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ForgePoint Capital

Venture capital

San Mateo · Seed–Series A · 27 people tracked

Also known as FORGEPOINT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. · Trident Capital Cybersecurity Fund I, L.P.

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Investment thesis

Forgepoint Capital takes a thesis-driven approach to backing early-stage companies addressing major challenges in cybersecurity, AI, and infrastructure software. The firm organizes its investing around themes such as securing AI and using AI for security, continuous trust and identity management, cybersecurity for the long tail, proactive cybersecurity and risk management, securing infrastructure from cloud to edge, and trust in software. Beyond capital, it provides guidance, resources, and connections to customers, government agencies, strategic partners, and investors, drawing on an advisory community of more than 100 industry leaders to help portfolio companies achieve growth and cross-industry impact.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 17, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
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$5M – $50M
HQ
San Mateo, CA, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2015
Last 12 months
9 investments
AUM
$1B
VC funds
8
Tracked investments
105
Unicorns
5
IPOs
3
Acquisitions
13

Team · 27 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
J. Alberto Yepez· General Partner
Sean Cunningham· General Partnerin
Alberto Yépez· Co-Founder and Managing Directorin𝕏

Listed as part of the ForgePoint investment team on CyberCube.

Don Dixon· Co-Founder and Senior Advisorin𝕏

Listed as part of the ForgePoint investment team for Surefire Cyber.

Damien Henault· Managing Director & Partner, Forgepoint Capital Internationalin𝕏

Damien Henault, London-based, blends senior HP and J.P. Morgan experience and $250B+ transaction expertise to lead international cybersecurity/AI investing, with a track record backing CybelAngel, Panaseer and Dedrone.

Ernie Bio· Managing Directorin𝕏

Member of ForgePoint's investment team involved in the Huntress investment.

Leo Casusol· Managing Directorin

With 20+ years as a CIO and technology architect at Verizon Business, Leo brings hands-on systems experience and invests in tools that reduce operational complexity for security and infrastructure teams.

Kathryn Shih· Venture Partnerin

Kathryn Shih joined ForgePoint Capital in early 2024 as an Entrepreneur in Residence and has since become a Venture Partner, helping shape the firm's AI investment strategy across cybersecurity and sourcing opportunities in AI infrastructure, security for AI, and vertical AI applications. Before ForgePoint, she was a Group Product Manager at Google, leading the Security AI Workbench team, and previously worked on Google Ads, Android OS, and AWS EC2 and EMR, beginning her career as a software engineer at Akamai Technologies. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Computer Science from MIT.

Shane Shook· Venture Partnerin

Co-author of Threat Intelligence Portfolio Spotlights (TIPS) providing actionable intelligence from portfolio companies.

Marcos Torres· Venture Partnerin
Andres Andreu· Venture Consultantin𝕏
Jaime Goyarrola· Chief Financial Officer, Forgepoint Capital Internationalin
Jasmine Lau· Office Coordinatorin

Jasmine Lau is an Office Coordinator at Forgepoint Capital with over five years of experience in customer service and sales. She holds a B.S. in Finance from San Francisco State University and is proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite.

Jessie Huang· Controllerin
Jimmy Park· Vice Presidentin

Vice President at ForgePoint Capital focused on developing investment theses in AI and security, with board roles at several portfolio companies and business development work across Asia-Pacific. Previously an investor at Charlesbank Capital Partners and an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch; holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and degrees from Wharton and the University of Pennsylvania.

Ken Miyauchi· Senior Advisor
Mercy Caprara· Head of Portfolio Operationsin
Nikki Bassi· Executive Assistantin
Sanjay Uppal· Venture Consultantin

Sanjay Uppal is a Venture Consultant at Forgepoint Capital with 37 years of experience in financial analysis, profit planning, and business strategy development. His background includes expertise in valuations, merger and acquisition due diligence, company turnarounds, and audit functions, with demonstrated experience managing P&L across organizations of varying sizes globally.

Satoshi "Andy" Okada· Senior Advisor
Sue Chung· Executive Business Partnerin
Timothy Neslony· Strategic Advisor and DoW SkillBridge Fellowin

Timothy Neslony is a Venture Advisor at Forgepoint Capital, where he works with cybersecurity and AI startups. He previously served as a White House Director for Cyber Policy and has approximately 20 years of experience spanning offensive cyber operations and military cyber policy, including NSA training.

Tom Kelly· Venture Consultantin

Tom Kelly is a venture consultant at ForgePoint Capital and board member at Converge. He has served as CEO of multiple technology companies, including one of the industry's early artificial intelligence ventures founded in 1998, and brings experience in cybersecurity and board-level governance.

