How many investments has NightDragon made?

NightDragon has 31 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does NightDragon invest at?

NightDragon invests at the Growth stage.

What sectors does NightDragon focus on?

NightDragon focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Defense Tech, Quantum Computing.

Where is NightDragon located?

NightDragon is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Does NightDragon lead rounds?

NightDragon has led 8 of the 16 rounds where its role is on record.

Who does NightDragon co-invest with?

NightDragon most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Manhattan Venture Partners, Strawberry Creek Ventures, among 193 tracked co-investors.

What size deals does NightDragon back?

Across 10 deals with disclosed amounts, NightDragon has joined rounds of $50M – $238M (median $86M).

NightDragon

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NightDragon focuses on the SecureTech sector, seeking out companies solving real-world challenges across defense, quantum computing, autonomous and dual-use systems, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and national security. The firm both invests in and advises leading, mission-driven companies, and supports them through its NightScale platform, which drives value and growth in areas such as talent, go-to-market, marketing, and government services. Portfolio companies gain access to a community of top industry advisors, partners, and leaders drawn from ex-government backgrounds, Fortune 100 companies, and strategic go-to-market partners. The firm applies decades of strategic operating experience to help companies scale.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Cybersecurity Defense Tech Quantum Computing San Francisco United States

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Stage

Growth

San Francisco, California, US

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2018

Last 12 months

5 investments

AUM

$750M

VC funds

Tracked investments

Unicorns

IPOs

Acquisitions

Team · 17 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Dave DeWalt· Founder and CEO· San Francisco Bay Areain

Dave DeWalt is the founder and CEO of NightDragon, a venture capital and advisory firm focused on late-stage and growth SecureTech companies. He has worked in cybersecurity and technology for over 30 years, serving as CEO of FireEye, McAfee, and Documentum. He has held numerous board roles, including Chairman of Safety & Security at Delta Airlines and a director position at Exelon Corporation, and has served on government advisory bodies including NSTAC and CISA's Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.

david@nightdragon.com

Amy De Salvatore· Senior Partner, Business Development

Amy De Salvatore has more than twenty-five years of experience in business development and strategic alliances at IT and cybersecurity companies including Documentum, EMC, McAfee, Intel Security, and Forescout Technologies, where she built and managed alliances with technology partners, system integrators, service providers, resellers, and OEMs. She focuses on designing and executing go-to-market strategies and building partner ecosystems. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of San Diego with a degree in Media Communications and a business minor.

amy@nightdragon.com

Dorin Baniel· Vice President· Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israelin

Dorin Baniel has about a decade of investing experience and joined NightDragon after serving as Vice President at Glilot Capital Partners, where she built and managed the firm's advisory board of over 150 C-level executives and led portfolio development for 20+ enterprise software companies. She previously worked at Microsoft, supporting Microsoft Accelerator portfolio founders, and at Conversant. She holds a B.Sc. in Psychology, Business and Informatics from the University of Illinois and a Global MBA from Reichman University.

dorin@nightdragon.com

Hannah Huffman· Vice President· San Francisco Bay Areain

Hannah Huffman is a Vice President on the investment team at NightDragon, where she has worked for five years supporting the full investment lifecycle across cybersecurity, defense, and national security. Before joining the firm, she was a Senior Consultant in Deloitte's Mergers & Acquisitions practice. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.

hannah@nightdragon.com

Ken Gonzalez· Managing Director· San Francisco, Californiain

Ken Gonzalez has more than 20 years of experience as a senior operating executive, having led strategy and corporate business development at Siebel Systems (Oracle), McAfee, Avast, and FireEye, and has completed over 40 acquisitions, 23 of them in cybersecurity. Before joining NightDragon, he was a Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital. He holds a degree from Harvard Business School and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and served in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer.

ken@nightdragon.com

Morgan Kyauk· Managing Director

Morgan Kyauk focuses on M&A transactions across companies ranging from pre-IPO firms to large acquirers. He previously served as Vice President of Corporate Development at FireEye, where he handled acquisitions, investments, and strategic partnerships, and held corporate development roles at Dropbox, Juniper Networks, and HP. He started his career advising technology companies on M&A at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and holds an MBA from Wharton and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Economics from UC Berkeley.

morgan@nightdragon.com

General Sir Chris Deverell· Venture Partner

Chris Deverell is the former Commander of the UK's Joint Forces Command, which oversaw areas including Special Forces, Defence Intelligence, Cyber, ISR, space communications, and UK overseas operations. He previously held British Army leadership roles such as Director of Equipment Capability for Ground Manoeuvre, Strategy Director, and Chief of Materiel (Land). He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of Bath in 2015 and Aide de Camp General to the Queen in 2016, and focuses on the intersection of cyber and physical threats.

