Liquid 2 Ventures

Liquid 2 Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that provides seed- and early-stage capital to technology startups. The firm supports founders across technology sectors and seeks to partner with ambitious teams developing innovative software and related technologies.

Michael Ma

General Partner

Mike Miller

General Partner

Nathaniel Montana

General Partner

Elizabeth Montana-Luciano

Director of Operations

Matthew Mulvey

Partner

Past deals in Cyber Security

Conntour

Seed Round in 2025
Conntour specializes in providing AI-driven security video management systems for governments and businesses. Their platform employs advanced AI to enhance surveillance capabilities, offering features such as natural language processing for intuitive camera control, real-time analytics for threat detection, and seamless integration with existing security infrastructure. This enables organizations to optimize their security operations, respond more efficiently to incidents, and reduce manual monitoring efforts.

Unbound Security

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Unbound Security specializes in data protection, offering a browser extension platform that safeguards sensitive information. Its solution provides real-time monitoring and granular access control, ensuring businesses comply with data regulations and maintain security without disrupting employee workflows or requiring additional infrastructure.

PromptArmor

Pre Seed Round in 2024
PromptArmor is a developer of a security and compliance platform focused on ensuring the responsible use of large language models (LLMs) and related applications. The company aims to mitigate potential security risks associated with LLMs through advanced detection and prevention technologies. Its platform offers features such as data exfiltration prevention, risk assessment, adversarial input detection, and phishing protection. By providing these services, PromptArmor enables clients to pursue secure and ethical advancements in the field of artificial intelligence.

Binarly

Seed Round in 2024
Binarly is a global firmware and software supply chain security company founded in 2021 and based in Los Angeles. Its flagship Binarly Transparency Platform is an enterprise-class, AI-powered solution used by device manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers and product security teams to identify known and unknown vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and signs of malicious code implantation. The platform performs in-depth firmware introspection using proprietary machine learning and code analysis techniques to detect threats that originate below the operating system. Validated remediation playbooks help reduce the cost and time to respond to security exposures, supporting protection for businesses, critical infrastructure and consumers worldwide.

Abstract Security

Seed Round in 2024
Abstract Security is a company that provides advanced data management solutions aimed at enhancing security and compliance analytics. It specializes in optimizing data usage while ensuring effective detection and compliance, thereby alleviating the burden on security teams. Abstract Security's offerings include a data security operations platform that incorporates artificial intelligence for threat detection, automated risk assessment, and seamless response capabilities. The platform surpasses conventional security information and event management systems by analyzing essential enterprise data for proactive cybersecurity risk management. Additionally, the company's privacy-first data lake architecture supports real-time analytics, enabling organizations to safeguard their digital assets effectively.

TollBit

Seed Round in 2024
TollBit develops content monetization software that helps digital publishers license their content to AI bots and data scrapers while protecting the health of the content ecosystem. The software monitors scraped data, blocks unauthorized bot traffic, and enables publishers to manage licensing terms and revenue with scraping partners.

Sauron

Seed Round in 2024
Meet your home operating system. Home security should reinforce your peace of mind. You deserve a sanctuary, one that gives you the freedom to live your life with the people that matter most. That’s why we created something entirely new. Sauron is an autonomous platform for the perimeter of your home. It works discreetly in the background to reliably identify potential threats in all environmental conditions and it instantly recognizes who’s part of your inner circle. We provide a bespoke white-glove service, ensuring that each client’s security platform is installed with precision and care, swiftly and without disrupting the comfort or aesthetics of their home. To complement the technology, Sauron leverages its Intelligent Response and Intrusion Suppression (IRIS) Command Center, staffed 24/7 by exceptionally trained agents with diverse backgrounds in law enforcement, military service, executive protection, and other critical security fields. The team builds relationships with local police departments to ensure a rapid police response to verified security incidents.

Biofire Group

Series A in 2024
Biofire Group is a company focused on revolutionizing the firearms industry with advanced safety features. Their flagship product, the Biofire Smart Gun, utilizes state-of-the-art biometric technology to create a handgun that unlocks instantly for authorized users while remaining locked for others. This innovative approach aims to enhance gun safety without compromising privacy or civil liberties. By integrating biometrics into firearm design, Biofire Group is reimagining the industry to provide secure and efficient access for legitimate users.