Casilda Angulo· Vice Presidentin𝕏

Casilda Angulo is a Vice President at ForgePoint Capital focused on emerging cybersecurity technologies including AI/GenAI security, SaaS security posture management, identity, and financial fraud, handling thesis development, diligence, and portfolio support. She joined as a Summer Associate in 2022, was previously a TMT investment banker at UBS in London and Madrid and worked at Seaya Ventures, and holds an MBA from MIT Sloan.

Lisa Lee· Chief Financial Officerin

Lisa Lee is CFO of Forgepoint with over 20 years of experience in venture capital fund accounting and administration. She was previously CFO of Firelake Capital Management and Controller at Walden International, and holds a BA from Golden Gate University.

Reynaldo Kirton· Principalin

Listed as part of the ForgePoint investment team for Surefire Cyber.

Ale Borda· Venture Advisorin

Former nonprofit founder who helps future founders develop their skills.

Founder mafia

4 people who came through ForgePoint Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 78 of 105 portfolio companies

Cybersecurity ×55Enterprise Software ×49AI & Machine Learning ×46SaaS ×31Cloud Computing ×16Developer Tools ×13Data & Infrastructure ×10Fintech ×9

HQs:United States×46Australia×2Canada×2France×2United Kingdom×2Spain×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 49 portfolio companies
31%
solo founders
15 of 49 mapped founding teams
39%
repeat founders
of 69 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 21 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×152 founders×93 founders×124+ founders×13

Where their founders studiedfrom 58 founders with education data

London Business School ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3University of California, Berkeley ×3University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business ×3University of Pennsylvania ×3Imperial College London ×2Technion ×2University of Maryland ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 59 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×25Engineering ×23Business & Management ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×7Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 69 founders with career history

Palo Alto Networks ×4BAE Systems Applied Intelligence ×3Oracle ×3Snowflake ×3Stanford University ×3YL Ventures ×3Ballistic Ventures ×2Carnegie Mellon University ×2

5 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 66 with degree data)

Investments · 105 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 82025 · 62024 · 22023 · 52022 · 72021 · 42020 · 92019 · 32018 · 22017 · 12014 · 148 dated

Ciscocisco.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CSCO

Cisco Systems designs and sells networking hardware, software, and services—including routers, switches, and cloud-based applications—to enterprise, service provider, and consumer markets globally.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSan Jose, US

Sandra Lerner(Founder)Leonard Bosack(Founder)John ChambersinChuck Robbins(Chair and Chief Executive Officer)inMark Patterson(Chief Financial Officer)inHans Robertson(Founder)

Co-investorsSequoia CapitalVintheraCanaan PartnersFelicis VenturesHeadlineLightspeed Venture Partners

Ermetictenable.comin𝕏NASDAQ: TENBAcquired

Tenable builds an AI-powered exposure management platform that unifies security visibility across infrastructure, cloud, identity, OT, third-party applications, and AI to map an organization's attack surface and prioritize remediation.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSColumbia, US

RONALD J. GULA(Director)inJack Huffard(Founder)inRenaud Deraison(Founder)inDAVID COLE(CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER)GLENN MICHAEL KIRBY(SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT WORLDWIDE SALES)Steve Vintz(Co-Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsInsight Partners10DAccelAxeleo CapitalFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcGlilot Capital Partners+8 more

Qualys Nasdaq Qlysqualys.comin𝕏NASDAQ: QLYS

Qualys provides a cloud-based platform for identifying, monitoring, and remediating information technology and cybersecurity vulnerabilities across on-premises, cloud, endpoint, and mobile environments.

Gilles Samoun(Founder)inSumedh S. Thakar(President & CEO)in

Co-investorsABS VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersEverest GroupUpfront Ventures

CyberCubecybcube.comin𝕏Series B · Mar 2020 · $40M✓ verified

CyberCube provides cyber risk quantification through data, analytics, and modeling that translate cyber threats into financial impact for insurers, reinsurers, and brokers.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityInsurTechSan Francisco, US

Pascal MIllaire(General Manager (at founding as Symantec division))inMatthias Weber(Director)Mike S. Rogers(Director)

BoardJ. Alberto Yepez(Director)Don Dixon(Director)in

Board seatAndrew McClure· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsMTECH CAPITALSpectrum EquityHudson Structured Capital ManagementStone PointHSCM Ventures

GetReal Securitygetrealsecurity.cominSeries A · Mar 2025 · $17.5M✓ verified

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 VenturesArtisanal VenturesCisco InvestmentsEvolution Equity PartnersIn-Q-TelCapital One Ventures+1 more

