Foundation Capital

Foundation Capital, established in 1995, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in the same city and San Francisco. The firm invests in early, growth, and later-stage technology companies, with a focus on the United States and India. Foundation Capital prefers to lead investments, typically ranging from $1 million to $10 million per round, and aims to take a board seat in its portfolio companies. The firm's investment sectors include enterprise software, consumer technology, digital energy, financial technology, and marketing technology, among others. Notable portfolio companies and IPOs include LendingClub, Sunrun, Netflix, and LendingHome.

Jaya Gupta

Partner

Andrew Han

Partner

Vinay Iyengar

Partner

Jennifer Kaehms

Partner

Alejandra Martinez

Partner

Ted Meyer

Administrative Partner

Lauri Moore

Partner

Zach Noorani

Partner

Mike Schuh

General Partner

Purvi Shah

CFO

Nico Stainfeld

Partner

Melissa Tucker

Director of Finance

Past deals in Network Security

Prime Security

Seed Round in 2024
Identify, prioritize, and mitigate security on risk before development starts.

Anvilogic

Series C in 2024
Anvilogic, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2019. It specializes in developing a detection automation platform designed to enhance automated threat detection and modernize security operations. Anvilogic's offerings include a modular detection engine, a collection of curated threat scenarios, and an AI security copilot, all of which help security teams improve detection coverage and reduce costs. The platform allows organizations to maintain their existing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems while integrating a scalable and cost-effective data lake for high-volume data sources. This approach minimizes the need for extensive changes in existing processes, enabling security operations teams in various sectors, including banking and technology, to effectively accelerate the identification and triage of threats.

Anvilogic

Series B in 2022
Anvilogic, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2019. It specializes in developing a detection automation platform designed to enhance automated threat detection and modernize security operations. Anvilogic's offerings include a modular detection engine, a collection of curated threat scenarios, and an AI security copilot, all of which help security teams improve detection coverage and reduce costs. The platform allows organizations to maintain their existing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems while integrating a scalable and cost-effective data lake for high-volume data sources. This approach minimizes the need for extensive changes in existing processes, enabling security operations teams in various sectors, including banking and technology, to effectively accelerate the identification and triage of threats.

Anvilogic

Series A in 2021
Anvilogic, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2019. It specializes in developing a detection automation platform designed to enhance automated threat detection and modernize security operations. Anvilogic's offerings include a modular detection engine, a collection of curated threat scenarios, and an AI security copilot, all of which help security teams improve detection coverage and reduce costs. The platform allows organizations to maintain their existing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems while integrating a scalable and cost-effective data lake for high-volume data sources. This approach minimizes the need for extensive changes in existing processes, enabling security operations teams in various sectors, including banking and technology, to effectively accelerate the identification and triage of threats.

Anvilogic

Seed Round in 2020
Anvilogic, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2019. It specializes in developing a detection automation platform designed to enhance automated threat detection and modernize security operations. Anvilogic's offerings include a modular detection engine, a collection of curated threat scenarios, and an AI security copilot, all of which help security teams improve detection coverage and reduce costs. The platform allows organizations to maintain their existing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems while integrating a scalable and cost-effective data lake for high-volume data sources. This approach minimizes the need for extensive changes in existing processes, enabling security operations teams in various sectors, including banking and technology, to effectively accelerate the identification and triage of threats.

MistNet

Series A in 2019
MistNet specializes in advanced multi-entity threat detection and response solutions aimed at enhancing cybersecurity in connected environments. Utilizing innovative mist computing and edge AI technologies, the company's platform identifies concealed threats and minimizes the workload of Security Operations Centers (SOCs). It effectively eliminates blind spots in security monitoring, halts ongoing attacks, and provides comprehensive logs of all user, device, and network transactions within an organization. This functionality allows companies to swiftly detect and neutralize threats in real-time, thereby protecting sensitive data from potential breaches.

Cyphort

Series C in 2015
Cyphort Inc. specializes in developing software and appliance-based solutions aimed at safeguarding enterprises and government entities from cybercrime attacks. Founded in 2008 and based in Santa Clara, California, Cyphort employs a distributed software platform that enhances enterprise visibility and accurately detects advanced threats, including zero-day attacks. By utilizing behavioral analytics and machine learning, the platform analyzes raw data from various sources, including web and email traffic, to identify and prioritize security threats in the context of the organization's ecosystem. This innovative approach allows for seamless integration across multiple environments, including cloud and virtual infrastructures. Additionally, Cyphort offers an Anti-SIEM security analytics platform that focuses on threat detection and provides actionable intelligence to enhance overall security posture. As of September 2017, Cyphort operates as a subsidiary of Juniper Networks, Inc.

