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Strategic Cyber Ventures
Venture capitalWashington · Seed–Growth · 12 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Strategic Cyber Ventures backs cutting-edge cybersecurity startups aimed at advancing U.S. national security. Leveraging over 25 years of cybersecurity experience, the firm supports founders across both commercial and federal markets. Its single-LP fund structure frees the team from constant fundraising, allowing them to devote more time to making business connections, guiding founders toward customers, building strategic partnerships, and attracting potential acquirers. The firm maintains a network of CISOs, founders, executives, financial partners, and government officials, and is establishing a dedicated CISO Board to help portfolio companies refine product development and achieve product-market fit.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
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What they invest in
from 16 of 23 portfolio companiesCybersecurity ×11AI & Machine Learning ×10Enterprise Software ×7SaaS ×7Data & Infrastructure ×5Fintech ×4GovTech ×4Crypto & Web3 ×3
HQs:United States×13
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×33 founders×34+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Choate Rosemary Hall ×2Georgetown ×2The Johns Hopkins University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×3Computer Science ×2Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history
Coinbase ×2Meta ×2Uber ×2
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32024 · 12023 · 12022 · 12021 · 22016 · 12015 · 212 dated
Attivo Networks provides AI-native endpoint and identity protection delivered through a single lightweight agent, designed to autonomously detect and stop supply chain, ransomware, behavioral, and credential-based attacks.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Sanjay Mirchandani(President & Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersInventus Capital PartnersForgePoint CapitalOmidyar Technology Ventures
Burst (Cloudburst) provides a platform for collecting, enriching, and scoring intelligence data with an entity graph, serving AML/compliance and financial intelligence teams at banks, exchanges and fintechs, as well as threat intelligence, national security, and fraud/investigations teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechGovTechNew York, US
Evan Kohlmann(Founder)in
BoardHank Thomas(Director)in
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCBorderless VentureCoinbase VenturesCoinFundBorderless CapitalIn-Q-Tel
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)inJason Edelboim(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors1802 VenturesAdit Ventures Management, LlcAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Square GroupAlumni VenturesBlue Ivy Ventures+28 more
Doppel is an AI-native platform that protects organizations from social engineering attacks, AI-powered impersonation, phishing, and fraud through threat detection, infrastructure disruption, and employee security awareness training.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareCovina, US
Kevin Tian(Executive Officer, Director)inRahul Madduluri(Executive Officer, Director)inBobby Ford(Chief Security Officer)in
BoardZane Lackey(Director)inElliott Robinson(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersNTT DOCOMO VenturesScript CapitalSozo Ventures9Yards Capital+9 more
Redwood City, US
Ravi Kumar R. Devi Reddy(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSumant Mandal(Director)inRobert Ackerman(Director)Thirumalai Ravi(Director)Stephen Shillingford(Director)
Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalALLEGIS CAPITALMarch Capital Partners
Evo Security provides multi-factor authentication software for Windows and Mac endpoints deployed by managed service providers to strengthen login security and prevent identity-based attacks.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Michael Roth(CEO and Founder)inGreg Gage(CTO)in
Co-investorsInner Loop CapitalTechOperators Venture CapitalSorenson Ventures
Flashnet operates a non-custodial Bitcoin liquidity and orchestration layer that handles routing, bridging, and settlement against native Bitcoin liquidity, offering an API for teams to buy, sell, and move BTC and stablecoins.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesChapter OneSoma CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementGula Tech AdventuresShasta Ventures+1 more
GovEagle provides AI-powered knowledge management software for government contractors to preserve and reuse institutional context across business development, capture, and proposal teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSNew York City, US
Akash Mandavilli(Founder)inGabe Villasana(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCapitalize VCTwenty Two 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-investorsGeekdomLytical VenturesSocial Starts
ID Dataweb provides identity verification, threat detection, and risk mitigation solutions for customers globally.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSVienna, US
Dave Coxe(Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman)inSteve Mast(Co-founder, Chief Financial Officer)inBrian Nimmo(Chief Strategy Officer)Matt Cochran(Chief Operating Officer)Mark Tringale(Chief Revenue Officer)Torsten George(Chief Marketing Officer)
Impervious builds Bitcoin-based technology and infrastructure focused on privacy, security, and self-sovereignty.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity
Chase Perkins(Founder)in
Co-investorsLemniscapLightning VenturesTrammell Venture Partners (TVP)
Application and serverless security startup, acquired by VMware in 2019, that restricted what code could do at runtime.