Login Radiusloginradius.comin𝕏✓ verified

LoginRadius provides a fully-managed customer identity and access management (CIAM) platform that handles authentication, social login, and identity management for enterprises, governments, and organizations.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSVancouver, CA

Rakesh Soni(Founder)in

Co-investorsBDC Capital CorporationEdmonton UnlimitedFounderFuelM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Verdex CapitalYaletown Partners

Qevlar Aiqevlar.cominSeed · Apr 2025 · $10M✓ verified

Qevlar provides an identity analysis engine integrated into security investigations that automatically analyzes user authentication behavior to detect credential-based attacks and compromised accounts.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Ahmed Achchak(Founder)inHamza Sayah(Founder)inAhmed Achchak Hamza Sayah(Founder)

Co-investorsPartech VenturesEQT Ventures

RapidFortrapidfort.comin𝕏Series A · Feb 2022 · $42M✓ verified

RapidFort provides a software supply chain security platform that analyzes and hardens container images to eliminate vulnerabilities and reduce attack surface across development and production environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSunnyvale, US

Mehran Farimani(Founder)inRuss Andersson(Founder)inRajeev Thakur(Founder)inGeorge Manuelian(Founder)inRajeev T(Founder)

BoardRobert Mee(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBloomberg BetaCheyenne VenturesDelta-v CapitalEvolution VenturesFelicis Ventures+9 more

Symmetry Systemssymmetry-systems.comin𝕏Jun 2021 · $15M✓ verified

Symmetry Systems builds a data and AI security platform that provides visibility and control over data access across cloud, on-premises, and SaaS environments for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureAustin, US

Casen Hunger(Founder)inDr. Mohit Tiwari(Co-founder)Mohit Tiwari(Founder)Puneet Tiwari(Founder)

Co-investorsPrefix CapitalAccenture VenturesLontra VenturesNelstone VenturesSyndicate Venture PartnersTrousdale Ventures+2 more

Uptycsuptycs.comin𝕏Series A · Jun 2020 · $30M✓ verified

Uptycs provides a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) that normalizes security telemetry across hybrid cloud environments and delivers real-time threat detection and response through a unified security console.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBengaluru, IN

Ganesh Pai(Founder)inUma Reddy(Founder and EVP of Product and Technology)inMike Hluchyj(Founder and Board Member)in

Co-investorsSapphire VenturesComcast VenturesFounder CollectiveNorwest Venture PartnersGenacast VenturesServiceNow Ventures

Verituityverituity.cominSeries A · Mar 2021 · $18.8M✓ verified

Verituity provides a payouts platform that delivers verified, on-time payments with payment choice for businesses and their payees, aiming to reduce payout complexity, risk, and cost.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMclean, US

Ben Turner(Chief Executive Officer & President)inChris Smith(Chief Operating Officer)inAnthony Renzette(Chief Product Officer)inAndy Brooks(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardDonald Dixon(Director)inPhilip Bronner(Director)in

Co-investorsArdent VentureMTECH CAPITALSandbox Industries

Bishop Foxbishopfox.comin𝕏Series A · Dec 2018 · $25M

Bishop Fox provides offensive security services, testing organizations' networks and applications with real-world attack techniques to identify vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareTempe, US

Vincent Liu(Executive Officer, Director)inJake Kretz(VP of Cloud Engineering and Operations)Steve Huffman(Director)inFrancis P. Brown(Director)

BoardDonald R. Dixon(Director)in

Board seatWilliam LinDon Dixon· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCarrick Capital PartnersCSVE Venture PartnersNextEquity Partners

DataBahndatabahn.aiinJul 2026 · $40M

DataBahn builds a data pipeline platform that handles ingestion, enrichment, governance, and AI readiness of data for enterprise security teams.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareDallas, US

Nanda Santhana(CEO and Cofounder)inNithyalakshmi Nareshkumar(Chief Operating Officer)Nithya Nareshkumar(President and Cofounder)

Board seatErnie Bio· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGTM CapitalS3 VenturesSprout OakInsight Partners

Surefire Cybersurefirecyber.comin𝕏Series A · Jan 2022 · $10M

Surefire Cyber provides digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) services, along with restoration consulting, delivered through a team of engagement leads and consultants.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityInsurTechSummit, US

William Gouveia(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Greisiger(Director)

BoardDonald Dixon(Director)inCynthia Gula(Director)in

Board seatAndrew McClureDon Dixon· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGula Tech Adventures

