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Security has become one of the most important parts of digital business. From antivirus software to cloud-based solutions, security is a growing field that is also subject to constant change. This has meant that venture capital firms have begun investing more money in startups that provide new solutions for data protection and privacy issues. Here are some of the top security venture capital investors.
Top 10 Security Venture Capital Firms
1. YL Ventures
YL Ventures funds and supports brilliant Israeli tech entrepreneurs from seed to lead. Based in Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv, YL Ventures manages over $300 million and exclusively invests in cybersecurity. YL Ventures accelerates the evolution of portfolio companies via strategic advice and U.S.-based operational execution, leveraging a powerful network of Chief Information Security Officers and global industry leaders. The firm's track record includes successful, high-profile portfolio company acquisitions by major corporations including Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, CA, and Proofpoint.
Website: www.ylventures.com
Founded: 2007
Total fund size: $668.7M
Stage: Series A, Series B
YL Ventures's most notable exits include Twistlock, Medigate, and Hexadite.
2. Ten Eleven Ventures
Ten Eleven Ventures is the original cybersecurity-focused, global, stage agnostic investment firm. The firm finds, invests, and helps grow top cybersecurity companies addressing critical digital security needs, tapping its team, network, and experience to help build successful businesses. Since its founding, Ten Eleven Ventures has raised over $US1 billion and made 40 cybersecurity investments across stages worldwide, including KnowBe4, Darktrace, Twistlock, Verodin, Cylance, and Ping Identity.
Website: www.1011vc.com
Founded: 2014
Total fund size: $1B
Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth
Sector: Privacy and Security, Software
Investment Geography: Agnostic (Global)
Ten Eleven Ventures's most notable exits include Darktrace, Digital Shadows, and Twistlock.
3. Accel
Accel is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that powers a global community of entrepreneurs. Accel backs entrepreneurs who have what it takes to build a world-class, category-defining business.
The company brings more than three decades of experience in building and supporting companies. Accel’s vision for entrepreneurship and business enables it to identify and invest in the companies that will be responsible for the growth of next-generation industries. Accel-backed companies include Atlassian, Braintree, Cloudera, DJI, Dropbox, Dropcam, Etsy, Facebook, Flipkart, Lookout Security, MoPub, Qualtrics, Slack, Spotify, Supercell, Vox Media, and others.
Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz founded it in Palo Alto, California in 1983.
Website: www.accel.com
Founded: 1983
Total fund size: $18.3B
Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth
Sector: Financial Services, Agnostic, Internet, SaaS, Gaming, Fintech
Ticket Size: $ 1M - $ 75M
Investment Geography: United States, Europe, Israel
Accel's most notable exits include Meta, Razer, and Animoca Brands.
4. NightDragon
NightDragon Security is a cybersecurity-focused VC firm investing in innovative growth and late stage companies.
Website: www.nightdragon.com
Founded: 2016
Total fund size: $750M
Stage: Series B
Sector: Privacy and Security
NightDragon Security's most notable exits include HUMAN, RiskSense, and ObserveIT.
5. Forgepoint Capital
Forgepoint Capital is the premier cybersecurity venture fund investing in transformative companies protecting the digital world. From offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, the firm is one of the most prolific investors in early and growth-stage cybersecurity startups with over 40 global investments. The team brings decades of company-building operational experience and draws upon the largest network of trusted cybersecurity industry experts and customers to support entrepreneurs who are building great companies.
Website: www.forgepointcap.com
Founded: 2015
Total fund size: $750M
Stage: Series A, Series B, Series C
Sector: Enterprise, Privacy and Security, Transportation, Software
Ticket Size: $ 5M - $ 30M
Investment Geography: Agnostic (Global), United States, Australia, Canada
Forgepoint Capital's most notable exits include Imperva, Attivo Networks, and IronNet Cybersecurity.
6. Paladin Capital Group
Paladin Capital Group is a leading global investor that supports and grows the world’s most innovative companies through venture investment, expansion, and growth capital.
Paladin is a leader in investing in technologies, products, and services focused on dual use in both commercial and governmental markets with a strong value-add culture. The Paladin team merges financial expertise with national security and technical competence to add value across a wide array of market sectors and company stages. Paladin is focused on being an active investor—bringing decades of experience, advice, access, and relationships to its portfolio companies.
Their most recent fund focuses on digital infrastructure resilience, investing globally in advanced technologies and solutions which enable, monitor, manage, and defend critical infrastructure that is dependent on cyber space.
The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC, with offices in New York City, Silicon Valley, London, and Luxembourg.
Website: www.paladincapgroup.com
Founded: 2001
Total fund size: $442M
Stage: Series A, Series B
Sector: Privacy and Security, Software
Paladin Capital Group's most notable exits include HUMAN, Twist Bioscience, and 10X Genomics.
7. Dreamit Ventures
Dreamit is a leading venture fund focused on startups with revenue or pilots that are ready to scale. Dreamit specializes in startups building transformative companies in Healthtech and Securetech. Founders meet with dozens of potential customers and partners on Customer Sprints® and pitch leading venture firms during Investor Sprints®. Since itsfounding in 2008, Dreamit has partnered and helped grow over 320 startups, including LevelUp (acquired by GrubHub), Trendkite and many more.
Website: www.dreamit.com
Founded: 2007
Total fund size: $54.8M
Stage: Accelerator, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth
Sector: Privacy and Security, Transportation, Government and Military, Health Care, Mobile, Real Estate, Underrepresented
Ticket Size: $ 25K - $ 1.80M
Investment Geography: Agnostic (Global), United States
Dreamit Ventures's most notable exits include Osmosis, LevelUp, and Houseparty.
8. Lytical Ventures
Lytical Ventures is an NYC based venture fund which focuses on corporate intelligence including Cyber Security, Data and Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence. We are a robust team comprised of professionals with decades of combined experience in direct investing and extensive knowledge of our focus areas.
Website: www.lyticalventures.com
Founded: 2018
Total fund size: $35M
Stage: Seed, Series A
Ticket Size: $ 1M - $ 6M
9. Greenfield Partners
Greenfield Partners is a TPG Growth investment platform focused on tech-enabled businesses.
Greenfield Partners brings to the Israeli market the unparalleled capabilities of one of the world’s leading alternative asset firms, while simultaneously offering true value-added partnership to entrepreneurs and management teams at the forefront of global technology innovation.
Website: www.greenfieldlp.com
Founded: 2016
Total fund size: $503.4M
Greenfield Partners's most notable exits include Guardicore and Avanan.
10. Scale Venture Partners
Scale Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on intelligent business software with a Scaling Platform that has helped companies like Box, Bill.com, Hubspot, Docusign, JFrog, and WalkMe move from founder-led growth to a repeatable go-to-market machine. ScaleVP partners with entrepreneurs to support accelerated growth from the first customer to market leadership.
Website: www.scalevp.com
Founded: 2000
Total fund size: $2.8B
Stage: Series A, Series B, Growth
Sector: Enterprise, Digital Health
Ticket Size: $ 4M - $ 20M
Scale Venture Partners's most notable exits include HubSpot, Box, and Lever.
