Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is an American venture capital firm founded in 1972 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in investing in early-stage, growth, and incubation companies across various sectors, including healthcare, consumer products, artificial intelligence, machine learning, fintech, robotics, and drones. Kleiner Perkins is committed to partnering with founders who possess innovative ideas, supporting them from the inception of their ventures through to their initial public offerings and beyond. The firm also has a notable focus on digital technology and life sciences, leveraging its expertise to maximize the potential of the companies in which it invests.

Leigh Marie Braswell

Partner

Annie Case

Partner & Investor

Josh Coyne

Partner

Mamoon Hamid

Partner

Bucky Moore

Partner

Everett Randle

Partner

Monica Desai Weiss

Principal

Past deals in Cyber Security

Teleport

Series C in 2022
Teleport enables engineers to quickly access any computing resource anywhere on the planet. Our open source products provide a Unified Access Plane (UAP) for developers and security professionals seeking to simplify secure access to servers, applications, and data across all environments. Our Unified Access Plane solution includes Teleport Server Access, Teleport Kubernetes Access, and Teleport Application Access. Teleport is the UAP of choice among leading companies, including Elastic, Samsung, NASDAQ, and IBM. We are backed by Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator and S28 Capital. Teleport is a pioneer in environment-free computing. Headquartered in Oakland, California, we embrace a remote-first work culture. For more information, visit us at https://goteleport.com/ or on Twitter @goteleport

Secureframe

Series B in 2022
Secureframe is a compliance automation platform designed to assist organizations in achieving and maintaining compliance with security and privacy standards, specifically SOC 2 and ISO 27001. Founded in 2020 by Shrav Mehta and Natasja Nielsen, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Secureframe's software streamlines the compliance process by offering automated audits and continuous monitoring, ensuring that service providers effectively manage data to protect both organizational interests and client privacy. This platform enables companies worldwide to navigate the complexities of compliance, thereby enhancing their security posture and maintaining adherence to critical global standards.
IronNet Cybersecurity is uniquely positioned the gap between traditional cybersecurity approaches and this rapidly evolving threat grows wider. Its mission is to deliver the power and resources of Collective Defense so that any company, organization, or public entity can defend better as part of a collaborative ecosystem with shared knowledge and vetted alerts in real-time. IronNet was founded in 2014 by General (Ret.) Keith Alexander- former head of the NSA and Commander U.S. Cyber Command.

Teleport

Series B in 2021
Teleport enables engineers to quickly access any computing resource anywhere on the planet. Our open source products provide a Unified Access Plane (UAP) for developers and security professionals seeking to simplify secure access to servers, applications, and data across all environments. Our Unified Access Plane solution includes Teleport Server Access, Teleport Kubernetes Access, and Teleport Application Access. Teleport is the UAP of choice among leading companies, including Elastic, Samsung, NASDAQ, and IBM. We are backed by Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator and S28 Capital. Teleport is a pioneer in environment-free computing. Headquartered in Oakland, California, we embrace a remote-first work culture. For more information, visit us at https://goteleport.com/ or on Twitter @goteleport

Secureframe

Series A in 2021
Secureframe is a compliance automation platform designed to assist organizations in achieving and maintaining compliance with security and privacy standards, specifically SOC 2 and ISO 27001. Founded in 2020 by Shrav Mehta and Natasja Nielsen, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Secureframe's software streamlines the compliance process by offering automated audits and continuous monitoring, ensuring that service providers effectively manage data to protect both organizational interests and client privacy. This platform enables companies worldwide to navigate the complexities of compliance, thereby enhancing their security posture and maintaining adherence to critical global standards.

Alkira

Series B in 2020
Alkira, Inc. is a provider of a network cloud platform that enables businesses to establish multi-cloud network connectivity quickly and efficiently. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Alkira offers a pay-as-you-go service that allows customers to connect their local systems and cloud workloads to its Cloud Exchange Points (CXP). The platform supports on-demand activation of security and other services, which can automatically scale based on usage. Alkira's Network Cloud integrates network and security services, provides comprehensive operational visibility, and features advanced controls for governance. Users can easily design their network across various users, sites, and clouds using an intuitive digital canvas, enabling rapid provisioning and deployment. Alkira's solutions are utilized by Fortune 100 companies, prominent system integrators, and managed service providers, marking its significant presence in the network-as-a-service sector.

Doppler

Seed Round in 2020
Doppler Technologies, Inc. is a company that specializes in secret management software. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Walnut, California, Doppler provides a platform that enables developers to securely store and manage sensitive information such as API keys, credentials, environment variables, and database URLs. The software enhances productivity by seamlessly integrating across various programming languages, technology stacks, and infrastructures, while also fortifying security measures for organizations. Additionally, Doppler's platform features a command-line interface that intelligently retrieves relevant secrets based on project directories, allowing for efficient management and synchronization of application configurations. This proactive approach helps developers and security teams address potential security concerns before they escalate.

Area 1 Security

Series D in 2020
Area 1 Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity firm based in Redwood City, California, that specializes in eliminating targeted cyber-attacks. Founded in 2013 by experts from the NSA and MIT, the company has developed Area 1 Horizon, a cloud-based solution designed to identify and mitigate phishing attacks early in their lifecycle. This solution provides advanced warning by analyzing threat campaigns, attacker infrastructure, and delivery mechanisms. Area 1 Security's technology addresses various attack vectors, including email, web, and network threats, enabling organizations to visualize, contextualize, and preempt cyber threats effectively. The company has raised significant funding from notable investors, underscoring its commitment to combating socially engineered cyber threats.