1Kosmos1kosmos.comin𝕏Series B · Aug 2025 · $57M

1Kosmos provides a platform for digital identity verification and passwordless authentication designed to prevent identity fraud for service providers and enterprises.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Rohan PintoinMike Engle

BoardHemen Vimadalalin

Co-investorsGula Tech AdventuresKensington Capital Partners LimitedOquirrh VenturesSprout OakBridge Bank

Adaptive6adaptive6.cominJan 2026 · $28M

Adaptive provides a cloud cost optimization platform that detects, remediates, and prevents "shadow waste" and inefficiencies across multi-cloud, Kubernetes, AI platforms, data cloud, and code.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Aviv Revach(CEO)inEyal Brosh(Founder)in

Co-investorsLaunchpad CapitalNew Era Capital PartnersUS Venture PartnersVertex Ventures IsraelNew Era CapitalPitango+2 more

AKA Identityakaidentity.ioin

AKA builds a security layer for AI agent systems, providing real-time monitoring and control of agent operations including prompt scanning and tool call enforcement.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

William Lin(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

AlienVaultatt.com

AT&T is a telecommunications provider offering wireless mobile plans, smartphones, and related connectivity services to consumers.

ConsumerHardware

Co-investorsAlpine MeridianCeltic House Venture PartnersData Point CapitalKleiner PerkinsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Notable Capital+4 more

AlienVaultalienvault.comin𝕏

AT&T provides cybersecurity services and network security solutions for businesses, including threat detection and protection against AI and quantum computing-related threats.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsAdara VenturesCorrelation VenturesFounders Circle CapitalIntel CapitalJackson Square VenturesKleiner Perkins+1 more

Alpen Labsalpenlabs.ioin𝕏

Alpen Labs builds a Bitcoin layer-2 network that enables financial applications through a ZK rollup with optimistic bridge architecture.

Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US

Abishkar Chhetri(Chief Operating Officer)inPramod Kandel(Chief Technology Officer)inSimanta Gautam(Chief Executive Officer)inChandan Sharma Subedi(Co-Founder)inJohn LightinTrey Del Bonis

Co-investorsAccelmed PartnersAsymmetricCastle Island VenturesHivemind Ventures, LlcLaunchpad CapitalMirana Ventures+8 more

Anitiananitian.comin𝕏

Anitian provides FedRAMP and CMMC compliance solutions built on a pre-engineered cloud security platform, aimed at SaaS companies entering the U.S. federal market.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityGovTechSaaSBeaverton, US

Julie Crawford(Executive Officer)inThiruven Narasimhan(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSean Cunningham(Director)Tom Kelly(Director)inEdward Gilhuly(Director)inRichard Stiennon(Director)

Co-investorsSageview Capital

Appmapappmap.io𝕏Nov 2023

AppMap records runtime traces—function calls, SQL queries, HTTP traffic, exceptions, and code paths—from tests and running applications in development and CI, then exposes them to coding agents over MCP and to developers as visual maps.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Elizabeth Lawler(Co-founder)inKevin Gilpin(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesArgon VenturesDell Technologies CapitalSecure OctaneUncorrelated VenturesUnusual Ventures+1 more

Area 1 Securityarea1security.com𝕏Series B · Jun 2020 · $25Macquired by Cloudflare, Inc.

Area 1 Security, now part of Cloudflare as Cloudflare Email Security, provides AI-powered email and collaboration security that detects and blocks phishing, business email compromise, malware, and multi-channel link-based attacks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMenlo Park, US

Oren J. Falkowitz(Executive Officer, Director)inBlake Darche(Founder)Oren Falkowitz(Founder)Phil Syme(Founder)

BoardDerek W. Smith(Director)

Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalCowboy VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)EPIC VENTURESFocus Opportunity FundKleiner Perkins+3 more

Arkenstone Defensearkenstonedefense.comin

Removing execution friction between modern technology companies and the U.S. national security ecosystem

Menlo Park, US

Rachel Olney(Director and Secretary)inPeter Dixon(Director and Chief Executive Officer)inWilliam Treseder(Director, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer)in

Co-investorsArtis VenturesEvolution VC PartnersJ2 VenturesTau Ventures

Attivo Networksattivonetworks.com𝕏Acquired

Attivo Networks provides AI-native endpoint and identity protection delivered through a single lightweight agent, designed to autonomously detect and stop supply chain, ransomware, behavioral, and credential-based attacks.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Sanjay Mirchandani(President & Chief Executive Officer)B.J. Shanker(Founder)Mano Murthy(Founder)Marc Feghali(Founder)

