Runtime Ventures
Venture capitalArlington · Pre-Seed–Seed · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
Runtime Ventures is a security-focused venture fund that backs cybersecurity founders at the earliest stages. It positions itself as a hands-on strategic partner rather than a passive investor, supporting companies from seed funding through key milestones such as recruiting critical hires. The firm emphasizes deep domain expertise in the security space and works closely with both first-time and seasoned entrepreneurs during the early-stage building process.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 7 of 7 portfolio companiesCybersecurity ×4SaaS ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Enterprise Software ×3Digital Health ×2Healthtech ×2Data & Infrastructure ×1EdTech ×1
HQs:United States×5
Investments · 7 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22023 · 14 dated
Bloom is a coaching platform that delivers personalized, short-form advice drawn from experienced business leaders, available on demand without scheduled meetings or video calls.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsInnovation Global CapitalMMC VenturesOctopus VenturesGlilot Capital PartnersOkta Ventures
Bloom is a customer engagement company that helps private Medicare and other government-related insurance plans, along with their agents and brokers, guide older adults through shopping for, enrolling in, and activating health coverage.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTechSaaSBloomington, US
Sherman Rogers(Founder)
Co-investorsOak HC/FTGlilot Capital PartnersOkta VenturesTen Eleven
Enveedo offers a cybersecurity strategy execution platform for planning, building, and running a cybersecurity program, aimed at helping organizations manage ongoing cyber threats and build cyber resiliency.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMiami, US
Daniel Monetto(Executive Officer)Mateo Ward(Director, Promoter)Luciano Salata(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardKip McClanahan(Director)in
Co-investorsSilverton Partners
Preemptive builds a continuous, clinician-guided health monitoring layer positioned beneath primary care, using sensing and AI to detect early physiological changes before symptoms appear.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Jamien McCullum(Founder / CEO)Matt Whitehill(Founder / Chief Technology Officer)Jorge Sanchez(Medical Director)
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersBlumberg CapitalHike VenturesOregon Venture Fund
RunReveal is a security operations platform that ingests, normalizes, enriches, and analyzes security logs, with AI-powered detection and response built in via native AI chat and a Model Context Protocol server.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureAustin, US
Alan Braithwaite(CTO & Co-Founder)Evan Johnson(CEO & Co-Founder)Evan J Johnson(Founder)in
BoardJohn Cowgill(Director)in
Co-investorsModern TechnicalCostanoa VenturesOkta Ventures
SPLX offers a security platform for enterprise AI systems, covering automated red teaming, runtime protection against prompt injections and data leakage, governance and compliance mapping, and remediation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareDover, US
Kristian Kamber(Executive Officer, Director)Ante Gojsalic(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardStanislav Sirakov(Director)in
Co-investorsDNV VenturesInovo VCRain CapitalSouth Central VenturesLAUNCHub Ventures
ThreatMate is a risk validation platform for managed service providers (MSPs) that combines attack surface discovery, vulnerability scanning, automated penetration testing, and configuration audits to prove which security exposures are actually exploitable.
CybersecuritySaaSDover, US
Anup Ghosh(Executive Officer)Stanimir Ivanov(Executive Officer)Mike Phelan(Executive Officer)
BoardFrancesca Lancer(Chairman of the Advisory Board)
Co-investorsTop Down Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBloom · x.com · Aug 3, 2026
Bloom · finsmes.com · Aug 3, 2026
Preemptive · finance.yahoo.com · Jan 21, 2026
SplxAI · securityweek.com · Nov 4, 2025
RunReveal · blog.runreveal.com · Sep 12, 2025
ThreatMate · bluventureinvestors.com · Apr 18, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Runtime Ventures invest at?
- Runtime Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Runtime Ventures's typical check size?
- Runtime Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What sectors does Runtime Ventures focus on?
- Runtime Ventures focuses on Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software.
- Where is Runtime Ventures located?
- Runtime Ventures is headquartered in Arlington, US.
- Does Runtime Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Runtime Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEP3 Keep Austin Secure: Inside the Mind of a Cyber Pioneer: David Endler from Runtime Ventures
Hubscale · David Endler
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