Open Raven

Series A in 2020
Open Raven, Inc. develops open data protection platform that assesses and manages data risk for enterprises. Its platform maps data stores in clouds and corporate networks for identifying the data within. The company’s solution also provides visibility and control to prevent data breaches, as well as locates assets and highlights data stores to uncover data exposures, at risk data, and shadow accounts. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Synack

Series D in 2020
Synack, Inc. provides a crowdsourced security platform for penetration testing. It offers Synack that enables customer data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality. The company’s military-grade virtual private testing environment platform allows the global security community accessible to enterprises and engages global security researchers to test systems in virtual private testing environments, as well as provides secure manual security assessment. Synack, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Evervault

Series A in 2020
Evervault Ltd. is a company that specializes in privacy-preserving cloud infrastructure. Established in 2017 and based in Dublin, Ireland, Evervault provides a solution that enables users to encrypt data at its source and process it in a secure environment known as a Cage. This approach ensures that information remains encrypted at all times and is never stored in an unencrypted format. By deploying applications within hardware-secured cages, Evervault prioritizes data security and privacy, offering a reliable option for businesses that require stringent protection of sensitive information.

Alkira

Series A in 2020
Alkira, Inc. is a provider of a network cloud platform that enables businesses to establish multi-cloud network connectivity quickly and efficiently. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Alkira offers a pay-as-you-go service that allows customers to connect their local systems and cloud workloads to its Cloud Exchange Points (CXP). The platform supports on-demand activation of security and other services, which can automatically scale based on usage. Alkira's Network Cloud integrates network and security services, provides comprehensive operational visibility, and features advanced controls for governance. Users can easily design their network across various users, sites, and clouds using an intuitive digital canvas, enabling rapid provisioning and deployment. Alkira's solutions are utilized by Fortune 100 companies, prominent system integrators, and managed service providers, marking its significant presence in the network-as-a-service sector.

Proxy

Series B in 2020
Proxy provides a smartphone-enabled digital identity that enables the user to authenticate and interact with all devices. Proxy is on a mission to empower every person on the planet with a unique identity signal they own and control. The signal, emitted from a smartphone, allows people to securely authenticate to any device or service, similar to a universal single-sign-on for the physical world. Today, large enterprises like WeWork, Dropbox, and Hines enable their employees, contractors, visitors, and tenants to use their Proxy for frictionless access through secured doors, elevators, and turnstiles, and to create personalized experiences throughout the workplace. With Proxy, users own their identity and have complete control over their privacy and personal data. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Trusona

Series C in 2020
Trusona, Inc. develops and manufactures a category-defining identity and authentication device that helps ensure the identity of the person on the other side of the login. The company also develops a software technology platform. Its solutions include password less authentication, multi-factor authentication, employees, consumers, VPN, ID scanning, AAMVA ID proofing, PSD2, and integrations. Trusona, Inc. was formerly known as PassFort, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Teleport

Series A in 2019
Teleport enables engineers to quickly access any computing resource anywhere on the planet. Our open source products provide a Unified Access Plane (UAP) for developers and security professionals seeking to simplify secure access to servers, applications, and data across all environments. Our Unified Access Plane solution includes Teleport Server Access, Teleport Kubernetes Access, and Teleport Application Access. Teleport is the UAP of choice among leading companies, including Elastic, Samsung, NASDAQ, and IBM. We are backed by Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator and S28 Capital. Teleport is a pioneer in environment-free computing. Headquartered in Oakland, California, we embrace a remote-first work culture. For more information, visit us at https://goteleport.com/ or on Twitter @goteleport

Evervault

Seed Round in 2019
Evervault Ltd. is a company that specializes in privacy-preserving cloud infrastructure. Established in 2017 and based in Dublin, Ireland, Evervault provides a solution that enables users to encrypt data at its source and process it in a secure environment known as a Cage. This approach ensures that information remains encrypted at all times and is never stored in an unencrypted format. By deploying applications within hardware-secured cages, Evervault prioritizes data security and privacy, offering a reliable option for businesses that require stringent protection of sensitive information.

Shape Security

Series F in 2019
Shape provides defense against malicious automated cyber-attacks on web and mobile applications. Shape has deflected over $1B in fraud losses for major retailers, financial institutions, airlines, and government agencies. Shape Security is headquartered in Silicon Valley and backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Norwest Venture Partners, Venrock, Baseline Ventures, Google Ventures, WING VC and a host of other prominent investors. Shape was founded in 2011 to disrupt automated attacks on web and mobile applications.

Proxy

Series A in 2019
Proxy provides a smartphone-enabled digital identity that enables the user to authenticate and interact with all devices. Proxy is on a mission to empower every person on the planet with a unique identity signal they own and control. The signal, emitted from a smartphone, allows people to securely authenticate to any device or service, similar to a universal single-sign-on for the physical world. Today, large enterprises like WeWork, Dropbox, and Hines enable their employees, contractors, visitors, and tenants to use their Proxy for frictionless access through secured doors, elevators, and turnstiles, and to create personalized experiences throughout the workplace. With Proxy, users own their identity and have complete control over their privacy and personal data. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Ionic Security

Series E in 2019
Ionic Security, a data security platform, provides access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management. Ionic Security (formerly Social Fortress) enables the use of cloud services by protecting sensitive data anywhere it travels and wherever it resides, whether on the corporate network, in the cloud or on mobile devices. The first unified data security platform of its kind, Ionic Security takes a comprehensive approach to secure data in today’s borderless enterprise by providing access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management, without proxies or gateways or changes in user behavior. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is backed by leading venture firms such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, TechOperators, and ff VC as well as industry experts Christopher Klaus, Ken Levine, Phil Dunkelberger, and Dr. Paul Judge.

Shape Security

Series E in 2018
Shape provides defense against malicious automated cyber-attacks on web and mobile applications. Shape has deflected over $1B in fraud losses for major retailers, financial institutions, airlines, and government agencies. Shape Security is headquartered in Silicon Valley and backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Norwest Venture Partners, Venrock, Baseline Ventures, Google Ventures, WING VC and a host of other prominent investors. Shape was founded in 2011 to disrupt automated attacks on web and mobile applications.