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersInventus Capital PartnersStrategic Cyber VenturesOmidyar Technology 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-investorsEvolution Equity PartnersBenhamou Global VenturesBGV

BehavioSecbehaviosec.cominJan 2018acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions · May 2022

BehavioSec provides behavioral biometrics and analytics that silently collect device and behavioral signals to detect fraud, verify identity, and generate risk scores in near real time.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechInsurTechPalo Alto, US

Neil Costigan(Founder)inOlov Renberg(Founder)inKristofer Nyberg(Founder)Kristofer Nygren(Founder)Peder Nordström(Founder)

BoardJosh Pouliot(Director)

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsNorthzoneOctopus VenturesCambridge Innovation CapitalNightDragon

BlueCatbluecatnetworks.com

BlueCat provides Intelligent Network Operations software that unifies DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (DDI) with network observability, intelligence, and security.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsState of Mind VenturesVenture OntarioSequoia Capital

Bluevoyantbluevoyant.com

BlueVoyant is a New York-based cybersecurity firm combining internal and external cyber defense on one platform.

James Rosenthal(Founder)in

Co-investors8VCC5 CapitalDns CapitalManhattan Venture PartnersPlanven Entrepreneur VenturesSamsung Next+2 more

BrightRoll, Incbrightroll.comin𝕏May 2014

The page presents advertising and audience-reach solutions for advertisers and partners, positioned under the Yahoo brand.

AdTechConsumerMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Ron Will(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardAuren Hoffman(Director)inTod Sacerdoti(Founder)inDavid Welsh(Director)Rob Theis(Director)Jon Callaghan(Director)in

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesScale Venture PartnersStratim CapitalTrue VenturesUncork CapitalAdams Street Partners+2 more

Capsule Securitycapsulesecurity.ioinSeed · Apr 2026 · $7M

Capsule provides security and runtime control infrastructure for AI agents in enterprise settings, enabling organizations to monitor and verify AI agent decisions in real time.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Naor(Co-founder)Lidan(Co-founder)

Capsule Securitycapsule.security

Capsule Security provides a runtime security layer that continuously monitors AI agents and intervenes in real time to block risky commands, unsafe tool usage, sensitive data exposure, and unexpected action chains.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Lidan Hazout(Founder)Naor Paz(Founder)Naor Paz Lidan Hazout(Founder)

Cerberus Venturescerberus.comNov 2025 · $22.5M

Cerberus is a multi-platform investment firm that manages capital across diverse asset classes including direct lending, private equity, real estate, credit, and venture capital.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

Co-investorsAHL Venture PartnersBooz Allen VenturesClean Energy VenturesBallistic VenturesCerberus VenturesIAG Capital Partners+3 more

Cinchycinchy.comin𝕏Series B · Oct 2022 · $14M

Cinchy provides a Data Collaboration Platform that integrates enterprise data across systems with governance controls, and offers PeriMind, a governance layer for AI agent access to enterprise systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareToronto, CA

Karanjot Jaswal(Founder)in

Co-investorsTechstarsBDC Venture CapitalInformation Venture PartnersManulife Investment ManagementScaleUP Ventures

Clarotyclaroty.comin𝕏

Team82 is a cybersecurity vulnerability and threat research team that identifies software and firmware vulnerabilities in cyber-physical systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoT

Galina Antova(Founder)inYaniv VardiinAmir Zilberstein(Founder)Benny Porat(Founder)

BoardDavid Millstone(co-CEO of Standard Industries and co-CIO of Standard Investments)

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalAster CapitalB CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersBMW i Ventures+18 more

Concourseconcourse.aiin𝕏Jun 2020 · $15.2M

Concourse is a platform that builds and deploys AI agents for enterprise finance teams, covering FP&A, accounting, treasury, and data functions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Matthieu Hafemeister(Founder)inTed Michaels(Founder)inTed Michaels Matthieu Hafemeister(Founder)Angela Shechtman(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupClocktower VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)FOG VenturesPICUS CAPITAL+18 more

Constella Intelligenceconstella.aiinOct 2020 · $30M

Constella Intelligence provides Digital Risk Protection solutions that combine proprietary breach data, technology, and human analysis to detect and mitigate digital threats across the surface and dark web.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsC5 CapitalTheVentureCityAdara VenturesBenhamou Global VenturesBGV