Thomas Pompidou· Venture Partner and Investment Committee Member· New York City

Thomas Pompidou is a Venture Partner at NightDragon and a member of its Investment Committee. He is also Partner and Founder of Marker LLC, a New York City venture firm investing in the US and Israeli technology ecosystems. Earlier, from 1992 to 2005, he held roles including Managing Director in the New York investment banking departments of Deloitte, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Lazard, focused on M&A and corporate finance, and he holds a business degree from EDHEC business school in France.

Audrey Laginess· Associate· Los Gatos, California, United Statesin

Audrey Laginess is an Associate at NightDragon, where she supports business development, partnership, and advisory work. She joined in 2024 from World Wide Technology, where she worked on the Business Systems team supporting sales representatives and improving CRM tools, and previously held sales and client management roles at CSGi. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language from Southern Methodist University.

Barbara Massa· Advisor· Los Gatos, California, United Statesin

Barbara Massa is an Advisor at NightDragon, where she supports the firm's operations, investments, and portfolio companies on talent and operational strategies. She previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief of Business Operations at Mandiant (acquired by Google) and Vice President of Global Talent and Diversity at McAfee, and held executive roles at EMC and Documentum. She has over 25 years of experience and sits on multiple boards of directors.

barbara@nightdragon.com

Courtney Dombek· Head of Investor Relations and Capital Formation· San Francisco

Courtney Dombek has nearly two decades of experience in institutional client services and capital raising on Wall Street. She was previously Partner and Head of Capital Formation at Factorial Funds, where she launched the firm's second fund, and earlier served as an Executive Director at a placement agent raising assets for private equity, growth, venture, real estate, and infrastructure funds, as well as leading fundraising and investor relations at a dual-strategy investment management firm. She holds a BA in Economics and International Relations from UC Davis and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.

Jim Rabuck· VP, Business Development, National Security and Defense· United Statesin

Katherine Hennessey· Advisor

Katherine Hennessey is an Advisor at NightDragon, where she helps position the firm's portfolio companies for the public sector. She previously led Government Affairs for the cybersecurity companies CrowdStrike and Forescout Technologies, ran her own government relations consulting firm, taught at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, and served as a Subcommittee Staff Director on the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. She is a Senior Fellow at the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University.

Sarah Kuranda Vallone· VP, Marketing· Nashville, TNin

Sarah Kuranda Vallone works in communications and marketing after nearly a decade in journalism. She previously led executive and internal communications at Forescout Technologies, and spent more than seven years as a journalist for publications including The Information and CRN, focusing on cybersecurity, privacy and technology. She holds a B.S. in journalism from Boston University.

Therese Coutermarsh· Director of Operations· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Therese Coutermarsh is Director of Operations at NightDragon, with over a decade of administrative experience in the cybersecurity industry. Before joining the firm, she was an early employee at FireEye, where she supported the founder and later CEO/Executive Chairman through the company's public offering and growth to more than 4,000 employees. She holds a degree in Business Administration from St. Mary's College.

Tony Chow· Head of Finance

Tony Chow joined NightDragon in 2021 as Head of Finance, bringing over 20 years of experience across venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds. He previously served as Controller at Nimble Ventures, a family office affiliated with Passport Capital, and held finance and accounting roles at J.P. Morgan's Private Equity division, Secured Environment, HRJ Capital, Rothstein Kass, and State Street. He earned his degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Alec Kiang· Senior Associate

alec@nightdragon.com

Founder mafia

5 people who came through NightDragon went on to found or lead other companies.

Dave DeWaltFounder and CEOFounded FireEye Therese CoutermarshDirector of OperationsFounded FireEye Jim AlkoveAdvisorFounded Oleria Alissa KnightAdvisor, NightDragon Advisory CouncilFounded Assailai Jason MartinAdvisorFounded Permiso

What they invest in

from 21 of 31 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×13Enterprise Software ×11Cybersecurity ×8Data & Infrastructure ×8SaaS ×5Hardware ×4Cloud Computing ×3Deep Tech ×3

HQs:United States×21Israel×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 16 portfolio companies

13%

solo founders

2 of 16 mapped founding teams

29%

repeat founders

of 24 founders with career history

~8 yrs

old at investment

median across 11 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×22 founders×73 founders×44+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×3Purdue University ×2Tel Aviv University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×9Computer Science ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Physics ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 24 founders with career history

8VC ×2Blue Origin ×2IBM ×2NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ×2United States Air Force ×2

3 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 21 with degree data)

Investments · 31 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 4 2025 · 2 2024 · 2 2022 · 5 2021 · 2 2020 · 2 2018 · 2 2015 · 120 dated

HawkEye 360he360.comNYSE: HAWKSeries C · Jan 2026 · $55M

Cyber Fund III portfolio company that completed an initial public offering.

