabilities. Focus areas span advanced manufacturing, AI and data, communications and networking, cybersecurity, space systems, strategic systems, and unmanned systems.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 15 people
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What they invest in
from 34 of 36 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×17Enterprise Software ×16Cybersecurity ×15Defense Tech ×13Data & Infrastructure ×9Hardware ×6Deep Tech ×5Developer Tools ×5
HQs:United States×29
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 62023 · 12022 · 12021 · 22020 · 12015 · 12014 · 113 dated
Fortastra builds low-cost, maneuverable spacecraft designed to defend infrastructure in orbit, combining commercial components with custom engineering.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechTorrance, US
Michael G. Smayda(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Smayda(Founder)Arthur Karell(Director)
Board seatArthur Karell· per SEC Form D · $32.6M raise · filed Oct 2026
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaMana VenturesUpfront VenturesWave Function VenturesForward Deployed VCGenerational Partners
360 Privacy provides a unified platform that identifies, removes, and monitors personally identifiable information across data brokers, search engines, and the dark web to reduce digital risk for high-risk individuals and executives.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNashville, US
Adam Jackson(Founder/CEO)
Co-investorsFTV Capital
N-able delivers unified cybersecurity and data protection solutions including endpoint management (N-central), AI-powered threat detection and response (Adlumin), and disaster recovery services (Cove).
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAlexandria, US
Robert S. Jonhston(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBankTech VenturesJHH vcSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcWashington Harbour PartnersFirst In VenturesLeawood Venture Capital Llc
Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics
Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(Founder)inTrae Stephens(Founder)inJoe Chen(Founder)Joseph Chen(Founder)inMatt Grimm(Founder)
Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1Flourish Capital8VCAliya Capital PartnersAltra Venture+106 more
Antithesis provides deterministic simulation testing software that automatically finds and reproduces bugs in mission-critical software systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Will Wilson(Founder)inDave Scherer(Founder)Nick Lavezzo(Founder)inDavid Scherer(Founder)
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersTamarack GlobalBeaconsfield CapitalBoulder VenturesFrontline VenturesNat Turner+5 more
AnySignal builds a software-defined, full-stack RF platform providing communications, radar, and sensing across space, land, air, and sea domains.
Defense TechHardwareSpace TechEl Segundo, US
Ricardo Medina(Founder)inRicky Medina(Founder)John Malsbury(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jeffrey Osborne(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardArthur Karell(Director)inDavid Byrd(Director)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Balerion Space VenturesBeyond CapitalBlueYard CapitalUpfront VenturesMana Ventures
Base Operations provides a platform for corporate security teams to proactively identify and analyze threats using street-level intelligence and data-driven insights.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWashington, US
Cory Siskind(Founder)
Co-investorsCapital B Private HoldingsGaingelsGlasswing VenturesGood Growth CapitalGrotech VenturesInner Loop Capital+6 more
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Pryzm is an AI-powered operating system designed for federal business development and government contracting.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechGovTechSaaSBoston, US
David Istrati(Founder)inNick LaRovere(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify.LAAndreessen HorowitzFundamental VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalForum Ventures
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Castelion designs and manufactures low-cost, mass-producible hypersonic strike weapons and defensive systems for U.S. national security and defense customers such as the U.S.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareTorrance, US
Bryon Hargis(Founder)inSean Pitt(Founder)inAndrew Kreitz(Founder)inCharles Bryon Hargis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardAlex Poulin(Director)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundAvenir Growth CapitalBlueYard CapitalCantos Ventures+14 more
Falls Church, US
Kaustubh Phaltankar(Executive Officer, Director)Timothy Sullivan(Director)
BoardThomas Noonan(Director)Thomas McDonough(Director)
Co-investorsTechnology Operators
Cloneable builds a platform that combines in-field data collection with agentic AI automation to capture and scale expert knowledge for industrial teams managing critical infrastructure such as power grids, telecom networks, and construction projects.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsRaleigh, US
Lia Reich(Co-Founder & CEO)inPatrick Lohman(Executive Officer)inTyler Collins(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Haun(Director)
BoardEliza Cushman(Director)in
Co-investorsBull City Venture PartnersCongruent VenturesOverline
Dapple Security provides data security and privacy features for businesses, built on encryption and data governance technologies.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechCentennial, US
Gadalia Montoya Weinberg O'Brian(Founder/CEO)Gadalia Montoya Weinberg O'Bryan(Founder and CEO)inKeith Bucher(Co-Founder and CTO)inGadalia O'Bryan(Executive Officer, Director)inWilliam Ackerly(Director)
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersEverywhere VenturesEx/AnteGurtin VenturesTechstarsAccess Ventures+1 more
Droneforge builds Nimbus, a ground-based AI controller that turns compatible drones into programmable agents for automated missions such as object tracking, mapping, and inspection.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Co-investorsSHORTofino Capital
Graphika builds a network intelligence platform that maps and analyzes relationships across online communities to help organizations understand digital environments and identify emerging risks and opportunities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureNew York, US
John Kelly(Founder)inRene Boettcher(President)inLeonard Lidov(Executive Officer, Director)inAdam Fields(Executive Officer)inJohn Graves(Director)Christopher Tucker(Director)
Co-investorsBuckhill CapitalSJF VenturesLavrock Ventures
Grist Mill operates a commercial data infrastructure platform that helps government and defense agencies access and integrate trusted third-party data for national security missions.
