Fundraising Fox
/People
Sign in

Stephen Ward

Investor

Chief Operating Officer at Wincent

New York, New York

Writes $10M – $350M checks · typically $25M

Find your path to Stephen

407 people in our graph can introduce you to Stephen.

Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.

Ask Tom Mazur to introduce you to Stephen

You →Tom · together at Wincent (2025–2026) →Stephen

Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to Stephen

You →Jamie · together at Wincent →Stephen

Ask Sam Okafor to introduce you to Stephen

You →Sam · 3 people · together at Brightmind →Stephen

Sign up to find every way you can get introduced to Stephen

  • Your email: the people you already email who know Stephen
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with Stephen
  • Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you

We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.

Sign up with GoogleAlready have an account? Log in

About

Stephen Ward leverages 20+ years in cybersecurity—U.S. Secret Service, JPMorgan Chase, and CISO at The Home Depot—plus patented malware tech, industry awards, co-founding Brightmind Partners, and a $10M–$350M fintech-risk/cyber focus.

Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechFuture of WorkHealthtech

Experience

  1. Brightmind PartnersCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Seton Hall UniversityChairman Cybersecurity Advisory Councilcurrent2023 — present
  3. Insight PartnersSenior Advisor2024 — 2026United States
  4. Insight PartnersManaging Director2021 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Georgia Institute of TechnologyAdvisor - School of Cybersecurity and Privacy2020 — 2024
  6. MimecastBoard Of Directors2018 — 2022

Skills & more

Computer Forensics42Information Security Management37

Languages English

From Stephen's professional profile.

Investments

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Wincent

Stephen Ward
Board Member at Brightmind
Tom Mazur
Chief Operating Officer at Wincent

Network1

George Kurtz
Angel

Investors connected to Stephen in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Stephen Ward?
Stephen Ward leverages 20+ years in cybersecurity—U.S. Secret Service, JPMorgan Chase, and CISO at The Home Depot—plus patented malware tech, industry awards, co-founding Brightmind Partners, and a $10M–$350M fintech-risk/cyber focus.
Where does Stephen Ward work?
Stephen Ward is Chief Operating Officer at Wincent.
What does Stephen Ward invest in?
Stephen Ward invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech.
What check size does Stephen Ward write?
Stephen Ward typically writes checks of $10M – $350M.
What companies has Stephen Ward invested in?
Investments tracked here include Adaptive Shield, Aryon Security, Calamu, Dazz, Docontrol, Elisity, Empirical Security, Pi Security, PlainID, Prelude, SGNL, Torq, and 2 more.
Where did Stephen Ward go to school?
Stephen Ward studied at Seton Hall University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Criminal Justice/Police Science).

Same school

Shared employers