Herndon, US

Christopher Bradley DeMay(Executive Officer)Jaye Alison Alfers(Executive Officer)Simon Mark Davidson(Director)John Sheldon Serafini(Executive Officer, Director)inArthur Lewis Money(Director)David Farnsworth(Director)

Board seatDavid G. DeWalt· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Center15 Capital Gula Tech Adventures Hemisphere Ventures LLC IceNine Manhattan Venture Partners +15 more

JASK Autonomous Security Platformjask.com in 𝕏Jun 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

Provides an AI-powered SIEM and security analytics platform that automates alert triage, threat detection, and incident investigation through log analytics.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureAustin, US

Gregory Martin(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seat Dave DeWalt· per SEC Form D · $34M raise · filed Oct 2019

Co-investorsDnx Ventures fama Ventures, LLC Kleiner Perkins Ten Eleven Dell Technologies Capital

Armadaarmada.net inMay 2026 · $230M

Armada provides a data and AI-driven platform called PRO® that offers real-time visibility and orchestration of supply chain operations, including demand forecasting, stockout prevention, promotion management, and food safety compliance for enterprises managing complex logistics networks.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSPittsburgh, US

Co-investorsCedar Mundi Ventures 8090 Industries BlackRock Felicis Ventures Founders Fund Lux Capital +5 more

Armada AIarmada.ai inMay 2026

Armada develops edge computing and AI solutions for industrial applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Dan Wright(Founder)in Jon Runyan(Founder)in Pradeep Nair(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures 515 Ventures Artisanal Ventures Balerion Space Ventures Collaborative Fund Collective Liquidity +27 more

BehavioSecbehaviosec.com inSeries B · Jan 2018 · $18Macquired 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 produce risk scores in near real time.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechPalo Alto, US

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

BoardJosh Pouliot(Director)

Co-investorsCisco Investments ForgePoint Capital Northzone Octopus Ventures Cambridge Innovation Capital

Capella Spacecapellaspace.com in 𝕏Series C · Apr 2022 · $97MAcquired

Capella Space designs, builds, and operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellations that provide all-weather, day-and-night Earth observation imagery at sub-0.25m resolution.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSpace TechPalo Alto, US

Payam Banazadeh(Founder)inWilliam Walter Woods(Founder)

BoardWilliam Woods(Founder)Chris Boshuizen(Director)in Nabeel Hyatt(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures AME Cloud Ventures Blue Ivy Ventures Canaan Partners Castor Ventures Cota Capital +13 more

Classiq Technologiesclassiq.io in 𝕏

Classiq provides software for designing, optimizing, and executing quantum algorithms across multiple hardware platforms with high-level abstraction and control.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareQuantum Computing

Nir Minerbi(Founder)inAmir Naveh(Founder)inYehuda Naveh(Founder)in

Co-investorsAwz Ventures Connecticut Innovations Entrée Capital IN Venture LIP Ventures Boutique Neva Sgr.+10 more

Dataminr, Inc.dataminr.com in 𝕏Sep 2025

Dataminr provides AI-powered real-time event detection by synthesizing text, images, video, audio, and sensor signals across public data sources.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US

Ted Bailey(Founder)inPeter Bailey(Executive Officer)inDaniel O'Connor(Executive Officer)Nella Domenici(Executive Officer)inJeffrey Kinsey(Executive Officer)in Jason Edelboim(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors1802 Ventures Adit Ventures Management, Llc Allied Venture Partners Alpha Square Group Alumni Ventures Blue Ivy Ventures +27 more

Forterraforterra.com in 𝕏Nov 2025 · $238M

Forterra develops autonomous weapons, sensors, and battlefield systems using distributed control networks for defense operations.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics

Alberto Lacaze(Founder)inJoseph Putney(Chief Technology Officer)inJosh Araujo(Founder)

Co-investors645 Ventures Collaborative Fund CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL Enlightenment Capital Glynn Capital Management Litquidity Ventures +11 more

Gaingelsgaingels.com

Gaingels is an investment network that sources deals for its members, who join by agreeing to a membership agreement and completing KYC/AML verification.