B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureDefense TechGovTech
Dr. Jennifer Obernier(CEO)Jeff(Founding Member, leads engineering and operations)
Co-investorsVeteran Ventures Capital
Hybron manufactures composites using proprietary technology, positioning itself as a U.S.-based alternative to overseas production.
Advanced ManufacturingNew Materials
Brennan Lieu(Founder)inAaron Guo(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsLorimer VenturesZEADCVC (Data Collective)Veteran Ventures Capital
Immuta provides data access and governance solutions that enable safe, instant provisioning of data at scale for humans and AI systems.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareAnnapolis, US
Steven Touw(Director)inMatthew Carroll(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Schiller(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSapan Shah(Director)
Co-investorsConversion CapitalDell Technologies CapitalDrive CapitalGreycroftIntel CapitalMarch Capital Partners+11 more
Mammoth Cyber offers an enterprise AI browser that combines zero-trust access controls, data-loss prevention, and GenAI usage policies in a single workspace.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Yonghui Cheng(Founder)inMichael Shiehin
Co-investors500 GlobalCyber Mentor FundTSVC
Morning Consult Intelligence is a consumer intelligence platform that collects 30,000+ daily consumer surveys across 45+ markets and packages the data into an AI-driven platform covering brand health, consumer sentiment, audience insights, and economic and political indicators.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechWashington, US
Michael Ramlet(Founder)inEvan Judge(Executive Officer)Eric Salama(Director)Karen Van Bergen(Director)Ben Fitzgerald(Director)Craig Shelburne(Director)in
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersArdent VentureBoulder VenturesSavano Capital PartnersSusquehanna Growth EquityLupa Systems
Moth+Flame builds a VR training and simulation platform using spatial computing and generative AI to train employees across skills, along with reporting tools that track individual, cohort, and organizational performance and readiness.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Kevin Cornish(Executive Officer, Director)inBryce Luken(Executive Officer)Megan Cornish(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAIN VenturesBee PartnersMontage CapitalService Provider CapitalSpacecadet VenturesTech Square Ventures+1 more
Veracode provides an application security platform that uses AI-driven analysis and proprietary data to assess software risk across code, dependencies, and pipelines.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareEvergreen, US
Dan Burns(Director)Peter Morgan(Director)Aaron M. Bray(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRenny McPherson(Director)Patrick Heim(Director)
Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesAviso VenturesBallistic VenturesClearSkyOlima VenturesService Provider Capital+2 more
Portal Space Systems develops advanced spacecraft, including its flagship Supernova vehicle, designed for high delta-v maneuverability and multi-orbit operations in cislunar space.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechWashington, US
Jeffery Thornburg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ian Vorbach(Founder)inPrashaanth Ravindran(Founder)inJeff Thornburg(Founder)
BoardRayfe Gaspar-Asaoka(Director)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpBooz Allen VenturesFUSEGeodesic CapitalIceNineTFX Capital+7 more
Precog provides automated data integration (ELT) using multi-dimensional algebra and AI-powered schema detection to transform complex object data from APIs, SaaS applications, and IoT platforms into business-ready data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechBoulder, US
Jeff Carr(Founder)inMatthew Bellows(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsCircadian VenturesFirstMile VenturesGreater Colorado Venture FundMatchstick VenturesRange VCStreamlined Ventures+4 more
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Rilian builds Caspian, an agentic security orchestration platform that unifies a fragmented security stack through a single interface and captures practitioner expertise, alongside DawnTreader, a deployment engine for air-gapped, sovereign, and compliance-restricted environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense Tech
Co-investorsTamarack Global
RunSafe Security develops cybersecurity software that hardens embedded systems and commercial/defense software against exploitation by disrupting the determinism attackers need to build reliable exploits.