Area 1 Security

Series C in 2018
Area 1 Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity firm based in Redwood City, California, that specializes in eliminating targeted cyber-attacks. Founded in 2013 by experts from the NSA and MIT, the company has developed Area 1 Horizon, a cloud-based solution designed to identify and mitigate phishing attacks early in their lifecycle. This solution provides advanced warning by analyzing threat campaigns, attacker infrastructure, and delivery mechanisms. Area 1 Security's technology addresses various attack vectors, including email, web, and network threats, enabling organizations to visualize, contextualize, and preempt cyber threats effectively. The company has raised significant funding from notable investors, underscoring its commitment to combating socially engineered cyber threats.

JASK

Series B in 2018
JASK is modernizing security operations by delivering an advanced SIEM platform that provides better visibility, better automation and a better architecture. Built on cloud-native technologies, the JASK ASOC platform streamlines security analyst workflows by automating many of the repetitive tasks that restrict productivity, freeing them for higher-value roles like threat hunting and vulnerability management, while addressing the escalating talent shortage.

IronNet Cybersecurity

Series B in 2018
IronNet Cybersecurity is uniquely positioned the gap between traditional cybersecurity approaches and this rapidly evolving threat grows wider. Its mission is to deliver the power and resources of Collective Defense so that any company, organization, or public entity can defend better as part of a collaborative ecosystem with shared knowledge and vetted alerts in real-time. IronNet was founded in 2014 by General (Ret.) Keith Alexander- former head of the NSA and Commander U.S. Cyber Command.

Trusona

Series B in 2017
Trusona, Inc. develops and manufactures a category-defining identity and authentication device that helps ensure the identity of the person on the other side of the login. The company also develops a software technology platform. Its solutions include password less authentication, multi-factor authentication, employees, consumers, VPN, ID scanning, AAMVA ID proofing, PSD2, and integrations. Trusona, Inc. was formerly known as PassFort, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Synack

Series C in 2017
Synack, Inc. provides a crowdsourced security platform for penetration testing. It offers Synack that enables customer data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality. The company’s military-grade virtual private testing environment platform allows the global security community accessible to enterprises and engages global security researchers to test systems in virtual private testing environments, as well as provides secure manual security assessment. Synack, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Phantom

Series B in 2017
Phantom Cyber Corporation operates a security automation and orchestration platform designed to enhance the efficiency of security operations. Founded in 2014 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company integrates with existing security technologies, creating a cohesive framework that facilitates the management of security incidents, threat indicators, and vulnerabilities. By automating various security processes and executing predefined digital playbooks, Phantom streamlines operations, enabling organizations to respond more effectively to security threats. The platform also extends its capabilities through applications that support integration with third-party security tools. In 2018, Phantom Cyber became a subsidiary of Splunk Inc., further solidifying its position in the cybersecurity landscape.

Shape Security

Series D in 2016
Shape provides defense against malicious automated cyber-attacks on web and mobile applications. Shape has deflected over $1B in fraud losses for major retailers, financial institutions, airlines, and government agencies. Shape Security is headquartered in Silicon Valley and backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Norwest Venture Partners, Venrock, Baseline Ventures, Google Ventures, WING VC and a host of other prominent investors. Shape was founded in 2011 to disrupt automated attacks on web and mobile applications.

Ionic Security

Series D in 2016
Ionic Security, a data security platform, provides access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management. Ionic Security (formerly Social Fortress) enables the use of cloud services by protecting sensitive data anywhere it travels and wherever it resides, whether on the corporate network, in the cloud or on mobile devices. The first unified data security platform of its kind, Ionic Security takes a comprehensive approach to secure data in today’s borderless enterprise by providing access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management, without proxies or gateways or changes in user behavior. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is backed by leading venture firms such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, TechOperators, and ff VC as well as industry experts Christopher Klaus, Ken Levine, Phil Dunkelberger, and Dr. Paul Judge.

CoreOS

Series B in 2016
CoreOS, Inc. specializes in developing open source projects for Linux containers and providing security software solutions. The company offers Tectonic, a comprehensive platform that enhances Kubernetes with enterprise features for efficient container orchestration. CoreOS also provides Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers, along with CoreOS, a security tool for managing Linux applications. Additionally, it features CoreUpdate, a tool designed for managing rolling updates of applications. CoreOS maintains several significant open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt, contributing to the infrastructure needs of modern distributed systems. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an office in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS operates as a subsidiary of Red Hat, Inc.

Trusona

Series A in 2016
Trusona, Inc. develops and manufactures a category-defining identity and authentication device that helps ensure the identity of the person on the other side of the login. The company also develops a software technology platform. Its solutions include password less authentication, multi-factor authentication, employees, consumers, VPN, ID scanning, AAMVA ID proofing, PSD2, and integrations. Trusona, Inc. was formerly known as PassFort, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

IronNet Cybersecurity

Series A in 2015
IronNet Cybersecurity is uniquely positioned the gap between traditional cybersecurity approaches and this rapidly evolving threat grows wider. Its mission is to deliver the power and resources of Collective Defense so that any company, organization, or public entity can defend better as part of a collaborative ecosystem with shared knowledge and vetted alerts in real-time. IronNet was founded in 2014 by General (Ret.) Keith Alexander- former head of the NSA and Commander U.S. Cyber Command.

Carbon Black

Series F in 2015
Carbon Black (NASDAQ: CBLK) is a leading provider of next-generation endpoint security. Carbon Black serves more than 4,300 customers globally, including 35 of the Fortune 100. As a cybersecurity innovator, Carbon Black has pioneered multiple endpoint security categories, including application control, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and next-generation antivirus (NGAV). Leveraging its big data and analytics cloud platform – the Cb Predictive Security Cloud – Carbon Black solutions enable customers to defend against the most advanced cyber threats, including malware, ransomware, and non-malware attacks. Deployed via the cloud, on premise or as a managed service, customers use Carbon Black solutions to lock down critical systems, hunt threats, and replace legacy antivirus.

