Ten Eleven
Venture capitalActively deployingBurlingame · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 27 people tracked
Also known as TEN ELEVEN VENTURES, LLC
Investment thesis
Ten Eleven is a cybersecurity-dedicated venture capital firm that invests globally across all stages, from seed to sale and follow-on rounds. Founded by former cybersecurity founders, operators, and industry veterans, the firm positions itself as the original cybersecurity-focused VC. It believes trust and security are foundational to the digital future, spanning global commerce and national security. Beyond capital, Ten Eleven offers deep sector expertise and facilitates knowledge sharing across its portfolio to help companies adapt to constant threats, outpace competitors, and scale. The firm evaluates companies on merit regardless of origin, leveraging a global network to provide insights and first-mover advantages.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 27 people
from the firm's website & public directories
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What they invest in
from 45 of 91 portfolio companiesCybersecurity ×40Enterprise Software ×31AI & Machine Learning ×23SaaS ×13Cloud Computing ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Hardware ×4Defense Tech ×3
HQs:United States×25United Kingdom×2Australia×1
Investments · 91 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSilver Spring, US
Board seatMark Hatfield· per SEC Form D · $25M raise · filed Jul 2024
Denver, US
Frederick H. Kneip(Chief Executive Officer)Jay Leek(Director)Robert R. Ackerman, Jr.(Director)Anthony J Urbanovich(Chief Operating Officer)Stuart McClure(Director)Alexander Weiss(Director)
Board seatMark Hatfield· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Apr 2017
Irvine, US
Board seatAlexander P. Doll· per SEC Form D · $100M raise · filed Jul 2016
West Orange, US
Anuj Goel(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatAlexander Doll· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Jul 2023
San Antonio, US
Board seatMark Hatfield· per SEC Form D · $21M raise · filed Sep 2024
Eclypsium provides hardware and firmware security solutions for enterprises to identify and address vulnerabilities in chips, low-level code, and digital supply chains.
CybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwarePortland, US
Yuriy Bulygin(Co-founder)Alex Bazhaniuk(Co-founder)John Ewert(Executive Officer)
BoardTimothy Porter(Director)
Board seatAlex Doll· per SEC Form D
San Francisco, US
Board seatMark Hatfield· per SEC Form D · $27.9M raise · filed Jul 2025
Leander, US
Board seatMark Hatfield· per SEC Form D · $50.2M raise · filed Feb 2024
Hypernative provides machine learning-powered security monitoring and threat detection for blockchain and digital assets, protecting organizations operating across multiple blockchain networks.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity<UNKNOWN>, US
Gal Sagie(Chief Executive Officer)inDan Caspi(Chief Technology Officer)inDor Lee-Lo(Director)Ed Sim(Director)
Board seatMark Hatfield· per SEC Form D
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 seatMark Hatfield· per SEC Form D
Ashburn, US
Christoph Jahr(Executive Officer, Director)William Peters(Executive Officer)
BoardMalte Pollmann(Director)John Scott Marquardt(Director)
Board seatAlex Doll· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Oct 2024
Sonrai Security provides a cloud permissions management platform that enforces least privilege access across cloud identities and services.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Dave Barrett(Director)Brendan Hannigan(Executive Officer, Director)William Bird(Executive Officer, Director)Venky Ganesan(Director)Alex Doll(Director)
Board seatAlex Doll· per SEC Form D
Aembit provides identity security for non-human entities, enabling businesses to safely connect applications to partners, customers, and services.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSilver Spring, US
Kevin Sapp(Founder)inDavid Goldschlag(Founder)inKevin Sapp, II(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJacob Seid(Director)Mark Kraynak(Director)Mark Hatfield(Director)
Anchorage Digital is a global cryptocurrency platform providing institutions with custody, staking, trading, governance, and settlement services, along with security infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Diogo Mónica(Co-founder)Nathan McCauley(Co-founder)
AI agent governance and developer behavioral risk analysis.
