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NightDragon

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San Francisco · Growth · 17 people tracked

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Investment thesis

NightDragon seeks exceptional companies addressing real-world challenges in SecureTech, spanning defense, quantum computing, autonomous systems, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. The firm leverages NightScale, a proprietary platform that provides portfolio companies with access to industry advisors, ex-government leaders, and Fortune 100 partners to accelerate growth in talent acquisition, go-to-market strategy, marketing, and government services.

Invests inCybersecurityDefense TechSan Francisco

Source: firm website, verified Jul 20, 2026.

Stage
Growth
HQ
San Francisco, US
Tracked investments
24

Team · 17 people

from the firm's website
Dave DeWalt· Founder, Managing Director, CEO
Amy De Salvatore· Senior Partner, Business Development
Dorin Baniel· Partner, Israel
Hannah Huffman· Partner, Defense & Aerospace
Ken Gonzalez· Managing Director
Morgan Kyauk· Managing Director
Admiral Mike Rogers· Venture Partner
General Sir Chris Deverell· Venture Partner
Thomas Pompidou· Venture Partner
Audrey Laginess· Senior Associate, Business Development and Platform
Barbara Massa· Advisor
Courtney Dombek· Head of Investor Relations and Capital Formation
Jim Rabuck· VP, Business Development, National Security and Defense
Sarah Kuranda Vallone· VP, Marketing
Therese Coutermarsh· Director of Operations
Tony Chow· Head of Finance

What they invest in

from 4 of 24 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×4Data & Infrastructure ×2Developer Tools ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Cybersecurity ×1Quantum Computing ×1SaaS ×1

HQs:United States×3

Investments · 24 tracked

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Armada
Capella Space
Classiq

Quantum software company providing a high-level development platform (IDE, compiler and OS) that automates quantum programming and circuit synthesis for enterprises and researchers.

Dataminr
Epirus
Forterra
Hawkeye
HawkEye 360
Horizon3 Ai
HUMAN Security
iboss
Immutaimmuta.comin𝕏

Immuta provides data access and governance solutions that enable safe, instant provisioning of data at scale for humans and AI systems. The platform helps organizations balance data delivery speed with governance requirements.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Immuta
Interos
IronCircle
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Mezmo provides an intelligence layer for production AI that enables platform engineering and SRE teams to deploy reliable AI-powered workflows in production. The company pairs a control plane (AURA) with an optimized data plane to support use cases like incident detection, root cause analysis, and automated operational workflows.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMiami, US

Lee Liu(Founder)inChris Nguyen(Founder)inTucker Callaway(Chief Executive Officer)

Onapsis
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Onapsis provides cybersecurity solutions focused on protecting enterprise applications, particularly SAP and Oracle systems, across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The company serves large enterprises including Global 2000 members by offering application-layer threat detection, risk assessment, and compliance monitoring powered by proprietary threat intelligence.

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)

Premise Data
RapidSOS
Rhombus
Saronic
Starfish Space
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Classiq provides software for designing, optimizing, and executing quantum algorithms across multiple hardware platforms with high-level abstraction and control. The platform serves quantum computing developers and research teams working to scale quantum computing applications.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareQuantum Computing

Nir MinerbiAmir NavehYehuda Naveh

Board seats · per SEC filings

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Social SafeGuard, Inc.SEC filing

$27.1M raise · filed Dec 2020 · via Morgan P. Kyauk

Inferred from directors named on each company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does NightDragon invest at?
NightDragon invests at the Growth stage.
What sectors does NightDragon focus on?
NightDragon focuses on Cybersecurity, Defense Tech.
Where is NightDragon located?
NightDragon is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

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