AT&T Cybersecurity

Series E in 2015
AT&T Cybersecurity specializes in providing comprehensive security solutions tailored for mid-market enterprises facing modern security threats. The company offers a diverse range of products and services, including threat detection and response, network security, endpoint security, and identity and fraud protection. Key offerings include managed threat detection, unified security management solutions for managed security service providers, and various tools for compliance management and incident response. Additionally, AT&T Cybersecurity supports an open threat intelligence community through the Open Threat Exchange and provides open-source security information and event management solutions. The company serves various sectors, including education, finance, healthcare, and retail, and operates globally with offices in several countries. Established in 2007 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, AT&T Cybersecurity was formerly known as AlienVault, Inc. and became a subsidiary of AT&T Communications in 2019.

CoreOS

Series A in 2015
CoreOS, Inc. specializes in developing open source projects for Linux containers and providing security software solutions. The company offers Tectonic, a comprehensive platform that enhances Kubernetes with enterprise features for efficient container orchestration. CoreOS also provides Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers, along with CoreOS, a security tool for managing Linux applications. Additionally, it features CoreUpdate, a tool designed for managing rolling updates of applications. CoreOS maintains several significant open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt, contributing to the infrastructure needs of modern distributed systems. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an office in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS operates as a subsidiary of Red Hat, Inc.

Singularity Networks

Seed Round in 2015
Singularity Networks, Inc. provides real-time visibility and analytics for businesses to identify breaches in IT (information technology) security. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Lone Tree, Colorado. As of February 11, 2019, Singularity Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Synack

Series B in 2015
Synack, Inc. provides a crowdsourced security platform for penetration testing. It offers Synack that enables customer data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality. The company’s military-grade virtual private testing environment platform allows the global security community accessible to enterprises and engages global security researchers to test systems in virtual private testing environments, as well as provides secure manual security assessment. Synack, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Ionic Security

Series C in 2015
Ionic Security, a data security platform, provides access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management. Ionic Security (formerly Social Fortress) enables the use of cloud services by protecting sensitive data anywhere it travels and wherever it resides, whether on the corporate network, in the cloud or on mobile devices. The first unified data security platform of its kind, Ionic Security takes a comprehensive approach to secure data in today’s borderless enterprise by providing access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management, without proxies or gateways or changes in user behavior. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is backed by leading venture firms such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, TechOperators, and ff VC as well as industry experts Christopher Klaus, Ken Levine, Phil Dunkelberger, and Dr. Paul Judge.

Area 1 Security

Series A in 2014
Area 1 Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity firm based in Redwood City, California, that specializes in eliminating targeted cyber-attacks. Founded in 2013 by experts from the NSA and MIT, the company has developed Area 1 Horizon, a cloud-based solution designed to identify and mitigate phishing attacks early in their lifecycle. This solution provides advanced warning by analyzing threat campaigns, attacker infrastructure, and delivery mechanisms. Area 1 Security's technology addresses various attack vectors, including email, web, and network threats, enabling organizations to visualize, contextualize, and preempt cyber threats effectively. The company has raised significant funding from notable investors, underscoring its commitment to combating socially engineered cyber threats.

Endgame

Series C in 2014
Endgame is a leading endpoint security platform that transforms security operations teams and incident responders from crime scene investigators into hunters that prevent damage and loss, and dramatically reduces the time and cost associated with incident response and compromise assessment. Endgame’s platform uses machine learning and data science to prevent and detect unique attacks at the earliest and every stage of the attack lifecycle. Endgame’s integrated response stops attacks without disrupting normal business operations. It was founded in 2008 and has been operating in Arlington, Virginia.

CoreOS

Series A in 2014
CoreOS, Inc. specializes in developing open source projects for Linux containers and providing security software solutions. The company offers Tectonic, a comprehensive platform that enhances Kubernetes with enterprise features for efficient container orchestration. CoreOS also provides Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers, along with CoreOS, a security tool for managing Linux applications. Additionally, it features CoreUpdate, a tool designed for managing rolling updates of applications. CoreOS maintains several significant open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt, contributing to the infrastructure needs of modern distributed systems. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an office in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS operates as a subsidiary of Red Hat, Inc.

Area 1 Security

Seed Round in 2014
Area 1 Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity firm based in Redwood City, California, that specializes in eliminating targeted cyber-attacks. Founded in 2013 by experts from the NSA and MIT, the company has developed Area 1 Horizon, a cloud-based solution designed to identify and mitigate phishing attacks early in their lifecycle. This solution provides advanced warning by analyzing threat campaigns, attacker infrastructure, and delivery mechanisms. Area 1 Security's technology addresses various attack vectors, including email, web, and network threats, enabling organizations to visualize, contextualize, and preempt cyber threats effectively. The company has raised significant funding from notable investors, underscoring its commitment to combating socially engineered cyber threats.

Synack

Series A in 2014
Synack, Inc. provides a crowdsourced security platform for penetration testing. It offers Synack that enables customer data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality. The company’s military-grade virtual private testing environment platform allows the global security community accessible to enterprises and engages global security researchers to test systems in virtual private testing environments, as well as provides secure manual security assessment. Synack, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Shape Security

Series C in 2014
Shape provides defense against malicious automated cyber-attacks on web and mobile applications. Shape has deflected over $1B in fraud losses for major retailers, financial institutions, airlines, and government agencies. Shape Security is headquartered in Silicon Valley and backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Norwest Venture Partners, Venrock, Baseline Ventures, Google Ventures, WING VC and a host of other prominent investors. Shape was founded in 2011 to disrupt automated attacks on web and mobile applications.