Sunnyvale, US
Kenneth Schneider(Executive Officer, Director)Ambar Bhattacharyya(Director)Raj Mallempati(Executive Officer, Director)
Cado Security provides cloud-native forensics and incident response automation that captures disk-level evidence across multi-cloud environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Corsha builds Industrial Identity Security and Zero Trust products for operational technology (OT) environments, helping teams secure the machine-to-machine connections in operational systems.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTVienna, US
Timothy Newberry(Director)Jeff Hudson(Director)Mary Styer(Director)Anusha Iyer(Executive Officer, Director)CHRISTOPHER P. SIMKINS(Executive Officer, Director)
Cylance is an AI-based endpoint security provider whose prevention, detection, and response technology has been integrated into Arctic Wolf's Aurora Endpoint Security platform.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Darktrace / Forensic Acquisition & Investigation is a cloud-native forensics product that automates disk-level evidence capture, collection, and preservation across multi-cloud, on-premises, and SaaS environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCambridge, GB
Darkhive builds integrated defense hardware and software solutions for military operations, including uncrewed systems, human-machine interfaces, and software platforms designed to enable rapid adaptation and mission success on the modern battlefield.
Defense TechHardwareSan Antonio, US
John Goodson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMatt Bigge(Director)Mark Hatfield(Director)Steven Turner(Director)
Fig provides Security Operations Resilience software that detects and repairs "drift" — unplanned upstream changes that break SOC detection rules and automations — and lets teams model and deploy planned SecOps changes with version control and rollbacks.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Furl offers a continuous autonomous remediation platform that investigates security findings, generates environment-specific fixes, and deploys them without human handoffs.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Derek Abdine(Founder)
Geordie provides visibility and governance for autonomous AI agents through continuous discovery, posture management, behavioral observability, risk analysis, and real-time remediation controls.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Harmonic provides a control layer and security platform for AI adoption in enterprises, helping organizations manage AI tool usage while maintaining data protection and compliance.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Bryan Woolgar-O'Neil(Executive Officer, Director)Alastair Ewan Paterson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardT.J. Rylander(Director)Alexander Doll(Director)
Immersive Labs provides cybersecurity training and labs where teams practice response to emerging threats and current attacker methods.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software<UNKNOWN>, GB
James Hadley(Founder)in
BoardJack Huffard(Chairman of the Board)
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
Sapan Shah(Director)Steven Touw(Director)Matthew Carroll(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Schiller(Executive Officer, Director)
Adam Ghetti(Founder)
IQM builds full-stack superconducting quantum computers that institutions install, own, and operate on-premise, with products ranging from a 5-qubit system for universities and research to advanced 20-150 qubit machines for high-performance computing centers, plus a quantum cloud platform.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Ten Eleven invest at?
- Ten Eleven invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Ten Eleven's typical check size?
- Ten Eleven typically writes checks of $3M – $15M.
- What sectors does Ten Eleven focus on?
- Ten Eleven focuses on Cybersecurity.
- Where is Ten Eleven located?
- Ten Eleven is headquartered in Burlingame, US.
- Does Ten Eleven lead rounds?
- Yes, Ten Eleven leads investment rounds.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Ten Eleven recently invested in Bloom Security, a platform addressing endpoint security challenges in the AI era, highlighting the firm's focus on enterprise cybersecurity solutions built for modern, AI-native work environments. AI summary
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Co-investors · 57
Crosslink Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing in enterprise and consumer technology startups across North America.
Ballistic Ventures is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on backing cybersecurity entrepreneurs, drawing on the operating experience of investors who have founded, funded, and operated over 90 companies.
Storm Ventures is an enterprise-focused venture capital firm that invests in B2B companies across sectors including data infrastructure, engineering, sales, marketing, security, vertical SaaS, and robotics.
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Main Sequence VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersInsight PartnersSpark CapitalCanaan PartnersMadrona Venture GroupScale Venture PartnersNext47CyberstartsDell Technologies CapitalUnusual Venturesboldstart venturesSummit PartnersDawn Capital LLPDrive CapitalAllegisCyber CapitalRazor's Edge VenturesBain Capital VenturesTrue VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Battery VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersTrinity VenturesPolaris PartnersDCM VenturesGeneral AtlanticDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Passion CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersMouro CapitalHoxton VenturesOctopus VenturesGlasswing VenturesSorenson VenturesBlu Venture InvestorsSyngenta Group VenturesJerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Republic Capital (ex Republic Labs)Snowflake VenturesBlossom CapitalVinyl CapitalSixThirty VenturesPruVen Capital PartnersFireblocksHolly Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Ten Eleven, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Ten Eleven's recorded portfolio.
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