Cyphort

Series B in 2013
Cyphort Inc. specializes in developing software and appliance-based solutions aimed at safeguarding enterprises and government entities from cybercrime attacks. Founded in 2008 and based in Santa Clara, California, Cyphort employs a distributed software platform that enhances enterprise visibility and accurately detects advanced threats, including zero-day attacks. By utilizing behavioral analytics and machine learning, the platform analyzes raw data from various sources, including web and email traffic, to identify and prioritize security threats in the context of the organization's ecosystem. This innovative approach allows for seamless integration across multiple environments, including cloud and virtual infrastructures. Additionally, Cyphort offers an Anti-SIEM security analytics platform that focuses on threat detection and provides actionable intelligence to enhance overall security posture. As of September 2017, Cyphort operates as a subsidiary of Juniper Networks, Inc.

MobileIron

Series E in 2012
MobileIron, Inc. is a provider of a mobile IT platform designed to secure and manage mobile applications, content, and devices for enterprises. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company offers a zero-trust security approach that verifies users, devices, applications, networks, and potential threats. Its core offerings include the MobileIron security platform, which encompasses unified endpoint management, access controls to prevent untrusted access to cloud services, and secure connectivity through a per-app VPN. Additionally, the platform features MobileIron Threat Defense to identify emerging threats and secure applications that enhance end-user productivity, including an enterprise app store and secure email services. MobileIron serves a diverse range of industries, including financial services, government, healthcare, and technology, primarily through partnerships with distributors, resellers, and system integrators. As of December 2020, MobileIron operates as a subsidiary of Ivanti Software, Inc.

Cyphort

Series A in 2012
Cyphort Inc. specializes in developing software and appliance-based solutions aimed at safeguarding enterprises and government entities from cybercrime attacks. Founded in 2008 and based in Santa Clara, California, Cyphort employs a distributed software platform that enhances enterprise visibility and accurately detects advanced threats, including zero-day attacks. By utilizing behavioral analytics and machine learning, the platform analyzes raw data from various sources, including web and email traffic, to identify and prioritize security threats in the context of the organization's ecosystem. This innovative approach allows for seamless integration across multiple environments, including cloud and virtual infrastructures. Additionally, Cyphort offers an Anti-SIEM security analytics platform that focuses on threat detection and provides actionable intelligence to enhance overall security posture. As of September 2017, Cyphort operates as a subsidiary of Juniper Networks, Inc.

MobileIron

Series D in 2011
MobileIron, Inc. is a provider of a mobile IT platform designed to secure and manage mobile applications, content, and devices for enterprises. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company offers a zero-trust security approach that verifies users, devices, applications, networks, and potential threats. Its core offerings include the MobileIron security platform, which encompasses unified endpoint management, access controls to prevent untrusted access to cloud services, and secure connectivity through a per-app VPN. Additionally, the platform features MobileIron Threat Defense to identify emerging threats and secure applications that enhance end-user productivity, including an enterprise app store and secure email services. MobileIron serves a diverse range of industries, including financial services, government, healthcare, and technology, primarily through partnerships with distributors, resellers, and system integrators. As of December 2020, MobileIron operates as a subsidiary of Ivanti Software, Inc.

MobileIron

Series D in 2011
MobileIron, Inc. is a provider of a mobile IT platform designed to secure and manage mobile applications, content, and devices for enterprises. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company offers a zero-trust security approach that verifies users, devices, applications, networks, and potential threats. Its core offerings include the MobileIron security platform, which encompasses unified endpoint management, access controls to prevent untrusted access to cloud services, and secure connectivity through a per-app VPN. Additionally, the platform features MobileIron Threat Defense to identify emerging threats and secure applications that enhance end-user productivity, including an enterprise app store and secure email services. MobileIron serves a diverse range of industries, including financial services, government, healthcare, and technology, primarily through partnerships with distributors, resellers, and system integrators. As of December 2020, MobileIron operates as a subsidiary of Ivanti Software, Inc.

Cyphort

Seed Round in 2011
Cyphort Inc. specializes in developing software and appliance-based solutions aimed at safeguarding enterprises and government entities from cybercrime attacks. Founded in 2008 and based in Santa Clara, California, Cyphort employs a distributed software platform that enhances enterprise visibility and accurately detects advanced threats, including zero-day attacks. By utilizing behavioral analytics and machine learning, the platform analyzes raw data from various sources, including web and email traffic, to identify and prioritize security threats in the context of the organization's ecosystem. This innovative approach allows for seamless integration across multiple environments, including cloud and virtual infrastructures. Additionally, Cyphort offers an Anti-SIEM security analytics platform that focuses on threat detection and provides actionable intelligence to enhance overall security posture. As of September 2017, Cyphort operates as a subsidiary of Juniper Networks, Inc.