Ionic Security

Series B in 2014
Ionic Security, a data security platform, provides access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management. Ionic Security (formerly Social Fortress) enables the use of cloud services by protecting sensitive data anywhere it travels and wherever it resides, whether on the corporate network, in the cloud or on mobile devices. The first unified data security platform of its kind, Ionic Security takes a comprehensive approach to secure data in today’s borderless enterprise by providing access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management, without proxies or gateways or changes in user behavior. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is backed by leading venture firms such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, TechOperators, and ff VC as well as industry experts Christopher Klaus, Ken Levine, Phil Dunkelberger, and Dr. Paul Judge.

Carbon Black

Series E in 2014
Carbon Black (NASDAQ: CBLK) is a leading provider of next-generation endpoint security. Carbon Black serves more than 4,300 customers globally, including 35 of the Fortune 100. As a cybersecurity innovator, Carbon Black has pioneered multiple endpoint security categories, including application control, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and next-generation antivirus (NGAV). Leveraging its big data and analytics cloud platform – the Cb Predictive Security Cloud – Carbon Black solutions enable customers to defend against the most advanced cyber threats, including malware, ransomware, and non-malware attacks. Deployed via the cloud, on premise or as a managed service, customers use Carbon Black solutions to lock down critical systems, hunt threats, and replace legacy antivirus.

AT&T Cybersecurity

Series D in 2013
AT&T Cybersecurity specializes in providing comprehensive security solutions tailored for mid-market enterprises facing modern security threats. The company offers a diverse range of products and services, including threat detection and response, network security, endpoint security, and identity and fraud protection. Key offerings include managed threat detection, unified security management solutions for managed security service providers, and various tools for compliance management and incident response. Additionally, AT&T Cybersecurity supports an open threat intelligence community through the Open Threat Exchange and provides open-source security information and event management solutions. The company serves various sectors, including education, finance, healthcare, and retail, and operates globally with offices in several countries. Established in 2007 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, AT&T Cybersecurity was formerly known as AlienVault, Inc. and became a subsidiary of AT&T Communications in 2019.

Synack

Seed Round in 2013
Synack, Inc. provides a crowdsourced security platform for penetration testing. It offers Synack that enables customer data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality. The company’s military-grade virtual private testing environment platform allows the global security community accessible to enterprises and engages global security researchers to test systems in virtual private testing environments, as well as provides secure manual security assessment. Synack, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Ionic Security

Series A in 2013
Ionic Security, a data security platform, provides access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management. Ionic Security (formerly Social Fortress) enables the use of cloud services by protecting sensitive data anywhere it travels and wherever it resides, whether on the corporate network, in the cloud or on mobile devices. The first unified data security platform of its kind, Ionic Security takes a comprehensive approach to secure data in today’s borderless enterprise by providing access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management, without proxies or gateways or changes in user behavior. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is backed by leading venture firms such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, TechOperators, and ff VC as well as industry experts Christopher Klaus, Ken Levine, Phil Dunkelberger, and Dr. Paul Judge.

Endgame

Series B in 2013
Endgame is a leading endpoint security platform that transforms security operations teams and incident responders from crime scene investigators into hunters that prevent damage and loss, and dramatically reduces the time and cost associated with incident response and compromise assessment. Endgame’s platform uses machine learning and data science to prevent and detect unique attacks at the earliest and every stage of the attack lifecycle. Endgame’s integrated response stops attacks without disrupting normal business operations. It was founded in 2008 and has been operating in Arlington, Virginia.

Shape Security

Series B in 2013
Shape provides defense against malicious automated cyber-attacks on web and mobile applications. Shape has deflected over $1B in fraud losses for major retailers, financial institutions, airlines, and government agencies. Shape Security is headquartered in Silicon Valley and backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Norwest Venture Partners, Venrock, Baseline Ventures, Google Ventures, WING VC and a host of other prominent investors. Shape was founded in 2011 to disrupt automated attacks on web and mobile applications.

Carbon Black

Series D in 2012
Carbon Black (NASDAQ: CBLK) is a leading provider of next-generation endpoint security. Carbon Black serves more than 4,300 customers globally, including 35 of the Fortune 100. As a cybersecurity innovator, Carbon Black has pioneered multiple endpoint security categories, including application control, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and next-generation antivirus (NGAV). Leveraging its big data and analytics cloud platform – the Cb Predictive Security Cloud – Carbon Black solutions enable customers to defend against the most advanced cyber threats, including malware, ransomware, and non-malware attacks. Deployed via the cloud, on premise or as a managed service, customers use Carbon Black solutions to lock down critical systems, hunt threats, and replace legacy antivirus.

Ionic Security

Series A in 2012
Ionic Security, a data security platform, provides access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management. Ionic Security (formerly Social Fortress) enables the use of cloud services by protecting sensitive data anywhere it travels and wherever it resides, whether on the corporate network, in the cloud or on mobile devices. The first unified data security platform of its kind, Ionic Security takes a comprehensive approach to secure data in today’s borderless enterprise by providing access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management, without proxies or gateways or changes in user behavior. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is backed by leading venture firms such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, TechOperators, and ff VC as well as industry experts Christopher Klaus, Ken Levine, Phil Dunkelberger, and Dr. Paul Judge.

AT&T Cybersecurity

Series C in 2012
AT&T Cybersecurity specializes in providing comprehensive security solutions tailored for mid-market enterprises facing modern security threats. The company offers a diverse range of products and services, including threat detection and response, network security, endpoint security, and identity and fraud protection. Key offerings include managed threat detection, unified security management solutions for managed security service providers, and various tools for compliance management and incident response. Additionally, AT&T Cybersecurity supports an open threat intelligence community through the Open Threat Exchange and provides open-source security information and event management solutions. The company serves various sectors, including education, finance, healthcare, and retail, and operates globally with offices in several countries. Established in 2007 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, AT&T Cybersecurity was formerly known as AlienVault, Inc. and became a subsidiary of AT&T Communications in 2019.