FintechImpact & Social GoodNew York City, US

Paul Grossinger(Co-founder & General Partner)inDavid Beatty(Co-founder & Managing Partner)Jennifer Jeronimo(CEO of Gaingels Inc., General Partner)in Peter Steinberg(General Partner)inLorenzo Thione(General Partner)

Co-investorsEvolution VC Partners Flucas Ventures Ossian Capital ACTivate Capital Autodesk Foundation Craft Ventures +5 more

Horizon3 Aihorizon3.ai in 𝕏

Horizon3.ai builds cybersecurity products and solutions.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Snehal Antani(Founder)inMatthew Hartley in Anthony Pillitiere(Founder)in

Board Ilya Kirnos(Director)in Lila Tretikov(Director)in Michael Robinson(Director)in

Co-investorsAcrew Capital Craft Ventures New Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView Capital Qualcomm Ventures Raptor Group +3 more

Human Securityhumansecurity.com in 𝕏Oct 2024 · $50M

HUMAN is a cybersecurity company focused on detecting and stopping automated bot attacks and digital fraud.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrooklyn, US

Ashur Kalb(Executive Officer)Tamer Hassan(Founder)in Michael Tiffany(Founder)inDan Kaminsky(Founder)Ash Kalb(Founder)in

BoardSteven Fredrick(Director)

Co-investors11.2 Capital Canaan Partners DCVC (Data Collective)Evolution VC Partners Grit Capital Partners Gula Tech Adventures +10 more

Ibossiboss.com

San Diego, US

Peter Martini(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Martini(Executive Officer, Director)inJustin Sollenne(Executive Officer)

BoardStephen Kearns(Director)Joel Wecksell(Director)Albert Hugo Martinez(Director)

Co-investorsFrancisco Partners

Immutaimmuta.com in 𝕏Jun 2022 · $100M

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 Capital Dell Technologies Capital Drive Capital Greycroft Intel Capital March Capital Partners +11 more

Interosinteros.ai in 𝕏

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

Board Frank Verdecanna(Director)Phil Venables(Director)in Nick Beim(Director)in

Co-investorsAllegisCyber Capital AlleyCorp Ballistic Ventures Declaration Partners ForgePoint Capital Hakluyt Capital +6 more

Mezmomezmo.com in 𝕏Dec 2021 · $50M

Mezmo provides an intelligence layer for production AI that enables platform engineering and SRE teams to deploy reliable AI-powered workflows in production.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMiami, US

Lee Liu(Founder)in Chris Nguyen(Founder)inTucker Callaway(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsEmergence Capital Partners Initialized Capital Kima Ventures Metaplanet Point Reyes Management Transpose Platform Management +12 more

Onapsisonapsis.com in 𝕏Oct 2020 · $55M

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)in Sadik Al-Abdulla(Chief Product Officer)inDenis Cashman(Chief Financial Officer)in Debi Dowling(Chief Marketing Officer | Chief of Staff)in Paul Kleinschnitz(Chief Revenue Officer)inJuan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investors.406 Ventures Evolution Equity Partners Golub Growth LLR Arsenal Growth Equity La Caisse

Premisepremise.com in 𝕏Sep 2015

Premise provides data-driven market intelligence and geospatial insights by combining machine learning with human intelligence from a global network of contributors.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US

Joseph Reisinger(Founder)David Soloff(Founder)

Board Chamath Palihapitiya(Director)in Karim Faris(Director)inLawrence Summers(Director)

Co-investorsBowery Capital Communitas Capital Partners GV (Google Ventures)Valor Equity Partners 8VC Anthemis Venture +3 more

Rapidsosrapidsos.com inSeries C · Sep 2022 · $75M

RapidSOS operates a safety network that connects public safety agencies, enterprises, and consumer/corporate devices to provide critical context and pre-arrival intelligence to emergency responders and 911 dispatchers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechNew York, US

Nicholas Horelik(Founder)in Michael Martin(Founder)inNick Horelik(Founder)

BoardDan Nova(Director)Matthew Bozik(Director)

Co-investorsAcrew Capital Alumni Ventures Apax Digital Avanta Ventures Basecamp Fund City Light +18 more

Rhombus Systemsrhombus.com in 𝕏Series C · Jul 2024 · $45M

Rhombus develops cloud-based physical security solutions for enterprises, offering security cameras and related services.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityHardwareSacramento, US

Co-investorsCota Capital Portfolia Lemnos VC Scale Venture Partners

Safeguard Cybersafeguardcyber.com inApr 2021 · $45M

End-to-end solution protecting digital channels from cyber threats and compliance violations.