MobileIron

Series C in 2010
MobileIron, Inc. is a provider of a mobile IT platform designed to secure and manage mobile applications, content, and devices for enterprises. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company offers a zero-trust security approach that verifies users, devices, applications, networks, and potential threats. Its core offerings include the MobileIron security platform, which encompasses unified endpoint management, access controls to prevent untrusted access to cloud services, and secure connectivity through a per-app VPN. Additionally, the platform features MobileIron Threat Defense to identify emerging threats and secure applications that enhance end-user productivity, including an enterprise app store and secure email services. MobileIron serves a diverse range of industries, including financial services, government, healthcare, and technology, primarily through partnerships with distributors, resellers, and system integrators. As of December 2020, MobileIron operates as a subsidiary of Ivanti Software, Inc.

Altor Networks

Series B in 2010
Altor Networks specializes in virtualization security solutions aimed at protecting virtualized data centers and internal clouds. The company's flagship product, the Altor VF virtual firewall, enhances security by providing unprecedented visibility and granular control over virtual network traffic. Designed specifically for virtual environments, this technology supports multiple virtualization platforms, including those from VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix, allowing enterprises to utilize a range of virtualization products both now and in the future. Altor's solutions include enforcing rule-based security policies on individual or groups of virtual machines, securing virtual machines during VMotion events, and offering low-cost intrusion detection by mirroring selected traffic to external devices. This comprehensive approach helps organizations maintain secure virtualized networks while reducing administrative overhead and improving overall security posture.

Rohati Systems

Series B in 2008
Rohati Systems, Inc., founded in 2006 and based in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in transaction-level policy enforcement to secure data center resources. The company offers a range of high-performance data center platforms that facilitate agent-less access management, catering to organizations of various sizes. Rohati's solutions include authentication and authorization, controlled collaboration, management of offshore risks, secure administration, and compliance with data security standards. Their flagship product, the Transaction Networking System, provides entitlement control on a per-transaction basis, enhancing security within data center environments. Rohati Systems was established by a team of five experts in security, systems, and networking, who collectively bring over forty years of experience from their previous work at Cisco.

Altor Networks

Series A in 2008
Altor Networks specializes in virtualization security solutions aimed at protecting virtualized data centers and internal clouds. The company's flagship product, the Altor VF virtual firewall, enhances security by providing unprecedented visibility and granular control over virtual network traffic. Designed specifically for virtual environments, this technology supports multiple virtualization platforms, including those from VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix, allowing enterprises to utilize a range of virtualization products both now and in the future. Altor's solutions include enforcing rule-based security policies on individual or groups of virtual machines, securing virtual machines during VMotion events, and offering low-cost intrusion detection by mirroring selected traffic to external devices. This comprehensive approach helps organizations maintain secure virtualized networks while reducing administrative overhead and improving overall security posture.

CloudShield Technologies

Series D in 2007
CloudShield Technologies, Inc. specializes in deep packet processing (DPP) solutions that enable organizations to manage and secure network traffic effectively. Their offerings include a range of advanced platforms, such as the CloudShield CS-4000, which enhances network security by addressing vulnerabilities in standard servers, and the CloudShield PN41 module, designed for IBM BladeCenter, which provides protection against advanced malware and facilitates flexible traffic management. The CloudShield CS-2000 serves as a content processing platform that supports various simultaneous network security applications. Additionally, the company provides a trusted cyber solution orchestrator for integrating multiple security solutions, a DNS defender to mitigate specific DNS attacks, and Salient Assure6 for monitoring IPv6 traffic. Beyond its hardware and software solutions, CloudShield also offers cyber security training and application development services. Founded in 2000 and based in Sunnyvale, California, CloudShield operates as a subsidiary of Lookingglass Cyber Solutions, LLC. Their technology supports clients across North America, Europe, and Asia, including significant federal government customers.

Rohati Systems

Series A in 2007
Rohati Systems, Inc., founded in 2006 and based in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in transaction-level policy enforcement to secure data center resources. The company offers a range of high-performance data center platforms that facilitate agent-less access management, catering to organizations of various sizes. Rohati's solutions include authentication and authorization, controlled collaboration, management of offshore risks, secure administration, and compliance with data security standards. Their flagship product, the Transaction Networking System, provides entitlement control on a per-transaction basis, enhancing security within data center environments. Rohati Systems was established by a team of five experts in security, systems, and networking, who collectively bring over forty years of experience from their previous work at Cisco.