Convergerunconverge.comin𝕏

Converge is an AI-native growth platform for direct-to-consumer brands that automates media buying, attribution analysis, and reporting through agentic AI.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Jan-Henrik Lambrechts(Founder)inJerome Billiet(Founder)inThomas Holvoet(Founder)inJérôme Billiet(Founder)inGideon Farrell(Founder)Raph Scheps(Founder)

Co-investorsEntourage VenturesUncorrelated VenturesY CombinatorBessemer Venture PartnersCambridge Angels groupEMV Capital+7 more

Convergeconvergeins.cominSeries A · Aug 2023 · $15M

Converge is an insurtech company that underwrites cyber risk insurance, distributing coverage to broker-partners across the U.S. through a capacity partnership with QBE.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechInsurTech

Steven Petrevski(Founder)inTom Kang(Chief Executive Officer)Howie Altman(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersSARAS CAPITALTLV PartnersVintage Investment Partners

Currency Cloudcurrencycloud.cominacquired by Visa

Currencycloud provides a global cross-border payment platform for businesses to collect, convert, and manage multi-currency transactions across 180+ countries.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB

Nigel Verdon(Founder)Rich Arundel(Founder)Richard Arundel(Founder)Stephen Lemon(Founder)

Co-investorsAccompliceAnthemis VentureGV (Google Ventures)Notion CapitalRakuten CapitalSapphire Ventures+6 more

Cybelangelcybelangel.comin

CybelAngel offers an External Attack Surface Management platform that discovers exposed digital assets, monitors the open and dark web for leaked credentials, and delivers external threat intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityGovTechSaaSClichy, FR

Stevan Keraudy(Founder)in

Co-investorsKreos CapitalPrime VenturesSerenaTempoCapLead Edge Capital

Cyberhavencyberhaven.comin𝕏Jan 2026 · $33M

Cyberhaven provides data detection and response (DDR) software that helps security teams investigate incidents involving data exfiltration and insider threats by reconstructing the complete timeline and context of user actions and data movements.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Volodymyr Kuznetsov(Founder)inCristian Zamfir(Founder)George Candea(Founder)Radu Banabic(Founder)Vitaly Chipounov(Founder)Nishant Doshi(CEO)in

Co-investorsCollective LiquidityCrane Venture PartnersCyber Mentor FundLaunchBay CapitalRedpoint VenturesVertex Ventures+9 more

Cycodecycode.comin𝕏

Cycode provides an application security and product security platform focused on securing the software development lifecycle, including risks from AI-generated code and shadow AI.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Lior Levy(Founder)inRonen Slavin(Founder)inDor Atias(Founder)

Co-investorsInsight PartnersYL VenturesAlexander Geza Marcus PejacsevichLiquidity CapitalAlven

Cysiv Forescoutcysiv.comin𝕏acquired by Forescout

Cysiv, acquired by Forescout in July 2022, provided threat detection and response solutions.

CybersecurityIoT

Dedrone by Axondedrone.comin𝕏Acquired

Dedrone provides an AI/ML-powered airspace security platform that detects, tracks, identifies, and mitigates unauthorized drone threats while enabling authorized drone operations.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechIoTSterling, US

Ingo Seebach(Founder)inJoerg Lamprecht(CEO and co-founder)William Hite(Executive Officer)Aaditya (AD) D.inRene Seeber(Founder)Aaditya Devarakonda(CEO of Dedrone)in

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesJC2 VenturesMenlo VenturesTempoCapShield CapitalTarget Partners

Deliver Biosciencesimmtunetherapies.comin𝕏Aug 2021 · $25M

Deliver Biosciences develops a nanoparticle-based delivery platform to genetically engineer cells in patients for cell and gene therapies, targeting cancer immunotherapies as the first indication with applications in autoimmune, neurodegenerative, and cardiovascular diseases.

BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

Co-investorsDeep Science VenturesCIVCostanoa VenturesMoment Ventures, LlcRidge VenturesZero Infinity Partners+1 more

DiscerninJul 2026 · $13M

New York, US

Helen Lin(CEO and President)in

Discern Securitydiscernsecurity.cominAug 2026

Discern is an AI agent-powered security platform that assesses, benchmarks, and optimizes security controls across tools such as EDR, SASE, email, SIEM, IAM, and vulnerability management.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Rohan Puri(Co-Founder)inSanthosh Purathepparambil(Co-Founder)inSai Venkataraman(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsCyber Mentor FundFirst Rays Venture PartnersIncubate USWestWave Capital

efficient IPefficientip.comin𝕏

EfficientIP is a network security and automation company specializing in DNS, DHCP, and IPAM (DDI Technology) that helps organizations secure their IP infrastructure and simplify network management across cloud, virtualization, and distributed environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Norman Girard(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsFrancisco PartnersJolt CapitalTempoCap