Abstract Security

Seed Round in 2023
Abstract Security is a company that provides advanced data management solutions aimed at enhancing security and compliance analytics. It specializes in optimizing data usage while ensuring effective detection and compliance, thereby alleviating the burden on security teams. Abstract Security's offerings include a data security operations platform that incorporates artificial intelligence for threat detection, automated risk assessment, and seamless response capabilities. The platform surpasses conventional security information and event management systems by analyzing essential enterprise data for proactive cybersecurity risk management. Additionally, the company's privacy-first data lake architecture supports real-time analytics, enabling organizations to safeguard their digital assets effectively.

Redcoat AI

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Redcoat AI develops cybersecurity solutions focused on protecting users from social engineering attacks on mobile devices. Their platform combines defensive measures against real-world threats with AI-driven attack simulations, ensuring continuous vigilance and adaptive security.

EdgeBit

Pre Seed Round in 2023
EdgeBit develops a vulnerability management platform that enhances supply chain security for software as a service (SaaS) providers. Its solution helps engineering teams focus on genuine risks by cross-referencing build pipelines and server fleets with multiple data sources, enabling businesses to efficiently prioritize risk investigation.

Fabric Cryptography

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Fabric Cryptography specializes in developing custom hardware designed to enhance the performance of cryptographic algorithms, allowing them to execute in milliseconds. The company's innovative chips are built around Verifiable Processing Units (VPUs), which combine elements of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) to optimize the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of complex cryptographic tasks. Fabric's technology supports essential blockchain applications through the implementation of advanced techniques such as zero-knowledge proofs, homomorphic encryption, and verifiable delay functions, thereby enabling businesses to significantly accelerate their cryptographic processes.

Biofire Group

Series A in 2022
Biofire Group is a company focused on revolutionizing the firearms industry with advanced safety features. Their flagship product, the Biofire Smart Gun, utilizes state-of-the-art biometric technology to create a handgun that unlocks instantly for authorized users while remaining locked for others. This innovative approach aims to enhance gun safety without compromising privacy or civil liberties. By integrating biometrics into firearm design, Biofire Group is reimagining the industry to provide secure and efficient access for legitimate users.

Dynamo AI

Seed Round in 2022
DynamoFL empowers enterprises to deploy Gen AI solutions in a safe, private, and compliant manner. Our tools offer a scalable and efficient solution for defense against adversarial AI threats, ensuring the integrity and security of ML models throughout their lifecycle. Our suite of proactive AI model defense solutions can be deployed to both identify and remediate security and robustness risks in Generative AI systems. We enable organizations to deploy state-of-the-art LLMs on substantially cheaper hardware, even including CPU resources.

dWallet Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2022
dWallet Labs is a developer of a cybersecurity platform that specializes in blockchain technology. The company focuses on creating trustless access control solutions that enhance both offensive and defensive cybersecurity measures. Its platform offers a secure and programmable decentralized access layer for web3, utilizing dynamic, decentralized wallets to sign transactions across various blockchain networks. By leveraging universally adopted signing algorithms, dWallet Labs enables organizations to transform the management of digital assets, enhancing how these assets are stored, utilized, and connected to the real world. This innovative approach adds a fully decentralized layer of dynamic and stateful access control, positioning dWallet Labs as a key player in the evolution of digital asset security.

Strac

Seed Round in 2022
Strac is a software startup that specializes in data security solutions. It develops technology designed to protect sensitive customer data for companies by integrating into websites or mobile applications. The company's platform aims to prevent identity theft by securing data at its source, requiring only fifteen minutes of API integration. This allows businesses, including startups and enterprises, to maintain their existing workflows while ensuring the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI).

Dynamo AI

Seed Round in 2022
DynamoFL empowers enterprises to deploy Gen AI solutions in a safe, private, and compliant manner. Our tools offer a scalable and efficient solution for defense against adversarial AI threats, ensuring the integrity and security of ML models throughout their lifecycle. Our suite of proactive AI model defense solutions can be deployed to both identify and remediate security and robustness risks in Generative AI systems. We enable organizations to deploy state-of-the-art LLMs on substantially cheaper hardware, even including CPU resources.