Palo Alto, US
Co-investors83NorthAccompliceAllegisCyber CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAristos VenturesAugust Capital+16 more
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 AdvisorsLytical VenturesStoneMill VenturesStreamlined VenturesCoFound Partners Venture+6 more
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Mash provides AI knowledge agents built for B2B revenue teams, connecting a company's own data across tools to answer product, technical, and sales questions with verifiable sources.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsMaple VCSpacecadet VenturesWhitecap Venture Partners
Modveon provides a Verified Operating System (VOS) of composable capabilities for verified identity, secure institution-to-constituent communication, AI-driven complaint handling, and trusted payment rails.
AI & Machine LearningFintechGovTechPalo Alto, US
Durgesh Kaushik(Founder)inNana Murugesan(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase Ventures
Nametag provides an identity-verification meta-layer that connects user data across an organization's IAM providers, SIEM, ITSM, and HRIS systems.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Aaron Painter(Founder)in
Co-investorsConvergeGlasswing VenturesJ2 Ventures
ThreatConnect (Dataminr for Cyber Defense) offers an intelligence-driven threat and exposure management platform that delivers real-time, client-tailored intelligence connecting emerging threats, internal exposure, and business impact.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArlington, US
Adam Vincent(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Leigh Reichel(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardStephen M Fredrick(Director)inMichele Perry-Boucher(Director)
Co-investorsGrotech VenturesGula Tech Adventures
Voltage is a Bitcoin and Lightning Network payments platform that lets businesses move Bitcoin and stablecoins with instant settlement at near-zero fees.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechWichita, US
Graham Krizek(Founder)in
Co-investorsFulgur VenturesGV (Google Ventures)STILLMARKTrammell Venture Partners (TVP)Alpha Sigma CapitalAngelDAO+15 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
CivviaDeception Tech PioneerPolaritySnapAttackThreatology, Inc.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesModveon · finsmes.com · Feb 10, 2026
Doppel · securityweek.com · Nov 20, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Strategic Cyber Ventures made?
- Strategic Cyber Ventures has 23 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Strategic Cyber Ventures invest at?
- Strategic Cyber Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Strategic Cyber Ventures's typical check size?
- Strategic Cyber Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does Strategic Cyber Ventures focus on?
- Strategic Cyber Ventures focuses on Cybersecurity, Defense Tech.
- Where is Strategic Cyber Ventures located?
- Strategic Cyber Ventures is headquartered in Washington, US.
- Does Strategic Cyber Ventures lead rounds?
- Strategic Cyber Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Strategic Cyber Ventures co-invest with?
- Strategic Cyber Ventures most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Lytical Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, among 85 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team#215 - Inside cyber warfare and intelligence with Hank Thomas, Founder at Strategic Cyber Ventures
LimaCharlie · Hank Thomas
Quarterly Market Review with a VC: Strategic Cyber Ventures - Hank Thomas - ESW #338
Security Weekly - A CRA Resource · Hank Thomas
Evo CEO & Chris Ahern - Strategic Cyber Ventures invests $1M into Evo Security
Evo Security Inc · Chris Ahern
Meet Andrew Morris from GreyNoiseIO | Security Leaders Series Episode 2 Announcement
Strategic Cyber Ventures
Interview: Deep Dive with John Hultquist, Chief Analyst at Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud)
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Strategic Cyber Ventures Leads $7 million Series A Funding Round for HackNotice
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Co-investors · 3
Lytical Ventures is a New York City-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage cybersecurity, data technologies, and AI companies deemed essential to enterprise survival.
March Capital is an early-growth venture capital firm investing in frontier technology companies focused on the AI revolution, partnering with founders to build category-defining businesses.
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.
Firms observed investing alongside Strategic Cyber Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Strategic Cyber Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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