Hank Thomas
InvestorManaging Partner at Strategic Cyber Ventures
Washington, District of Columbia
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $3M
About
Former Army intelligence officer Hank Thomas—who co-founded cybersecurity's first SPAC (raising ~$230M)—is a hands-on investor who embeds with D.C.-area ex-government talent to turn them into scalable cyber product founders.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDefense Tech
Experience
- Strategic Cyber VenturesManaging Partner & Foundercurrent2016 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- Coded For Chaos PodcastPodcast Hostcurrent2025 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- DoppelVC Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Cloudburst TechnologiesVC Investor & Member of the Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentNew York, NY
- DataminrVC Investorcurrent2025 — present
- ID DataWebVC Investor & Board Observercurrent2017 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
- GovEagleVC Investorcurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- NametagVC Investorcurrent2024 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- ModveonVC Investorcurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Evo SecurityVC Investorcurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- LimaCharlieVC Investorcurrent2024 — presentCovina, California, United States
- HackNoticeVC Investor & Board Observercurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- MashVC Investorcurrent2022 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- VoltageVC Investorcurrent2022 — presentWichita, Kansas, United States
- Impervious.aiVC Investorcurrent2021 — present
- Consumer Technology AssociationAdvisory Board Member - Consumer Electronics Show (CES)current2018 — presentLas Vegas, Nevada Area
- YPOMembercurrent2020 — presentWashington, DC
- ThreatConnectVC Investor & Member of the Board of Directors - Acquired by Dataminr2024 — 2025Arlington, VA
- SnapAttack®VC Investor & Member of the Board of Directors - Acquired by CISCO/Splunk2021 — 2025Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Polarity | Breach Intelligence, Inc.VC Investor & Member of the Board of Directors - Acquired by ThreatConnect2017 — 2024Washington D.C. Metro Area
Education
- Georgetown UniversityMaster's Degree, Technology Management2018 — 2020
- Northwestern State UniversityBachelor of Arts, Political Science / Military Science1994 — 1997
- Virginia Tech1993 — 1994
Skills & more
Intelligence99Strategy43Analysis34Leadership18Strategic Planning13Management13Security99Government97Computer Security54Military30National Security30Program Management54
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DoDIntelligence AnalysisInformation AssuranceManagement ConsultingInformation SecuritySecurity ClearanceGovernment ContractingCyber OperationsDefensePublic PolicyTop SecretArmyFrom Hank's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Georgetown University320
Trae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at Revolution
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Also attended Virginia Tech70
Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesSamantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI EquityMichelle KincaidVP, Marketing & Platforms at Ballistic VenturesJeff BabioneSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJohn HigginbothamSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Shared employers
Also worked at ID DataWeb1
Also worked at ThreatConnect2
Also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton125
Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesRohan BhargavaInvestor at 8VCLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesTrip HoferVenture Partner at .406 VenturesNekeshia WoodsManaging Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalSean EbertSenior Partner at Altira Group LLC
+ 119 more
Also worked at US Army103
James M. AndersonEmeritus Board Member at CincyTechA.J. BertoneExecutive Vice President, Investments at In-Q-TelJesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsAaron StachelPartner at FirstMile VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesCamden SnowdenAssociate at Context Ventures
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Colleagues at Strategic Cyber Ventures
Alfred Grossklaus
Head of IT Infrastructure & Enterprise Security at Hudson Bay Capital at Strategic Cyber Ventures
Benjamin Eason
Managing Director, Cyber at Apollo Global at Strategic Cyber Ventures
Charles Tango
CISO at Sysco at Strategic Cyber Ventures
Chris Ahern
Partner at Strategic Cyber Ventures
Christopher Smedberg
Director of Cyber Security at Advance at Strategic Cyber Ventures
David Mackey
CISO at Nordson at Strategic Cyber Ventures
Jeff Lunglhofer
CISO at Coinbase at Strategic Cyber Ventures
Ryan Field
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer at Bank of Hawaii at Strategic Cyber Ventures




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