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Secure Octane
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Seed · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Secure Octane focuses on backing founders building the next generation of cybersecurity, AI, and cloud infrastructure companies. Over the past decade it has supported 50+ founders across the U.S., Israel, and Asia, frequently co-investing alongside leading firms such as a16z, Accel, Bain Capital, Bessemer, Battery Ventures, Foundation Capital, Google Ventures, Lightspeed, NEA, and SYN Ventures. The firm positions itself as a long-term partner that fuels founders through cycles of innovation and resilience as they adapt to emerging threats while staying true to their core vision. Several of its portfolio companies have been acquired by major technology players.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 4 of 4 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×4Cybersecurity ×4SaaS ×3Enterprise Software ×2Data & Infrastructure ×1Developer Tools ×1
HQs:United States×1
Investments · 4 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 22022 · 24 dated
FireTail is an AI security platform that discovers, assesses, and protects AI usage across an organization's employees, browsers, devices, applications, and agents.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMclean, US
Jeremy Snyder(Executive Officer, Director)inRiley P.(Founder)inRiley Priddle(Executive Officer)
BoardMourad Yesayan(Director)in
Co-investorsPaladin Capital GroupGeneral Advance
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 CapitalForgePoint CapitalUncorrelated VenturesUnusual Ventures+1 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-investorsLytical Ventures468 CapitalDnx VenturesMunich Re VenturesTAU Ventures
Riscosity provides an automated platform for securing sensitive data in transit, detecting and controlling outbound data transfers across a company's tech stack.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureSaaS
Anirban Banerjee(Founder)in
Co-investorsS3 VenturesService Provider CapitalWipro Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Secure Octane invest at?
- Secure Octane invests at the Seed stage.
- What is Secure Octane's typical check size?
- Secure Octane typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What sectors does Secure Octane focus on?
- Secure Octane focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity.
- Where is Secure Octane located?
- Secure Octane is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Secure Octane lead rounds?
- Secure Octane typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamThe Cackle: Episode #43 - Mahendra Ramsinghani, Secure Octane - Tech Startups to Watch in 2021
EntryPointMI · Mahendra Ramsinghani
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