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Jay Leek

Investor

Managing Partner at Syngenta Group Ventures

West Palm Beach, Florida

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Jay Leek is managing partner and founder at SYN Ventures, where he identifies and invests in emerging cybersecurity startups. He is also managing partner and co-founder at ClearSky, a venture capital firm focused on enterprise security, power, and technology investments. With over 25 years of experience in information security and risk management, along with technical and product development expertise, Leek has led numerous investments and exits in the cybersecurity sector.

Experience

  1. SYN VenturesManaging Partner & Foundercurrent2021 — presentWest Palm Beach, Florida, United States
  2. ClearSkyManaging Partner & Co-foundercurrent2017 — presentWest Palm Beach, Florida, United States
  3. Arcade.devBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
  4. Cyber Consortium (sponsored by Thoma Bravo)Membercurrent2023 — present
  5. BforeAIBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
  6. SynqlyBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
  7. Crash OverrideBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
  8. HalcyonChairman of The Board of Directorscurrent2021 — present
  9. HUMANBoard Directorcurrent2021 — present
  10. AppOmniBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
  11. BigIDBoard Directorcurrent2018 — present
  12. Sevco SecurityBoard Director2021 — 2026
  13. Qwiet AIBoard Director2022 — 2025
  14. Talon Cyber SecurityBoard Observer2022 — 2023
  15. Phosphorus Cybersecurity Inc.Board Director2022 — 2023
  16. Revelstoke SecurityBoard Director2020 — 2023
  17. Blue Lava, Inc.Board Director2019 — 2023
  18. CyberGRXBoard Director2015 — 2023
  19. Query.AIBoard Director2020 — 2023
  20. SecZetta Inc.Board Director2019 — 2023

Skills & more

Information Security99Risk Management39PCI DSS20Information Security Management99Security Management12Security99IT Service Management5Network Security80Firewalls7Information Technology55Program Management35Privacy Law4
+12 moreCISSPBusiness ContinuityIT AuditFinancial RiskProduct ManagementNetwork ArchitectureISO 27001Security AwarenessStrategyStrategic PlanningLeadershipGovernance

From Jay's professional profile.

Colleagues at Syngenta Group Ventures

David Pierson
Managing Director at Syngenta Group Ventures
Jason Gabriel
Managing Director at Syngenta Group Ventures
Mark Brooks
Investor at Syngenta Group Ventures
Michael Lee
Managing Director at Syngenta Group Ventures
Shubhang Shankar
Managing Director at Syngenta Group Ventures

Network4

Brian DevaneyScout
Partner at Underscore VC
Colton DempseyScout
Partner at Next47
Creighton HicksScout
Partner at LiveOak Ventures
Gil BeydaScout
Founder at Genacast Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Jay Leek work?
Jay Leek is Managing Partner at Syngenta Group Ventures.
What check size does Jay Leek write?
Jay Leek typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Shared employers

Also worked at CyberGRX4

Mark HatfieldInvestor at Ten ElevenBrian DravesPartner & COO at Ten ElevenRobert Ackerman Jr.Managing Director and Founder at AllegisCyber CapitalMark GoodmanManaging Partner at MassMutual Ventures

Also worked at Capsule84

Bob GoodmanPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersMike DroeschPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTyler WeltInvestor at Intel CapitalChenxi WangGeneral Partner at Rain Capital

Also worked at Optiv Inc4

John TracyFormer Chief Technology Officer of the Boeing Company at NEW VISTA CAPITALBrian DravesPartner & COO at Ten ElevenJessvin ThomasVenture Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management LlcRenee GuttmannAdvisor at Glasswing Ventures

Also worked at Risk IO10

Roger ThorntonGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesMatt MelymukaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PeakSpan Capital PartnersLuke SorensonPartner, Sorenson Impact Group at Enable VenturesMatt CarbonaraInvestor at Mayfield FundJulius SchwerinPartner, US at RTP GlobalAlex FerraraPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

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