Shape Security

Series A in 2012
Shape provides defense against malicious automated cyber-attacks on web and mobile applications. Shape has deflected over $1B in fraud losses for major retailers, financial institutions, airlines, and government agencies. Shape Security is headquartered in Silicon Valley and backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Norwest Venture Partners, Venrock, Baseline Ventures, Google Ventures, WING VC and a host of other prominent investors. Shape was founded in 2011 to disrupt automated attacks on web and mobile applications.

41st Parameter

Series D in 2012
41st Parameter specializes in fraud detection and prevention solutions for various industries, including finance, e-commerce, and travel. Established in 2004, the company assists leading brands in safeguarding against cybercrime threats such as card-not-present fraud, account compromise, and fraud ring attacks. Through its advanced device identification technology and comprehensive risk management capabilities, 41st Parameter streamlines the fraud detection process, thereby reducing expenses and potential losses for its clients. The company also offers consulting, education, and implementation services, contributing to a safer online business environment.

LifeLock

Series E in 2012
LifeLock Inc., established in 2005 and located in Tempe, Arizona, offers identity theft protection services to help individuals safeguard their personal information. The company provides monthly subscriptions that include features such as threat detection, identity alerts, and remediation services aimed at detecting fraudulent activities related to credit and non-credit applications. Additionally, LifeLock offers a $1 million guarantee to cover expenses associated with identity theft, which is supported by identity theft insurance to address other financial losses. Their services cater to both consumers and enterprises, focusing on comprehensive risk management and data security.

Fixmo

Series C in 2011
Founded in 2009, Fixmo Inc. is the mobile risk management (MRM) company that empowers organizations to mitigate risks around mobile deployments. Using Fixmo's solutions including its flagship Sentinel product, enterprises and government agencies ensure the integrity, compliance and auditability of every device used by their mobile workforce. Through a technology transfer agreement, Fixmo has commercialized and further advanced powerful MRM technologies initially developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). The company is headquartered in Sterling, VA with offices in Toronto. For more information about mobile risk management visit www.fixmo.com or follow @fixmo on Twitter.

AlertEnterprise

Series B in 2011
AlertEnterprise Inc. specializes in information and operational technology convergence software aimed at enhancing corporate and critical infrastructure protection. The company offers a range of solutions, including Enterprise Guardian, which centralizes identity management and access control, and Enterprise Sentry, designed to integrate security systems and provide cybersecurity insights. Their products help organizations manage risks associated with user access, compliance, and physical security. Additionally, AlertEnterprise provides tools for situational intelligence, incident management, and risk assessment, serving a diverse array of industries such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, transportation, and utilities. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Fremont, California, AlertEnterprise focuses on preventing insider threats and ensuring robust security measures across IT and operational technology domains.

Mandiant

Private Equity Round in 2011
Mandiant is a leading provider of incident response and computer forensics solutions in the information security industry. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, with additional offices in major U.S. cities, Mandiant offers a range of products, professional services, and educational resources to clients including Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, government agencies, and law enforcement entities. The company is recognized for its extensive expertise in incident response and forensics, employing a highly skilled team of security consultants and engineers who hold advanced degrees and top security clearances. Mandiant focuses on enhancing organizations' cyber defense capabilities through services such as threat intelligence, automated response, and managed security, helping clients effectively mitigate threats and reduce business risks.

iControl Networks

Series D in 2011
Offers connected home solutions to households worldwide

Carbon Black

Venture Round in 2011
Carbon Black (NASDAQ: CBLK) is a leading provider of next-generation endpoint security. Carbon Black serves more than 4,300 customers globally, including 35 of the Fortune 100. As a cybersecurity innovator, Carbon Black has pioneered multiple endpoint security categories, including application control, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and next-generation antivirus (NGAV). Leveraging its big data and analytics cloud platform – the Cb Predictive Security Cloud – Carbon Black solutions enable customers to defend against the most advanced cyber threats, including malware, ransomware, and non-malware attacks. Deployed via the cloud, on premise or as a managed service, customers use Carbon Black solutions to lock down critical systems, hunt threats, and replace legacy antivirus.

SS8 Networks

Series B in 2010
SS8, the network intelligence company, provides solutions to help customers quickly identify, track and investigate suspects and devices of interest. By generating, storing and analyzing months, and even years, of high-definition records extracted from network packets, SS8 customers gain unprecedented intelligence for investigating what matter most. SS8 is trusted by six of the largest intelligence agencies, eight of the 14 largest communications providers and five of the largest systems integrators.

Endgame

Series A in 2010
Endgame is a leading endpoint security platform that transforms security operations teams and incident responders from crime scene investigators into hunters that prevent damage and loss, and dramatically reduces the time and cost associated with incident response and compromise assessment. Endgame’s platform uses machine learning and data science to prevent and detect unique attacks at the earliest and every stage of the attack lifecycle. Endgame’s integrated response stops attacks without disrupting normal business operations. It was founded in 2008 and has been operating in Arlington, Virginia.

iControl Networks

Series C in 2009
Offers connected home solutions to households worldwide

SS8 Networks

Venture Round in 2009
SS8, the network intelligence company, provides solutions to help customers quickly identify, track and investigate suspects and devices of interest. By generating, storing and analyzing months, and even years, of high-definition records extracted from network packets, SS8 customers gain unprecedented intelligence for investigating what matter most. SS8 is trusted by six of the largest intelligence agencies, eight of the 14 largest communications providers and five of the largest systems integrators.

iControl Networks

Venture Round in 2008
Offers connected home solutions to households worldwide

iControl Networks

Series B in 2008
Offers connected home solutions to households worldwide

Venustech

Series B in 2008
Venustech is a provider of network security products, trusted security management platforms, specialized security services, and solutions. It has professional security product lines, which apply technologies in the field of firewall, UTM, intrusion detection, security auditing, terminal management, encryption, authentication and more. Venustech already has a number of product models and are currently developing more. Its solutions integrate security products and services to meet clients’ demands and help them establish comprehensive security systems. Venustech was founded in 1996.