Co-investorsAllegisCyber Capital Cisco Investments Grotech Ventures

Saronicsaronic.com in 𝕏

Saronic builds autonomous surface vessels — including the 180-foot, long-range Marauder — along with Echelon, a command-and-control software layer for planning, simulating and operating single vessels or fleets.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsAustin, US

Dino Mavrookas(Founder)in Rob Lehman(Founder)in Vibhav Altekar(Founder)in Doug Lambert(Founder)inPatrick DePriest(Chief Financial Officer)inSoo Cho(Chief People Officer)in

Co-investors1Flourish Capital 8VC Advent International Alpha Partners Andreessen Horowitz Anti +38 more

Source Defensesourcedefense.com in 𝕏Apr 2022 · $27M

Source Defense provides a client-side security platform that detects and prevents digital skimming, Magecart attacks, and threats from third-party JavaScript on websites and payment pages.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsAllegisCyber Capital Connecticut Innovations Global Brain Benhamou Global Ventures Capital One Ventures Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)+3 more

Starfish Spacestarfishspace.com in 𝕏Mar 2026 · $100M

Starfish Space develops Otter, an autonomous satellite servicing vehicle that uses electric propulsion to dock with satellites for life extension and disposal.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechTukwila, US

Trevor Bennett(Founder)in Austin Link(Founder)in

Board Morgan Beller(Director)inPeter Ortez(Director)Letitia Long(Director)

Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERS Alumni Ventures Booz Allen Ventures Carbon Denver Ventures Hypothesis +25 more

Other

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

Social SafeGuard, Inc.ClassiqEpirusHawkeyeIronCircleRhombusThriveDX

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 · 4

1 IPOs · 3 acquisitions · showing 3

HawkEye 360NYSE: HAWKBehavioSecacq. by LexisNexis Risk SolutionsIronCircleacq. by Quickstart

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IPO stake values · per SEC filings

Value of this firm's stake in each portfolio company at its IPO price, from the prospectus principal-stockholder table.

Company	Owned	IPO price	At IPO	Stake value
HawkEye 360	9.7%	$26.00	May 2026	$237.9M

Source: SEC S-1 / 424B prospectus filings. Stake value = shares beneficially owned × the initial public offering price, as disclosed — a market value at IPO, not a return multiple (the firm's original cost is not disclosed).

Public market activity · per SEC filings

what is this? ⓘ

2 insider ownership filings (Forms 3/4/5)

at HawkEye 360, Inc. (HAWK)

From the firm's own SEC EDGAR filings — stakes and insider roles in public companies, typically portfolio companies after an IPO. Not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has NightDragon made?: NightDragon has 31 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does NightDragon invest at?: NightDragon invests at the Growth stage.
What sectors does NightDragon focus on?: NightDragon focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Defense Tech, Quantum Computing.
Where is NightDragon located?: NightDragon is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does NightDragon lead rounds?: NightDragon has led 8 of the 16 rounds where its role is on record.
Who does NightDragon co-invest with?: NightDragon most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Manhattan Venture Partners, Strawberry Creek Ventures, among 193 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does NightDragon back?: Across 10 deals with disclosed amounts, NightDragon has joined rounds of $50M – $238M (median $86M).

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Co-investors · 6

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DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.

Both backed · 3

Capella Space Human SecurityEpirus

$5M – $25M

Cota Capital

Cota Capital is a San Francisco-based technology investment firm that invests in private and public US-based modern enterprise technology companies, offering founders operational expertise, market insights, and an industry network.

Both backed · 3

Capella Space Rhombus SystemsRhombus

ForgePoint Capital

ForgePoint Capital is a thesis-driven venture firm investing in early-stage companies in cybersecurity, AI, and infrastructure software.

Both backed · 2

BehavioSec Interos

$5M – $50M

Cambridge Innovation Capital

Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) is a UK-based venture capital firm backing entrepreneurs in life sciences and deep tech, leveraging its position in the Cambridge science and technology ecosystem.

Both backed · 1

BehavioSec

$127K – $12.7M

Business Growth Fund

BGF is a UK and Ireland investor providing minority, patient growth capital and support to entrepreneurial small and medium-sized businesses, from early-stage deep tech and life sciences startups to established scaling companies.

$3.8M – $38M

Vendep Capital

Vendep Capital is a venture capital firm backing AI-native B2B software founders across the Nordics and Baltics, providing capital, operator expertise, and follow-on support.

$105K – $3.1M

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