CybersecurityDefense TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMclean, US
Joseph M. Saunders(Founder and CEO)Doug Britton(EVP)inShane Fry(Chief Technology Officer)inBill Stulb(Director)
BoardJoe Addiego(Director)inPatricia Muoio(Director)in
Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersSINEWAVE VENTURESBMW i VenturesCritical VenturesInner Loop CapitalIronGate Capital Advisors+3 more
SCATR provides "Zero Trust Transit," a security overlay that protects data in motion by segmenting, camouflaging, and distributing traffic across multiple paths to defeat traffic analysis, metadata fingerprinting, and quantum "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks.
CybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechRichmond Heights, US
Brian O'Keefe(Executive Officer)Matthew Carpenter(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Lindberg(Executive Officer)inJustin Freeh(Executive Officer)
BoardJames W. MacIntyre IV(Director)Fredrick DiSanto(Director)
Shift5 provides operational intelligence and cybersecurity solutions for military and commercial fleets across aviation, ground transportation, maritime, and rail sectors, helping operators detect threats and maintain system resilience in real-time.
CybersecurityDefense TechIoTArlington, US
Josh Lospinoso(Founder)inToby Magsig(President and Chief Executive Officer)Ronak Shah(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investors645 VenturesBoeing HorizonX VenturesBooz Allen VenturesCenter15 CapitalInsight PartnersSavano Capital Partners+3 more
Smack builds domain-specific AI models for military decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechBoston, US
Andy Markoff(Founder & CEO)inClint Alanis(COO & Co-Founder)inDan Gould(Head of Strategy & Co-Founder)Giuseppe Stuto(Executive Officer, Director)Frank Iudiciani(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCostanoa VenturesFelicis VenturesFulcrum VentureGeodesic CapitalPalumni VCScribble Ventures+7 more
Tidal Cyber develops tools and services that help enterprises adopt MITRE ATT&CK framework for threat-informed defense.
CybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersBright Pixel CapitalDreamit VenturesGlasswing VenturesStoneMill VenturesTFX Capital+10 more
Twosense uses passive biometrics and machine learning for continuous user authentication in enterprise environments, eliminating the need for passwords and physical tokens.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechBrooklyn, US
Dawud Gordon(CEO)inJohn Tanios(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardChristopher Wake(Director)
Co-investorsBoro CapitalEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Glasswing VenturesOpen Field CapitalRemarkable VenturesAtypical Ventures+2 more
Vanguard Defense operates a modular data labeling platform that turns defense telemetry and RF data into AI-ready datasets, staffed by a network of U.S. military veterans who serve as labelers, model supervisors, and quality assurance experts.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechFullerton, US
Johnny Ni(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Ni(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardArthur Karell(Director)in
Co-investorsGaingelsPerridon VenturesDISCIPULUS VENTURES
Veracode provides an application security platform for scanning, identifying, and remediating software flaws across the software development lifecycle and supply chain.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBurlington, US
Christopher Wysopal(Director, Executive Officer)Edward Goldfinger(Executive Officer)Dean J. Breda(Executive Officer)inRobert Brennan(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Wysopal(Founder)Christien Rioux(Founder)
Co-investors.406 VenturesAccompliceAgman PartnersAtlassian VenturesAviso VenturesBright Pixel Capital+8 more
ZeroTier is a networking platform that provides secure, endpoint-enforced connectivity without appliances or traditional VPN configurations, serving organizations of all sizes across sectors such as robotics, space, and retail.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareIrvine, US
Adam Ierymenko(Founder & CTO)inAndrew Gault(CEO)inRobert Stevenson(CCO)in
Co-investorsAnorak VenturesBonfire Ventures7percent VenturesBattery VenturesDcode CapitalEnergetik Ventures+3 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Swimlane
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 · 2
2 acquisitionsPhylumacq. by VeracodeVeracode, Inc.acq. by CA Technologies
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Castelion · techcrunch.com · Aug 20, 2026
Smack Technologies · citybiz.co · Aug 19, 2026
Anduril · geekwire.com · Jul 24, 2026
Immuta · immuta.com · Jul 16, 2026
Cloneable · finsmes.com · Apr 23, 2026
SCATR · finsmes.com · Apr 22, 2026
Hybron · hybron.com · Apr 9, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has First In made?
- First In has 36 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does First In invest at?
- First In invests at the Series A stage.
- What is First In's typical check size?
- First In typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What sectors does First In focus on?
- First In focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Hardware, Robotics, Space Tech.
- Where is First In located?
- First In is headquartered in Hobe Sound, US.
- Does First In lead rounds?
- Yes, First In leads investment rounds.
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