Carbon Black

Series C in 2007
Carbon Black (NASDAQ: CBLK) is a leading provider of next-generation endpoint security. Carbon Black serves more than 4,300 customers globally, including 35 of the Fortune 100. As a cybersecurity innovator, Carbon Black has pioneered multiple endpoint security categories, including application control, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and next-generation antivirus (NGAV). Leveraging its big data and analytics cloud platform – the Cb Predictive Security Cloud – Carbon Black solutions enable customers to defend against the most advanced cyber threats, including malware, ransomware, and non-malware attacks. Deployed via the cloud, on premise or as a managed service, customers use Carbon Black solutions to lock down critical systems, hunt threats, and replace legacy antivirus.

41st Parameter

Series C in 2007
41st Parameter specializes in fraud detection and prevention solutions for various industries, including finance, e-commerce, and travel. Established in 2004, the company assists leading brands in safeguarding against cybercrime threats such as card-not-present fraud, account compromise, and fraud ring attacks. Through its advanced device identification technology and comprehensive risk management capabilities, 41st Parameter streamlines the fraud detection process, thereby reducing expenses and potential losses for its clients. The company also offers consulting, education, and implementation services, contributing to a safer online business environment.

LifeLock

Series B in 2007
LifeLock Inc., established in 2005 and located in Tempe, Arizona, offers identity theft protection services to help individuals safeguard their personal information. The company provides monthly subscriptions that include features such as threat detection, identity alerts, and remediation services aimed at detecting fraudulent activities related to credit and non-credit applications. Additionally, LifeLock offers a $1 million guarantee to cover expenses associated with identity theft, which is supported by identity theft insurance to address other financial losses. Their services cater to both consumers and enterprises, focusing on comprehensive risk management and data security.

SS8 Networks

Series A in 2006
SS8, the network intelligence company, provides solutions to help customers quickly identify, track and investigate suspects and devices of interest. By generating, storing and analyzing months, and even years, of high-definition records extracted from network packets, SS8 customers gain unprecedented intelligence for investigating what matter most. SS8 is trusted by six of the largest intelligence agencies, eight of the 14 largest communications providers and five of the largest systems integrators.

ArcSight

Series C in 2006
ArcSight is a leading provider of security and compliance management solutions that intelligently identify and mitigate business risk for enterprises, MSSPs and government agencies. Designed with the needs of highly complex, geographically dispersed and heterogeneous business and technology infrastructures in mind, ArcSight provides the industry's only vendor-neutral solution for intelligent identification, prioritization and network response to external security attacks, insider threats and compliance breaches. Much like a "mission control center," ArcSight's award-winning ESM solution intelligently collects and distills millions of enterprise-wide events down to the most critical information necessary for organizations to make informed decisions to protect their businesses. It does this through an open platform which integrates hundreds of point/individual security and networking products to find risks that would otherwise go undetected, and inherently enhances the business value of point technology investments. The resulting real time and historic view across heterogeneous infrastructures, augmented by ArcSight's complementary solutions for high performance log management - ArcSight Logger, network configuration management - ArcSight NCM and threat response management - ArcSight TRM, offers the industry's only complete solution suite with a closed-loop process for addressing both security and compliance requirements.

Carbon Black

Series B in 2006
Carbon Black (NASDAQ: CBLK) is a leading provider of next-generation endpoint security. Carbon Black serves more than 4,300 customers globally, including 35 of the Fortune 100. As a cybersecurity innovator, Carbon Black has pioneered multiple endpoint security categories, including application control, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and next-generation antivirus (NGAV). Leveraging its big data and analytics cloud platform – the Cb Predictive Security Cloud – Carbon Black solutions enable customers to defend against the most advanced cyber threats, including malware, ransomware, and non-malware attacks. Deployed via the cloud, on premise or as a managed service, customers use Carbon Black solutions to lock down critical systems, hunt threats, and replace legacy antivirus.

41st Parameter

Series B in 2006
41st Parameter specializes in fraud detection and prevention solutions for various industries, including finance, e-commerce, and travel. Established in 2004, the company assists leading brands in safeguarding against cybercrime threats such as card-not-present fraud, account compromise, and fraud ring attacks. Through its advanced device identification technology and comprehensive risk management capabilities, 41st Parameter streamlines the fraud detection process, thereby reducing expenses and potential losses for its clients. The company also offers consulting, education, and implementation services, contributing to a safer online business environment.

Fortify Software

Series D in 2005
Fortify's Software Security Assurance products and services protect companies from the threats posed by security flaws in business-critical software applications. Combining deep application security expertise with extensive software development experience, Fortify Software has defined the market with award-winning products that assure software security from development to production. Today, Fortify Software fortifies the software for the most demanding customer deployments, including the world's largest, most varied code bases.

Oakley Networks

Venture Round in 2005
Oakley Networks is a security services company that specializes in threat detection and prevention. It provides military grade data and infrastructure solutions to federal and commercial customers. The Company offers various security solutions including enterprise monitoring and video surveillance for protecting data assets, intellectual property, and infrastructure. They provide integrated endpoint and network solutions with DVR-type incident replay. Oakley Networks was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in the United States.

Fortify Software

Series C in 2004
Fortify's Software Security Assurance products and services protect companies from the threats posed by security flaws in business-critical software applications. Combining deep application security expertise with extensive software development experience, Fortify Software has defined the market with award-winning products that assure software security from development to production. Today, Fortify Software fortifies the software for the most demanding customer deployments, including the world's largest, most varied code bases.

ENDFORCE Inc.