Strac

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Strac is a software startup that specializes in data security solutions. It develops technology designed to protect sensitive customer data for companies by integrating into websites or mobile applications. The company's platform aims to prevent identity theft by securing data at its source, requiring only fifteen minutes of API integration. This allows businesses, including startups and enterprises, to maintain their existing workflows while ensuring the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI).

Fix

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Fix is an all-in-one dashboard for security engineers. Prioritize top risks by combining user, resource, and configuration data. Plus, get actionable remediation recommendations for your DevOps team.

Fylamynt

Seed Round in 2020
Fylamynt is a cloud orchestration and automation platform that enables cloud engineering teams to streamline their processes through standardized automation and improved incident response. The platform facilitates the building, running, management, and analysis of workflows in a secure environment, requiring minimal coding expertise. Key features include workflow analysis, execution dashboards, and built-in connectors for infrastructure-as-code tools, along with comprehensive logs and audit trails. By integrating case management and real-time collaboration, Fylamynt enhances productivity and accelerates response times, allowing businesses to optimize operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and achieve significant time and cost savings.

Secureframe

Seed Round in 2020
Secureframe provides a compliance automation platform that helps organizations achieve and sustain information security and privacy standards. The platform automates security audits and continuous monitoring to simplify compliance with standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR, supporting service providers in securely managing data and protecting client privacy. Thousands of fast-growing companies rely on Secureframe to streamline their compliance programs and maintain up-to-date certifications, enabling them to build trust with customers. Founded and based in San Francisco, the company focuses on delivering automated, ongoing compliance across global frameworks.

DeepSource

Seed Round in 2020
DeepSource is a modern static analysis platform designed to enhance code quality and security for software development teams. It continuously analyzes code to identify security vulnerabilities, performance issues, bug risks, and anti-patterns, enabling developers to discover and automatically resolve these issues before deploying code to production. The platform serves as a central hub for organizations, providing the necessary tools to ensure that software is maintainable and secure. By equipping developers with insights into potential bugs and security risks, DeepSource facilitates informed decision-making and prioritization in the development process.

SafeBase

Pre Seed Round in 2020
SafeBase, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2020 that specializes in cloud-based security software aimed at helping organizations establish and enhance their security programs. The company’s offerings include a smart trust center platform that facilitates the sharing of security posture and automates access to sensitive documents. SafeBase provides solutions such as SafeBase Inspected, which features a website badge linking to a custom security status page, as well as custom security checklists and continuous monitoring of security systems. Additionally, the software assists organizations in configuring security policies, thereby enabling them to implement robust security practices effectively.

Secureframe

Seed Round in 2020
Secureframe provides a compliance automation platform that helps organizations achieve and sustain information security and privacy standards. The platform automates security audits and continuous monitoring to simplify compliance with standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR, supporting service providers in securely managing data and protecting client privacy. Thousands of fast-growing companies rely on Secureframe to streamline their compliance programs and maintain up-to-date certifications, enabling them to build trust with customers. Founded and based in San Francisco, the company focuses on delivering automated, ongoing compliance across global frameworks.

Berbix

Seed Round in 2019
Berbix Inc. is a company that specializes in photo identity verification and fraud deterrence solutions through its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. Founded in 2018 by former product and engineering leaders from Airbnb's Trust & Safety department, Berbix provides businesses with a tool to instantly and accurately validate photo IDs, driver licenses, and passports. This solution supports various industries, including micro-mobility, fintech, age-restricted goods, and healthcare, enabling companies to enhance customer acquisition, ensure compliance, and combat fraud. Berbix's software features simple integration, easy customization, and the capability to confirm a user's identity in as little as two seconds. The company is headquartered in Sacramento, California, and aims to offer scalable tools that allow clients to tailor their fraud prevention strategies effectively.

