Est. 1996, Palo Alto-based early-stage cyber VC with 12 funds, £500k-£10m typical check. 101 portfolio cos (5 unicorns: Dragos, Signifyd, CyberGRX, Conceal, Polygraf); 43 acquisitions (VMware, Workday exits). Team of 19 (9 partners) led by founder Bob Ackerman. Strong track record: 4 IPOs, DataTribe partnership, corp co-investor network amplification.
Investment Focus
Investment Thesis
Deep cybersecurity focus: seed through Series B, avg. £7-15m checks. Sector stack: OT/ICS, Cloud/API security, data analytics, IoT, controls monitoring. Hands-on value-add via DataTribe studio partnership & corp strategic network (banking, FI, industrial, healthcare, govt). Avoid non-cyber adjacent tech. Global reach US/UK/Israel. Est. 9 partners, 430+ combined VC yrs expertise.
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