Venture Round in 2004
ENDFORCE develops network access control software for service providers in the United States. It offers ENDFORCE Enterprise, a software-based network access control solution that protects networks from non-compliant or misconfigured endpoints; and ENDFORCE Informant, which is designed as an enterprise-scale software-based system using client/server architecture with unknown/unauthorized monitoring and alerting system components. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Dublin, Ohio.

Oakley Networks

Series A in 2004
Oakley Networks is a security services company that specializes in threat detection and prevention. It provides military grade data and infrastructure solutions to federal and commercial customers. The Company offers various security solutions including enterprise monitoring and video surveillance for protecting data assets, intellectual property, and infrastructure. They provide integrated endpoint and network solutions with DVR-type incident replay. Oakley Networks was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in the United States.

Virsa Systems

Series A in 2004
Virsa Systems Inc. is the developer of the only real-time, 24/7, security and controls compliance software for SAP systems. Purpose-built to maintain continuous compliance with stringent regulatory mandates such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Virsa's solutions automate risk assessment, eliminate false positives and deliver real-time simulation and remediation capabilities. By offering the world's largest library of built-in, best practice rules on segregation of duties, Virsa delivers accelerated implementation and faster remediation with the lowest cost of implementation. The acknowledged market leader, Virsa has the sector's largest installed base of enterprise customers and the preferred solutions for security, controls and corporate governance.

Omniva Policy Systems

Series B in 2003
Omniva Policy Systems, a provider of secure messaging solutions that help make e-mail communications safe for business use. Omniva Policy Manager(R) centrally protects and controls e-mail distribution to comply with regulations and decrease the cost of e-mail discovery and retrieval - without changes to existing e-mail clients. Omniva's innovative approach to messaging security and policy enforcement makes it possible for companies to exchange confidential communications securely beyond the corporate boundaries with anyone - regardless of what e-mail system they use - without requiring special software, downloads or additional steps for external recipients. Omniva's unique solution places e-mail control in the hands of the enterprise by applying protection automatically at the e-mail gateway based on corporate policies.

Oblix

Series E in 2000
Oblix, Inc., founded in 1996 and based in Cupertino, California, specializes in identity-based security solutions for e-business networks. The company is known for its flagship product, Oblix NetPoint, which provides web access management and establishes an identity infrastructure tailored for e-commerce environments. Oblix offers a range of services including identity and web services management, access control, and single sign-on capabilities for enterprise and partner applications. In 2005, Oblix was acquired by Oracle Corp., further integrating its security solutions into a larger suite of enterprise offerings.

Disappearing

Series B in 2000
Disappearing Inc. is a San Francisco-based developer of email policy management systems and services that allow companies to mitigate the risks associated with email. The company was the first to develop a new approach to email security that is based on enabling cooperating parties to eliminate their old messages. The company's Disappearing™ Email service gives corporations control over their email systems, and lets individuals write their messages in the digital equivalent of disappearing ink.

Oblix

Series D in 1999
Oblix, Inc., founded in 1996 and based in Cupertino, California, specializes in identity-based security solutions for e-business networks. The company is known for its flagship product, Oblix NetPoint, which provides web access management and establishes an identity infrastructure tailored for e-commerce environments. Oblix offers a range of services including identity and web services management, access control, and single sign-on capabilities for enterprise and partner applications. In 2005, Oblix was acquired by Oracle Corp., further integrating its security solutions into a larger suite of enterprise offerings.

Oblix

Series C in 1998
Oblix, Inc., founded in 1996 and based in Cupertino, California, specializes in identity-based security solutions for e-business networks. The company is known for its flagship product, Oblix NetPoint, which provides web access management and establishes an identity infrastructure tailored for e-commerce environments. Oblix offers a range of services including identity and web services management, access control, and single sign-on capabilities for enterprise and partner applications. In 2005, Oblix was acquired by Oracle Corp., further integrating its security solutions into a larger suite of enterprise offerings.

Oblix

Series A in 1997
Oblix, Inc., founded in 1996 and based in Cupertino, California, specializes in identity-based security solutions for e-business networks. The company is known for its flagship product, Oblix NetPoint, which provides web access management and establishes an identity infrastructure tailored for e-commerce environments. Oblix offers a range of services including identity and web services management, access control, and single sign-on capabilities for enterprise and partner applications. In 2005, Oblix was acquired by Oracle Corp., further integrating its security solutions into a larger suite of enterprise offerings.

VeriSign

Series B in 1996
Verisign operates the infrastructure for the .com, .net, .tv, .cc, .name, .jobs, .edu and .gov top-level domains, as well as two of the world’s 13 Internet root servers A and J, managing and protecting the DNS infrastructure for some 121 million domain names and processing more than 77 billion Internet queries daily. Verisign’s infrastructure assurance services, including Managed DNS, DDoS Protection and iDefense Security Intelligence, help to ensure online businesses are as available as the Web itself.

Juniper Networks

Pre Seed Round in 1996
Juniper Networks specializes in designing, developing, and selling high-performance networking products and services aimed at enhancing network infrastructure for a diverse range of customers. With a workforce of 9,000 employees across 70 countries and nearly 5 billion dollars in revenue, the company serves top global service providers, 30,000 enterprises—including members of the Global Fortune 100—and various governmental and educational institutions. Juniper's offerings encompass routing, switching, Wi-Fi, network security, and advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence-enabled operations and software-defined networking. In addition to its product line, Juniper provides maintenance and a range of services to ensure the reliability and efficiency of its customers' networks, helping them achieve greater agility and operational effectiveness through automation.

NortonLifeLock

Series A in 1983
NortonLifeLock Inc. is a prominent company in the field of consumer cyber safety, focusing on securing the digital lives of around 50 million users. The company offers a range of services designed to protect devices, identities, and online privacy, while also addressing the needs of families in an increasingly complex digital landscape. By providing reliable security solutions, NortonLifeLock aims to be a trusted partner for consumers navigating various online threats and challenges.