Gutsygutsy.com

John Morello(Founder)Ben Bernstein(Founder)Ben Bernstein Dima Stopel(Founder)Dima Stopel(Founder)

Hackuityhackuity.ioin𝕏

Hackuity provides a vulnerability management platform that aggregates security tools and uses risk-based scoring to prioritize and automate remediation of cyber threats for organizations.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investors33NBright Pixel CapitalSeventure PartnersSonae IM

Hadrianhadrian.ioin

Hadrian offers an offensive security platform that continuously maps an organization's external attack surface, discovers assets, and uses agentic AI to validate which exposures are actually exploitable.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAmsterdam, NL

Rogier Fischer(Co-Founder & CEO)inOlivier Beg(Co-Founder & Chief Hacking Officer)inMaurice Clin(Co-Founder & Head of Business Development)inTijl van Vliet(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsCapitalGConstruct CapitalLux CapitalPICUS CAPITALWashington Harbour Partners137 Ventures+8 more

Huntresshuntress.comin𝕏Series A · Feb 2020 · $18M

Huntress provides enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions designed for businesses of all sizes, focusing on threat detection and response to protect organizations against hackers.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSColumbia, US

Kyle Hanslovan(Founder)inChris Bisnett(Founder)inJohn Ferrell(Founder)inMarcos E. Torres(Executive Officer)in

BoardErnie Bio(Director)inSuken Vakil(Director)in

Co-investorsBlu Venture InvestorsBroad Street AngelsGula Tech AdventuresJMI EquityKleiner PerkinsNewView Capital+9 more

Hyperproofhyperproof.ioin𝕏

Hyperproof is a governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform that automates compliance management and audit workflows for organizations.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBellevue, US

Craig Unger(Founder)

Co-investorsRiverwood CapitalStorm VenturesToba Capital

Impervaimperva.comin𝕏Acquired

Imperva provides cybersecurity solutions to protect customers from cyberattacks across applications, data, and identities during digital transformation.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Mateo, US

Shlomo Kramer(Founder)inAmichai Shulman(Founder)inMickey Boodaei(Founder)inPam Murphy(CEO)inChris Hylen(President & CEO)Charles Goodman(Interim CEO)in

Co-investorsAccelAspect VenturesCore Ventures GroupDigi VenturesSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Thoma Bravo+5 more

Instabuginstabug.comin𝕏May 2022 · $46M

Instabug (branded as Luciq) provides mobile observability and intelligent agents that automatically detect, diagnose, and resolve app issues before users notice them.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Moataz Soliman(Founder)inOmar Gaber(Founder)Omar Gabr(Founder)in

Co-investorsBreakpoint CapitalSawari VenturesAccelEndeavor CatalystInsight Partners

Instart Logicinstartlogic.comAcquired

Provides a digital experience cloud that dramatically improves web application consumer experience, engagement and revenue.

Hariharan Kolam(Founder)Manav Mital(Founder & CEO)Daniel Lewin(Founder)Tom Leighton(Founder)Ariel Zeitlin(Founder)Dror Sal'ee(Founder)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersGeodesic CapitalMillennium Technology Value PartnersStructural CapitalSyndicate Venture PartnersTenaya Capital+13 more

Interosinteros.aiin𝕏

Interos.ai provides supply chain risk management software that monitors financial, compliance, environmental, cybersecurity, and geopolitical risks across supplier networks using its i-Score metric.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainArlington, US

Jennifer Bisceglie(Founder)inTed Krantz(Executive Officer, Director)Theodore Krantz Jr.in

BoardFrank Verdecanna(Director)Phil Venables(Director)inNick Beim(Director)in

Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalAlleyCorpBallistic VenturesDeclaration PartnersHakluyt CapitalNightDragon+6 more

Luciq (formerly Instabug)luciq.aiin𝕏May 2022 · $46M

Luciq provides agentic AI-powered observability for mobile applications, automatically detecting, diagnosing, and resolving issues before users are impacted.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Moataz Soliman(CEO)inOmar Gabr(President)in

Co-investorsAccelFelicis VenturesY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesEndeavor CatalystEnterprise Fund+4 more

Lumulumu.ioin𝕏Series B · Sep 2023 · $30M

Lumu provides a Threat Detection and Response platform that gives visibility across network, endpoint, identity, and cloud, integrating with existing security tools to automate threat response.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDoral, US

Ricardo Villadiego(Executive Officer, Director)inMaria Christina Delgado(Executive Officer)

