Security Leadership

Security Leadership is a venture capital firm established in 2019 and based in San Jose, California. The firm specializes in investing in early-stage companies where cybersecurity plays a crucial role in their success. It focuses on a diverse range of sectors, including technology, fintech, healthcare IT, blockchain, and cloud/data center infrastructure. By partnering with both standalone cybersecurity companies and businesses across various industries that require robust cybersecurity measures, Security Leadership aims to enhance the security foundations of its portfolio companies, thereby enabling them to differentiate their offerings in an increasingly digital landscape.

Jim Routh

Investor

5 past transactions

DeepFactor

Series A in 2021
DeepFactor offers a Continuous Pre-Production Monitoring Platform tailored for developers, focusing on the integration of security, performance, and behavior insights within the DevOps pipeline. This solution enables software development teams to predict and prevent production issues, ensuring that releases are Runtime Ready. By utilizing DeepFactor's patented Deep Passive Monitoring technology and Application Runtime Intelligence engine, teams can detect potential security vulnerabilities and performance problems before code is deployed to production environments. The platform features a centralized management and reporting interface, along with pre-packaged integrations for popular DevOps tools like Jira, Jenkins, and GitHub. This facilitates a seamless incorporation into existing workflows, allowing developers to enhance their coding speed and quality while mitigating runtime security and compliance risks. DeepFactor also provides a free community edition for smaller teams and non-commercial open-source projects, ensuring accessibility for various users.

TalonX

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Developer of a Saas automation platform designed to automate cloud security operations. The company's services include designing and building automated strategic cybersecurity capabilities for security operations, cloud security, cyber threat intelligence, and application security, enabling organizations to improve, accelerate, and optimize their cloud activity monitoring and assess security capabilities by rapidly identifying and removing the most pressing risks in the cloud.

Byos

Seed Round in 2020
Byos is an endpoint micro-segmentation company focused on protecting organizations from the risks associated with remote, guest, and IoT network connectivity. The company's innovative Byos µGateway, which can be implemented as a portable device or embedded circuitry, creates secure micro-segments that enforce hardware protection for devices on potentially unsafe networks. This allows users—employees, contractors, and devices—to connect securely to any network while maintaining zero-trust access to corporate resources. The Byos Management Console facilitates centralized policy management and reporting across multiple µGateways. Byos serves various critical infrastructure sectors, including defense, healthcare, manufacturing, energy, and financial services, ensuring asset invisibility and secure communication without data leakage. Headquartered in Halifax, Canada, Byos sources and manufactures all components in North America, enabling remote workforces to connect safely and work freely.

Trqk

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Trqk is a company focused on enhancing the music creator's economy by developing innovative software that simplifies and automates the management of music compositions. Their platform integrates data science, business intelligence, and audio content recognition to streamline the creation-to-payment lifecycle for music creators. By providing tools that facilitate transparency and control, Trqk empowers independent artists, songwriters, and composers to navigate the complexities of royalty management more effectively. This approach not only helps creators manage their royalties but also enables them to pursue more lucrative business opportunities and optimize licensing negotiations.

DeepFactor

Seed Round in 2019
DeepFactor offers a Continuous Pre-Production Monitoring Platform tailored for developers, focusing on the integration of security, performance, and behavior insights within the DevOps pipeline. This solution enables software development teams to predict and prevent production issues, ensuring that releases are Runtime Ready. By utilizing DeepFactor's patented Deep Passive Monitoring technology and Application Runtime Intelligence engine, teams can detect potential security vulnerabilities and performance problems before code is deployed to production environments. The platform features a centralized management and reporting interface, along with pre-packaged integrations for popular DevOps tools like Jira, Jenkins, and GitHub. This facilitates a seamless incorporation into existing workflows, allowing developers to enhance their coding speed and quality while mitigating runtime security and compliance risks. DeepFactor also provides a free community edition for smaller teams and non-commercial open-source projects, ensuring accessibility for various users.
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