MedCrypt

Series A in 2019
Founded in 2016, MedCrypt specializes in cybersecurity software for medical devices. Its solutions ensure data security and protect against unauthorized access across a wide range of devices, from pacemakers to surgical robots.

Fuzzbuzz

Seed Round in 2019
Fuzzbuzz, Inc. is a company that specializes in automated software security through its innovative fuzzing platform, which tests code for vulnerabilities and bugs. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Fuzzbuzz integrates its security solutions into the DevOps workflow, simplifying the management and setup of complex infrastructures. The platform not only alerts users to identified bugs but also deduplicates and categorizes them to minimize noise and false positives, allowing for efficient analysis through its web interface. Additionally, it offers a flexible testing framework, generates code coverage reports, and provides statistical insights into software performance and developer productivity, thereby helping clients safeguard their software against malware and digital threats.

Fuzzbuzz

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Fuzzbuzz, Inc. is a company that specializes in automated software security through its innovative fuzzing platform, which tests code for vulnerabilities and bugs. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Fuzzbuzz integrates its security solutions into the DevOps workflow, simplifying the management and setup of complex infrastructures. The platform not only alerts users to identified bugs but also deduplicates and categorizes them to minimize noise and false positives, allowing for efficient analysis through its web interface. Additionally, it offers a flexible testing framework, generates code coverage reports, and provides statistical insights into software performance and developer productivity, thereby helping clients safeguard their software against malware and digital threats.

Unit21

Seed Round in 2018
Unit21 Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2018 that develops a no-code platform designed to streamline risk and compliance operations for businesses. The platform features an application programming interface and a dashboard that enable users to detect and manage money laundering, fraud, and other sophisticated risks across various industries. In addition to risk detection, Unit21's solutions encompass case management, transaction monitoring, identity verification, operations management, as well as analytics and reporting capabilities. The company emphasizes security, employing best practices to safeguard its systems against potential threats.

Berbix

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Berbix Inc. is a company that specializes in photo identity verification and fraud deterrence solutions through its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. Founded in 2018 by former product and engineering leaders from Airbnb's Trust & Safety department, Berbix provides businesses with a tool to instantly and accurately validate photo IDs, driver licenses, and passports. This solution supports various industries, including micro-mobility, fintech, age-restricted goods, and healthcare, enabling companies to enhance customer acquisition, ensure compliance, and combat fraud. Berbix's software features simple integration, easy customization, and the capability to confirm a user's identity in as little as two seconds. The company is headquartered in Sacramento, California, and aims to offer scalable tools that allow clients to tailor their fraud prevention strategies effectively.

Federacy

Seed Round in 2018
Federacy is a bug bounty platform based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2018. The company specializes in helping startups identify and address vulnerabilities in their projects through continuous penetration testing. Its platform connects security researchers with startups to facilitate the discovery and resolution of security issues, thereby minimizing the risk of security incidents. By leveraging the expertise of a diverse pool of security professionals, Federacy aims to enhance the overall security posture of its clients.

Orchid Labs

Venture Round in 2018
Orchid Labs is an open-source initiative focused on combating internet surveillance and censorship. Founded in 2017 by a team including Dr. Steven Waterhouse and Jay Freeman, the company develops a decentralized nanopayment platform that enhances internet accessibility. Its innovative approach employs an overlay network built on the existing internet, utilizing a peer-to-peer tokenized bandwidth exchange. This technology empowers users to protect their personal data while facilitating secure communication, collaboration, and information access. Overall, Orchid Labs aims to create a more inclusive and liberated online environment for all users.

NanoVMs

Seed Round in 2018
NanoVMs Inc. specializes in providing a managed platform based on unikernel technology, which is designed for both public and private environments. The company's offerings include a fully managed production-ready unikernel platform, a unikernel database that enhances security by preventing shell code exploits, and a unikernel firewall. Additionally, NanoVMs provides managed services, application development, and migration assistance to help businesses adopt unikernel technology. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, NanoVMs is recognized as a leader in the unikernel space, delivering solutions that enable companies to operate their applications more efficiently and securely while minimizing costs.

