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Maria Cirino

Investor

Founding Managing Partner at .406 Ventures Β· Board director at Lexumo Β· Board director at AuthAir Β· Board director at Jisto

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $2M – $5M checks Β· typically $2M

About

Maria Cirino is a serial founder-operator who scaled i-Cube to $50M and sold Guardent to VeriSign for ~$142M, offering technical founders operational mentorship to sell complex enterprise security and infrastructure.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Board director at Lexumo

Intro paths

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In turn, Maria can intro founders to Lexumo's investors below.

Co-founders at Lexumo

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BRAD GAYNORExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at AuthAir

Intro paths

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In turn, Maria can intro founders to AuthAir's investors below.

Board director at Jisto

Intro paths

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In turn, Maria can intro founders to Jisto's investors below.

Experience

  1. .406 VenturesFounding Managing Partnercurrent2006 β€” present
  2. Simon DataDirectorcurrent2013 β€” present
  3. Onapsis Inc.Directorcurrent2014 β€” present
  4. CompassInvestorcurrent2012 β€” present
  5. KalturaInvestorcurrent2008 β€” present
  6. Threat Stack, IncDirector2013 β€” 2021
  7. MineralTree, Inc.Director2011 β€” 2021
  8. Edgewise NetworksDirector2016 β€” 2020
  9. Carbon Black, Inc.Director2005 β€” 2018
  10. VaultiveDirector2011 β€” 2018
  11. Veracode Inc.Director2005 β€” 2017
  12. AuthAir, Inc.Director2013 β€” 2016
  13. Attend.comDirector2013 β€” 2016
  14. DigitalsmithsDirector2008 β€” 2014
  15. ThreatGRID, part of CiscoDirector2012 β€” 2014
  16. MementoDirector2006 β€” 2012
  17. AdtuitiveDirector2009
  18. VeriSignSVP Security Services2004 β€” 2007
  19. GuardentCEO and Founder2000 β€” 2004
  20. i-CubeSVP Sales and Marketing1997 β€” 2000
  21. ShivaVP Sales, Americas1993 β€” 1997
  22. LotusSenior Manager Channel Marketing1991 β€” 1993
  23. Software CityVP and General Management1985 β€” 1990

Deals Β· 8

OnapsisBoard seat

via .406 Ventures Β· filed Apr 2018 Β· $31M raise

Threat StackBoard seat

via .406 Ventures Β· filed Sep 2017 Β· $37.5M raise

JistoBoard seat

via .406 Ventures Β· filed Feb 2017 Β· $2.4M raise

Rapid Focus SecurityBoard seat

via .406 Ventures Β· filed Apr 2016 Β· $13.1M raise

Carbon BlackBoard seat

via .406 Ventures Β· filed Feb 2016 Β· $68.5M raise

LexumoBoard seat

via .406 Ventures Β· filed Feb 2016 Β· $4.9M raise

AuthAirBoard seat

via .406 Ventures Β· filed May 2015 Β· $2.5M raise

Attend.com, Inc.Board seat

via .406 Ventures Β· filed Feb 2015 Β· $2.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

MineralTree

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at .406 Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Maria Cirino?
Maria Cirino is a serial founder-operator who scaled i-Cube to $50M and sold Guardent to VeriSign for ~$142M, offering technical founders operational mentorship to sell complex enterprise security and infrastructure.
Where does Maria Cirino work?
Maria Cirino is Founding Managing Partner at .406 Ventures and Board director at Lexumo and Board director at AuthAir and Board director at Jisto.
What does Maria Cirino invest in?
Maria Cirino invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthtech.
What check size does Maria Cirino write?
Maria Cirino typically writes checks of $2M – $5M.
What boards does Maria Cirino sit on?
Maria Cirino holds tracked board seats at Attend.com, Inc., AuthAir, Carbon Black, Jisto, Lexumo, MineralTree, Onapsis, Rapid Focus Security, Threat Stack.
Where did Maria Cirino go to school?
Maria Cirino studied at Mount Holyoke College.

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