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New York · Seed–Series A · 30 people tracked
Also known as LYTICAL VENTURES, LLC
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Investment thesis
Lytical Ventures focuses on early-stage companies at the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, along with data technologies critical to the survival of the enterprise. The firm defines its focus areas as cybersecurity (protecting the integrity of networks, programs, and data from attack), data technologies (computer-enabled collection and analysis of data to identify patterns), and artificial intelligence (machines mimicking cognitive functions such as learning and problem-solving). The team brings over six decades of early-stage investing experience, with cybersecurity roots dating to the 1990s, and maintains deep community ties by moderating DEFCON and sitting on the Black Hat innovation board.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 30 people
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What they invest in
from 38 of 56 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×25AI & Machine Learning ×24SaaS ×20Cybersecurity ×18Data & Infrastructure ×7Developer Tools ×7Cloud Computing ×3Deep Tech ×3
HQs:United States×22United Kingdom×2Switzerland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 23 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×93 founders×14+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data
Carnegie Mellon University ×2University of Michigan ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×9Engineering ×5Business & Management ×3Economics ×3Humanities ×3Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 25 founders with career history
Autonomous Technologies Group ×2DigitalOcean ×2Google ×2Microsoft ×2Runway ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 25 with degree data)
Investments · 56 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 62024 · 52023 · 12022 · 32021 · 32020 · 12019 · 22016 · 122 dated
Careviso automates prior authorization and administrative workflows in healthcare using its seeQer platform, helping patients understand treatment options and financial implications while reducing provider burden.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSFalls Church, US
Andrew Mignatti(Founder)inPerry Dimas(Founder)in
Co-investorsMercury FundXB VenturesBallast Point Ventures
careviso operates seeQer, a platform for US healthcare providers that handles prior authorizations, benefits investigation, patient eligibility verification, and out-of-pocket cost estimation.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsMercury Fund
A hiring platform that matches applicants to roles based on job fit, performance potential, and cultural alignment, helping businesses identify candidates who will succeed and remain with the company.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsHealthy VenturesThayer VenturesVentureSouthDorm Room
10clear provides secure document management and compliance solutions for financial statements, with enterprise-grade security, encryption, and access controls.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Bhav Bhela(Founder)in
Co-investorsAltari VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)MGV.VC
AgileView provides a perception engine that refines artificial intelligence models for mission-critical applications, particularly in satellite imagery analysis and intelligence work.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Implicit is an AI-powered knowledge platform that aggregates technical content from manuals, tickets, and procedures to provide cited answers to both human workers and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Alan Jacobson(Chief Executive Officer)Mohamed AlTantawy(Founder)Sage Wohns(Founder)
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Basecamp FundCerity Partners VenturesDentsu VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Point72 Ventures+8 more
Arcanna.ai builds AI-driven decision intelligence software for security operations centers (SOCs) to reduce false positives and improve incident response speed and accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsOsage Venture Partners
Bold Metrics provides AI and machine learning technology to apparel brands and retailers to optimize product fit, reduce returns, and improve supply chain efficiency.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSSan Francisco, US
Daina Burnes(Executive Officer, Director)inMorgan Linton(Director)in
BoardKent Bennett(Director)inBraden Pollack(Director)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCorsa VenturesElementum VenturesGeekdomTechstarsValuestream Ventures
FintechLittlehampton, GB
Co-investorsSony Ventures CorporationSpeedinvestTechstarsIndex VenturesSparkLabs Global VenturesTalis Capital
Coginiti offers a "Semantic Intelligence" platform that lets data teams develop, govern, and deploy trusted business logic — from SQL-based data workbench to an AI-ready semantic layer — across more than 21 database platforms.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareAtlanta, US
Matthew Mullins(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inRick Hall(CEO)Kevin R. Davis(Executive Officer)inTzaras Christon(Executive Officer)Mike Blyth(Executive Officer)Nancy Young(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBeresford VenturesCircadian VenturesCreativeCoOUTBOUND CAPITALRunway Growth CapitalService Provider Capital+1 more
Cynomi offers an AI-driven security program management platform that lets managed service providers and security consultancies run assessments, generate risk registers, remediation roadmaps, policies, and compliance mappings, and manage the full security program lifecycle across their client portfolios.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
David Primor(Co-founder and CEO)inRoy Azoulay(Co-founder and COO)inOhad Chereshniya(CFO)inShane Deegan(CRO)inErin McLean(CMO)inReut Roich(VP Product)in
Co-investorsAloniqCanaan PartnersEntrée CapitalInsight PartnersSeedIL VenturesFlint Capital+2 more
Ghost builds AI agents that perform security operations and incident response work autonomously within enterprise environments, designed to investigate, contain, and resolve security events while maintaining full auditability and human oversight.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsIn-Q-Tel468 CapitalDnx VenturesMunich Re VenturesSecure OctaneTAU Ventures
HackNotice provides adversary intelligence monitoring for security teams, tracking activity on ransomware leak sites, underground forums, and criminal marketplaces to help organizations detect breaches and threats across their vendor ecosystem.