BoardJulian Arguelles(Director)

Co-investorsAVP VenturesBIP VenturesCorteza CapitalExceptional CapitalFlorida Opportunity FundGaingels+7 more

Other

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

Appthority SymantecArea 1 Security CloudflareAttivo Networks SentineloneBehaviosec Lexisnexis Risk SolutionsBluecat Madison DearbornCloudentity SecureauthConcourse LabsCysivIdx ZerofoxLuciqNeohapsisSynadia CommunicationsSyntegrity NetworksVCWireWheel

Exits · 16

3 IPOs · 13 acquisitions · showing 12

CiscoNASDAQ: CSCOErmeticNASDAQ: TENBQualys Nasdaq QlysNASDAQ: QLYSArea 1 Securityacq. by Cloudflare, Inc.Bayshore Networksacq. by OPSWATBehavioSecacq. by LexisNexis Risk SolutionsCurrency Cloudacq. by VisaCysivacq. by ForeScout Technologies, Inc.Cysiv Forescoutacq. by ForescoutLynxacq. by EssilorLuxotticaMedigateacq. by ClarotyTrueraacq. by Snowflake

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has ForgePoint Capital made?
ForgePoint Capital has 105 tracked investments, 16 of which have exited, including 14 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does ForgePoint Capital invest at?
ForgePoint Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is ForgePoint Capital's typical check size?
ForgePoint Capital typically writes checks of $5M – $50M.
What sectors does ForgePoint Capital focus on?
ForgePoint Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
Where is ForgePoint Capital located?
ForgePoint Capital is headquartered in San Mateo, US.
Does ForgePoint Capital lead rounds?
ForgePoint Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does ForgePoint Capital co-invest with?
ForgePoint Capital most often shares deals with TempoCap, Ballistic Ventures, Cisco Investments, among 230 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 44

Felicis Ventures

Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

$500K – $15M
Ballistic Ventures

Ballistic Ventures is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on backing cybersecurity entrepreneurs, drawing on the operating experience of investors who have founded, funded, and operated over 90 companies.

$1M – $5M
Sapphire Ventures

Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies, aiming to help them become category leaders. Its Platform team of operators supports portfolio companies with customer introductions, go-to-market talent, and growth advisory.

$5M – $20M
Partech Ventures

Partech is a global venture capital firm supporting founders across multiple continents and investment stages through dedicated teams and funds.

Both backed · 3
$200K – $50M
Energy Impact Partners

Energy Impact Partners is an investment firm that connects entrepreneurs with major corporate partners to help drive the transformation of the global economy toward a more sustainable future.

$5M – $20M
Paladin Capital Group

Paladin Capital Group invests in early stage and growth companies developing cyber, AI and deep technologies that address security and resilience needs for commercial and government customers.

Both backed · 3
$100K – $5M
AllegisCyber Capital

AllegisCyber Capital is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on cybersecurity investments, emphasizing deep domain expertise and operating experience.

$3M – $5M
Notable Capital

This page announces that GGV Capital split into two separate firms in March 2024: Granite Asia (Singapore, covering APAC) and Notable Capital (US, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, investing in the US, Israel, Europe, and Latin America).

Both backed · 2
AlienVaultMedigate
$5M – $50M
Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that has backed over 700 companies across technology, consumer, and healthcare over its 65-year history.

Both backed · 2
$10M – $30M
Mayfield Fund

Mayfield is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer and marketplace companies, backing founders from inception through IPO.

$500K – $12M
83North

83North is a global venture capital firm that invests in and helps entrepreneurs build large, category-defining companies, backing startups across multiple stages and sectors.

Both backed · 2
Instart LogicConcourse Labs
$100K – $10M
Benhamou Global Ventures

Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) is a cross-border venture capital platform based in Silicon Valley that invests from seed stage through IPO, providing both financial and human capital to entrepreneurs.

$200K – $5M
▶32 more co-investors

NightDragonBain Capital VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)SoftBank Vision FundCreandumCyberstartsNFXJackson Square VenturesS3 VenturesCambridge Innovation CapitalSandbox IndustriesRain CapitalArdent VentureOquirrh VenturesRRE VenturesInnovation EndeavorsCrosslink Capital2048 VenturesShasta VenturesInspired CapitalCerity Partners VenturesAdvance Venture PartnersBusiness Growth FundPicture CapitalSaints CapitalMomenta VenturesGranite VenturesBDMIVendep CapitalEdison PartnersMonochrome CapitalVanedge Capital

Firms observed investing alongside ForgePoint Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with ForgePoint Capital's recorded portfolio.

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