CloudShield Technologies

Series C in 2005
CloudShield Technologies, Inc. specializes in deep packet processing (DPP) solutions that enable organizations to manage and secure network traffic effectively. Their offerings include a range of advanced platforms, such as the CloudShield CS-4000, which enhances network security by addressing vulnerabilities in standard servers, and the CloudShield PN41 module, designed for IBM BladeCenter, which provides protection against advanced malware and facilitates flexible traffic management. The CloudShield CS-2000 serves as a content processing platform that supports various simultaneous network security applications. Additionally, the company provides a trusted cyber solution orchestrator for integrating multiple security solutions, a DNS defender to mitigate specific DNS attacks, and Salient Assure6 for monitoring IPv6 traffic. Beyond its hardware and software solutions, CloudShield also offers cyber security training and application development services. Founded in 2000 and based in Sunnyvale, California, CloudShield operates as a subsidiary of Lookingglass Cyber Solutions, LLC. Their technology supports clients across North America, Europe, and Asia, including significant federal government customers.

Autonomic Networks

Series E in 2005
Autonomic Networks is a technology company that specializes in network automation solutions. It focuses on enhancing network security and compliance by automatically learning, auditing, and controlling user access to sensitive data and applications within an enterprise network. The company's patent-pending technologies enable it to identify significant security incidents among numerous daily events, allowing for targeted action. Autonomic Networks' devices perform deep stream inspection with minimal latency, providing adaptive access controls that balance business needs with security risks. This results in improved network management, enhanced security, and operational efficiency for its clients.

Autonomic Networks

Series D in 2004
Autonomic Networks is a technology company that specializes in network automation solutions. It focuses on enhancing network security and compliance by automatically learning, auditing, and controlling user access to sensitive data and applications within an enterprise network. The company's patent-pending technologies enable it to identify significant security incidents among numerous daily events, allowing for targeted action. Autonomic Networks' devices perform deep stream inspection with minimal latency, providing adaptive access controls that balance business needs with security risks. This results in improved network management, enhanced security, and operational efficiency for its clients.

CloudShield Technologies

Series C in 2004
CloudShield Technologies, Inc. specializes in deep packet processing (DPP) solutions that enable organizations to manage and secure network traffic effectively. Their offerings include a range of advanced platforms, such as the CloudShield CS-4000, which enhances network security by addressing vulnerabilities in standard servers, and the CloudShield PN41 module, designed for IBM BladeCenter, which provides protection against advanced malware and facilitates flexible traffic management. The CloudShield CS-2000 serves as a content processing platform that supports various simultaneous network security applications. Additionally, the company provides a trusted cyber solution orchestrator for integrating multiple security solutions, a DNS defender to mitigate specific DNS attacks, and Salient Assure6 for monitoring IPv6 traffic. Beyond its hardware and software solutions, CloudShield also offers cyber security training and application development services. Founded in 2000 and based in Sunnyvale, California, CloudShield operates as a subsidiary of Lookingglass Cyber Solutions, LLC. Their technology supports clients across North America, Europe, and Asia, including significant federal government customers.

Packet Design

Venture Round in 2003
Packet Design, LLC specializes in performance analytics technology for network operators, enterprises, and government agencies. Founded in 2003 and based in San Jose, California, the company offers an integrated suite of IP traffic and route analysis solutions, prominently featuring its Route Explorer system. This system is tailored for network engineers and operators, providing real-time monitoring, application path analysis, and advanced diagnostic tools. Key modules include Traffic Explorer for traffic flow insights, Layer 2 and Layer 3 routing analysis, and Multicast Explorer for visibility into services like market trading data and multimedia distribution. With capabilities in network simulation, troubleshooting, and cloud management, Packet Design enables clients to enhance service delivery, reduce churn, and optimize network performance. As of July 2018, the company operates as a subsidiary of Ciena Corporation.

Autonomic Networks

Series C in 2002
Autonomic Networks is a technology company that specializes in network automation solutions. It focuses on enhancing network security and compliance by automatically learning, auditing, and controlling user access to sensitive data and applications within an enterprise network. The company's patent-pending technologies enable it to identify significant security incidents among numerous daily events, allowing for targeted action. Autonomic Networks' devices perform deep stream inspection with minimal latency, providing adaptive access controls that balance business needs with security risks. This results in improved network management, enhanced security, and operational efficiency for its clients.

Autonomic Networks

Series B in 2001
Autonomic Networks is a technology company that specializes in network automation solutions. It focuses on enhancing network security and compliance by automatically learning, auditing, and controlling user access to sensitive data and applications within an enterprise network. The company's patent-pending technologies enable it to identify significant security incidents among numerous daily events, allowing for targeted action. Autonomic Networks' devices perform deep stream inspection with minimal latency, providing adaptive access controls that balance business needs with security risks. This results in improved network management, enhanced security, and operational efficiency for its clients.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.