CybersecurityAustin, US
Stephen Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Takla(Executive Officer)
BoardChris Ahern(Director)in
Co-investorsGeekdomSocial StartsStrategic Cyber Ventures
Hydden provides an identity visibility and intelligence platform that discovers and maps hidden accounts and shadow identities across hybrid infrastructure using AI-powered discovery.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWashington, US
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersService Provider CapitalAccess Ventures
Implicit provides a governed knowledge base that delivers source-backed, cited technical answers to both human technicians and AI agents in fields like aircraft maintenance, complex software support, and industrial systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
OneTrust provides a governance platform for privacy, risk, data, and compliance across organizations' technology stacks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAtlanta, US
Alan J. Dabbiere(Manager)inJohn Marshall(Manager)Kristina Bergman(Founder)inKabir Barday(Founder)inFrank Martinez(Founder)Raghu Gollamudi(Founder)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdams Street PartnersAmplify PartnersAspect VenturesBitkraft Esports VenturesBlackRock+23 more
KeyCaliber is a security platform that builds a single deduplicated record for every asset, identity, SaaS app, and AI tool by pulling from an organization's existing tools, then computes each asset's business importance to rank exposures and track control coverage.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Roselle Safran(Founder)in
Co-investorsHearstLabUnusual Ventures
LimaCharlie provides security infrastructure for MSSPs and enterprise security teams, using AI "agentic operators" that connect to clients' existing tools via API to automate queue work such as email quarantine, endpoint approvals, DLP violations, and alert triage.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsHumba VenturesIronGate Capital AdvisorsStoneMill VenturesStrategic Cyber VenturesStreamlined VenturesCoFound Partners Venture+6 more
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MontyCloud is a no-code, autonomous CloudOps platform that helps IT teams optimize and operate cloud services using intelligent automation and AI.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRedmond, US
Venkat Krishnamachari(Founder)inKannan Parthasarthy(Founder)Rajkumar Sivarajan(Executive Officer)Walter A. Rogers(Executive Officer, Director)inVENKATESWARAN HARIHARA SUBRAMANIAN(Executive Officer)
BoardSteve Berg(Director)in
Co-investors1809 CapitalAlumni VenturesMadrona Venture GroupRaptor GroupRiverside Acceleration CapitalS3 Ventures
Netmaker provides a WireGuard-based VPN and secure connectivity platform for managing networks across cloud, on-premises, and edge environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareAsheville, US
Alex Feiszli(Founder)inDillon CarnsRichard Gargan(Lead Marketer)Divy(Marketing Advisor)Abhishek Kondur(CTO)Caroline Gomez(Executive Assistant)
Co-investorsPioneerY CombinatorBetter CapitalNexus Venture PartnersUncorrelated Ventures
OpenPolicy is a platform for government affairs and public policy teams that connects policy intelligence and government engagement activities to measurable business impact and commercial outcomes across regulated organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS
Amit Elazari, Dr. J.S.D(Founder)inDavid Uzan(Founder)in
Co-investorsKyber Knight Capital
Paperspace provided cloud GPU infrastructure and a machine learning development platform, Gradient, for training and deploying AI models.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareMedical DevicesNew York City, US
Dillon Erb(CEO)inDaniel Kobran(Founder)inOuwen Huang(CEO)Curtis Kline(Head of Ops)Matthew Trost(Software Engineer)inBenjamin Lamson(Head of Sales)
Co-investorsAmino CapitalBoxGroupDCVC (Data Collective)DG Ventures, Inc.FusionInitialized Capital+22 more
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Brooke M.(Founder)in
Co-investors.406 VenturesCheyenne VenturesForgePoint CapitalVertex Ventures