Taxa

Seed Round in 2018
Taxa is a developer of a blockchain-based infrastructure platform aimed at facilitating the creation of interactive Web 3.0 applications. The platform leverages advanced trusted computing technology to enhance performance, privacy, and usability across various applications and frameworks. It provides features such as data confidentiality, resizable off-chain CPU resources, and comprehensive library support, making it easy for developers to integrate with any smart contract network. This infrastructure empowers users to transform innovative ideas into market-ready products while ensuring privacy and efficiency in the development process.

Dock

Initial Coin Offering in 2018
Dock is a Swiss company established in 2017 that offers a platform for businesses and developers to create, manage, and present digital credentials that are instantly verifiable through blockchain technology. The platform allows users to consolidate their profiles, reputations, and networks into a single, shareable source, enabling better control over the information they share and the digital credentials they use in daily life. With a standalone blockchain and an integrated payment and incentivization token, Dock facilitates seamless adoption and interoperability, supported by a trusted network of validators. The company aims to address fundamental issues related to data capture, sharing, and control in the digital age. Its leadership team includes industry veterans, with Nick Lambert serving as CEO and Elina Cadouri as COO.

Dock

Venture Round in 2018
Dock is a Swiss company established in 2017 that offers a platform for businesses and developers to create, manage, and present digital credentials that are instantly verifiable through blockchain technology. The platform allows users to consolidate their profiles, reputations, and networks into a single, shareable source, enabling better control over the information they share and the digital credentials they use in daily life. With a standalone blockchain and an integrated payment and incentivization token, Dock facilitates seamless adoption and interoperability, supported by a trusted network of validators. The company aims to address fundamental issues related to data capture, sharing, and control in the digital age. Its leadership team includes industry veterans, with Nick Lambert serving as CEO and Elina Cadouri as COO.

PAYFAZZ

Seed Round in 2017
PT Payfazz Teknologi Nusantara is a financial technology company focused on providing an agency-based financial platform designed to serve the unbanked population in Indonesia. The platform facilitates secure digital transactions, including bill payments, loans, money transfers, savings accounts, and investment services, thus enhancing financial accessibility for users without bank accounts. PAYFAZZ collaborates with various partners, including banks and financial institutions, to establish a distributed network of agents that streamline payment processes. With a commitment to security, the company employs advanced security measures such as GeoTrust SSL, User ID, and Password protections. Through its innovative solutions, PAYFAZZ aims to contribute to the digital transformation of Indonesia's financial landscape and improve its position within Southeast Asia.

Helm

Seed Round in 2017
Helm is a consumer privacy and security company based in Bellevue, Washington, that empowers individuals to take control of their personal data. The company develops a personal server solution that enables users to manage their information securely and privately. Helm offers a subscription service that includes features such as email, calendar, and contacts, along with custom domain registration and DNS management. Additionally, the service provides email accounts and aliases, regular updates for features and security, and off-site encrypted data backup storage. Helm's mission is to foster online freedom, privacy, and security, aiming to initiate a new computing revolution that prioritizes user ownership and decentralizes the internet.

Castle

Seed Round in 2016
Castle is a technology company that specializes in online fraud prevention. It offers an API-based solution that enables businesses of all sizes to detect and mitigate user account fraud, a capability previously accessible only to large financial institutions. Castle's platform tracks and analyzes user behavior in real-time, using a wide range of signals such as device fingerprints, keystroke dynamics, and browsing history. When suspicious activity is detected, both the business administrator and the affected user are alerted, allowing for swift and appropriate action. This service is designed to protect a broad spectrum of online businesses, including e-commerce platforms, mobile applications, and cryptocurrency services.

NexGenT

Seed Round in 2016
NexGenT Inc. is an online information technology academy based in San Jose, California, specializing in training services for cyber security and network engineering. Founded in 2016, the company addresses the increasing demand for skilled IT professionals by offering accelerated training programs that transform individuals into job-ready engineers in as little as 22 weeks. By utilizing a cloud-based education and career management platform, NexGenT reduces recruitment and training costs for enterprises while equipping students with the necessary skills to succeed in the tech industry. Their approach effectively prepares the next generation workforce to meet the challenges of modern IT environments.
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