Reality AI develops an Edge AI software development environment that combines signal processing, machine learning, and anomaly detection for microcontrollers and microprocessors, enabling industrial, automotive, and commercial applications with minimal hardware footprint impact.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsIoTSemiconductors
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBold Capital PartnersDrive CapitalGSV VenturesLux CapitalRSE Ventures+4 more
Graylog provides a security information and event management (SIEM) and log management platform that collects, routes, and stores log data to detect threats, automate investigations, and manage data tiers and storage costs.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHouston, US
Lennart Koopmann(Founder)
Co-investorsAlerion VenturesFirstMile VenturesFrontera Technology VenturesMercury FundSilver Lake PartnersHarbert Partners+1 more
RiskProfiler is a platform that automates the detection, validation, and execution of takedown workflows for digital abuse and brand threats across domains, hosting providers, social platforms, and marketplaces.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Setu Parimi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAviso Ventures
Senteon provides continuous secure configuration hardening, turning system hardening into an enforceable, ongoing control rather than a periodic project.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMatawan, US
Zach Kromkowski(Executive Officer)inHenry Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)inCliff Chao(Executive Officer)Nicole Wraback(Director)inJoger Rogers(Executive Officer)Chris Harris(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsGula Tech AdventuresTachles VCValor Ventures
Start Left provides execution intelligence for software teams to optimize product security, supply chain security, and code quality.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsFlorida Opportunity Fund
Switchboard provides a data platform that ingests and normalizes revenue and marketing data from many digital and monetization systems (such as GAM and SSPs) into a unified, audit-ready dataset with dashboards and AI-driven monitoring.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ju-kay Kwek(CEO & Co-founder)inMichael Manoochehri(Founder)in
Co-investorsGFT VenturesQuest Venture PartnersCleo CapitalSequoia CapitalSpark CapitalXYZ Venture Capital
ThirdLove is a direct-to-consumer brand selling women's intimates and accessories, including reusable silicone nipple covers, bras, and underwear.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Heidi Zak(Founder)inRa'el Cohen(Founder)in
Co-investorsBling CapitalElizabeth Street VenturesFelicis VenturesGrace Beauty CapitalHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcJames Beshara Fund+8 more
Weehawken, US
Nazario Parsacala(Founder)
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersEvolution Equity PartnersStoneMill VenturesShasta Ventures
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Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyHummingbird VenturesAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzIntel Capital
Truffle makes the Truffle1, a hardware device that runs a personal AI assistant entirely on-device with local processing and no cloud dependency.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware
Austin Hallock(Founder)in
Co-investorsValhalla VenturesAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzIntel Capital
Truffle Suite provides developer tools for building, testing, and deploying smart contracts to Ethereum networks.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsDeepTech VenturesAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzIntel Capital
Truffle provides digital ordering, kitchen automation, and automated pickup lockers for restaurants, ghost kitchens, cafeterias, amusement parks, and educational institutions.
Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechRetail TechSaaSSparks, US
Co-investorsSproutxAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzIntel Capital
Truffle Security develops TruffleHog, an open-source secrets scanning tool that identifies and remediates exposed credentials such as encryption keys in cloud and SaaS environments before exploitation.
CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Dylan Ayrey(Founder)inDustin Decker(Founder)Julian Dunning(Founder)
Co-investors515 VenturesAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzExpaHarpoon VenturesIntel Capital+5 more
Vaultree develops data-in-use encryption technology that keeps sensitive data encrypted while it remains searchable, shareable, and usable across cloud and third-party systems.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise Software
Ryan Lasmaili Tilo Weigandt(Founder)
Co-investorsMolten VenturesS VenturesTen ElevenEnterprise IrelandUnpopular Ventures
Viso.ai offers a computer vision platform with two products: Visonow, a tool to build vision agents from a text prompt and video, and Visosuite, an enterprise operating system to connect cameras across sites and run governed, agentic vision workflows at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSchaffhausen, CH
Declan F(Founder)Gaudenz Boesch(Founder)inNico Klingler(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelBain Capital VenturesCisco InvestmentsSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Sierra VenturesWork-Bench
VISO TRUST is an AI-powered third-party risk management (TPRM) platform that helps security teams assess and monitor vendor cyber risk across 3rd, 4th, and nth parties.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Paul Valente(Founder)inRussell Sherman(Founder)
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesCisco InvestmentsGTM CapitalRecall CapitalSierra VenturesStoneMill Ventures+1 more
Wand provides infrastructure for enterprises and governments to create, manage, and scale hybrid workforces that combine human workers with AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Rotem Alaluf(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsBeni Venture CapitalCrosscourt VenturesCTC VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFusioni5invest+7 more
AWS Wickr is an enterprise-grade secure communication platform offering end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice, and video collaboration for organizations handling sensitive information, with compliance certifications including FedRAMP High and DoD IL4/5.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSChicago, US
Christopher Howell(Executive Officer)inJennifer DeTrani(Executive Officer)Nico Sell(Co-Founder & Chairman)Kara Coppa(Executive Officer)Braden Seely(Executive Officer)York Sell(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersBreyer CapitalDolby Family VenturesGen CapitalHacker.Capital LLCIronGate Capital Advisors+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
SmartCareOSBorneoChannel1GraylogHero SecurityKeysNS8RADRiskFrontRiskOpticsSprocketsStart LeftThe Keys AIThreatKeyValente Sherman, Inc.
Exits · 4
4 acquisitions · showing 1Paperspaceacq. by DigitalOcean
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCynomi website · cynomi.com · Dec 21, 2025
Truffle Security · fintech.global · Nov 7, 2025
Viso · s-ge.com · Nov 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Lytical Ventures made?
- Lytical Ventures has 56 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 9 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Lytical Ventures invest at?
- Lytical Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Lytical Ventures's typical check size?
- Lytical Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does Lytical Ventures focus on?
- Lytical Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software.
- Where is Lytical Ventures located?
- Lytical Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Lytical Ventures lead rounds?
- Lytical Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Lytical Ventures co-invest with?
- Lytical Ventures most often shares deals with Mercury Fund, StoneMill Ventures, Canaan Partners, among 124 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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Co-investors · 17
BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.
Sierra Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage SaaS and technology startups, focusing on B2B cloud software delivered via subscription models.
Work-Bench is a New York City-based seed-stage venture fund backing early-stage founders building enterprise, SaaS, and infrastructure software, with hands-on go-to-market support.
Cisco Systems is a global technology company providing AI infrastructure, secure networking, security, observability, and collaboration software and hardware solutions for enterprises.
Sorenson Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B software companies across their entire lifecycle, from early-stage to pre-IPO, through separate early-stage and growth-stage funds.
A Washington D.C.-based venture capital firm investing in cybersecurity startups that advance U.S. national security, providing founders with capital, deep cybersecurity expertise, and access to a network of CISOs, executives, and government contacts.
BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.
.406 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies in healthcare, data and AI, and cybersecurity.
Blu Ventures (Blu Venture Investors) is an early-stage investment firm founded by former operators, backing founders building cybersecurity companies, with AI as a driving force across its portfolio.
Edison Partners is a growth equity firm that provides capital along with operating expertise through its Edison Edge platform to help companies accelerate and scale growth.
Myriad Venture Partners provides capital, insights, and ecosystem support to early-stage entrepreneurs building transformative companies across AI, enterprise software, and industrial revitalization sectors.
Soma Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building category-defining technology companies, emphasizing close, early relationships with ambitious entrepreneurs.
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Firms observed investing alongside Lytical Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Lytical Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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