Lytical Ventures

Lytical Ventures is a New York City-based venture fund established in 2018, specializing in corporate intelligence with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity, data and analytics, and artificial intelligence. The firm is composed of a team of professionals who bring decades of combined experience in direct investing and possess extensive knowledge in these key focus areas. Lytical Ventures is dedicated to identifying and supporting innovative companies that operate within this rapidly evolving technological landscape.

Graham Carroll

Principal

32 past transactions

RAD Security

Series A in 2025
RAD Security is a developer of an AI-driven cloud security platform designed to monitor and protect modern containerized infrastructure. The platform continuously observes behavior across hybrid-cloud environments, providing real-time alerts for any security issues detected. It proactively quarantines or eliminates suspicious configurations and workloads, ensuring compliance with security standards. By enhancing its cloud detection and response capabilities, RAD Security helps organizations safeguard their AI systems as they evolve, enabling them to effectively manage the complexities of AI security. This approach allows businesses to maintain seamless, scalable protection while identifying and addressing vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in their security posture.

Senteon

Seed Round in 2024
Senteon is a turnkey cybersecurity company created to help those who have been left behind by major security companies. They simplify and make it economical for small-to-midsized organizations and MSPs to secure confidential data. is the answer for neighborhood companies and MSPs looking to strengthen their security measures and general security.

VISO TRUST

Venture Round in 2024
VISO Trust is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in vendor security due diligence. The company has developed a platform that provides comprehensive and actionable information regarding vendor security risks. This platform enables decision-makers to conduct informed risk assessments and make sound security choices by streamlining the vendor review process. By delivering reliable data, VISO Trust assists enterprises in managing third-party security risks effectively and transparently, ultimately enhancing their overall cybersecurity posture.

LimaCharlie

Series A in 2024
LimaCharlie is a provider of Security Infrastructure as a Service (SIaaS), offering a platform that simplifies information security management for businesses. By delivering tools and services on-demand, LimaCharlie enables organizations to efficiently manage their security operations, akin to major cloud providers. The platform includes endpoint-driven security tools, telemetry storage, and a comprehensive incident response pipeline, allowing users to create customized detection and response rules. Additionally, LimaCharlie supports the development of Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) and Security Operations Centers (SOCs) by offering a variety of pre-made services and APIs, empowering users to build and monetize their own security products.

Arcanna.ai

Seed Round in 2023
Arcanna.ai is a developer of an AI-powered cybersecurity platform designed to enhance the efficiency of security operations by augmenting the capacity of Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts. The platform allows cybersecurity experts to train context-aware AI models that integrate their specialized knowledge and experience. To tackle the growing volume of cyber threats, Arcanna.ai employs a proprietary approach that incorporates expert knowledge into a neural network, utilizing continuous human feedback, natural language processing, and deep learning techniques. Additionally, the company offers a threat intelligence tool that leverages advanced analytics and big data to provide tailored solutions for decision-making and business growth, enabling organizations to automate data gathering from various infrastructure, applications, and security tools.

Start Left® Security

Venture Round in 2023
At Start Left® Security, we’re redefining Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) by fixing what traditional security tools miss: adoption, execution, and security culture. Security isn’t just about checking compliance boxes—it’s about building trust, unlocking growth, and enabling innovation across the entire software lifecycle. While SOC 2 might get you in the door, your security posture is what closes the deal and keeps customers coming back. Traditional ASPMs track vulnerabilities; Start Left® ensures security gets fixed by embedding security into teams, workflows, and decision-making. Our multi-patented AI-powered platform: - Aligns Security with Business Outcomes – Security that accelerates sales, speeds up procurement, and builds customer confidence. - Makes Security Adoption Seamless – Automates governance, security champion programs, and risk-based prioritization to eliminate alert fatigue. - Gives Leadership Real-Time Visibility – Tracks security performance across teams, ensuring measurable maturity, accountability, and execution. Security should be a growth enabler—not a burden. Start Left® helps software companies scale security effortlessly, without the bloat, inefficiencies, and tool sprawl of legacy solutions. - One Platform – Unified ASPM + Software Supply Chain Security (SSCS) + Secure by Design Enablement (SBDE). - One Risk Score – A single, business-aligned security metric that measures execution, prioritization, and continuous improvement. - One Competitive Advantage – Security that shortens sales cycles, reduces risk, and fuels product innovation. Security doesn’t have to slow you down. Let’s make it your competitive advantage.

Netmaker

Seed Round in 2022
Netmaker is an open-source platform with a modern virtual networking solution on wireguards.

careviso

Series B in 2022
Careviso is a technology healthcare company focused on simplifying patient access to molecular diagnostics. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it offers an online platform that manages the prior authorization process for genetic testing on behalf of physicians. By integrating expertise in laboratory services, technology solutions, and HUB services, Careviso aims to improve patient access to diagnostic testing. The platform is designed to ensure secure, HIPAA-compliant transactions while navigating the complexities of interactions among payors, healthcare providers, and laboratories. Through its sustainable solutions, Careviso seeks to remove barriers that hinder patient care, thereby streamlining administrative tasks for healthcare organizations.

Clausematch

Venture Round in 2022
Clausematch Limited is a regulatory technology company based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing cloud-based solutions for heavily regulated organizations. Founded in 2012, Clausematch develops an AI-powered platform that facilitates end-to-end policy management and regulatory compliance. The platform streamlines compliance workflows by enabling departments such as compliance, legal, finance, operations, and risk to automate impact assessments and manage regulatory changes efficiently. It offers tools that allow organizations to monitor the progress of negotiations and assess agreement matching scores with counterparts. By standardizing and automating processes, Clausematch helps clients reduce costs, accelerate implementation, and ensure compliance with regulatory obligations.

HackNotice

Series A in 2022
HackNotice offers a comprehensive threat intelligence service designed to enhance employee awareness of cybersecurity risks. The platform informs employees about potential threats, such as data breaches and identity theft, that could impact both them and the organization. By providing real-time alerts and around-the-clock monitoring, HackNotice enables businesses to proactively address cyber threats and foster a culture of security among their workforce. Its extensive database of data breaches and leaks positions HackNotice as a vital resource for organizations seeking to mitigate risks and safeguard their operations. Through its services, HackNotice aims to empower employees to adopt better security practices, ultimately contributing to a more secure business environment.

Bold Metrics

Series A in 2022
Bold Metrics is a leading fit technology company based in San Francisco that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the apparel industry. By offering a software-as-a-service platform, the company enables apparel brands to accurately predict customer body measurements, thereby facilitating better-fitting clothing and reducing product returns. Their solutions provide actionable insights that help streamline operations and optimize the supply chain, contributing to improved sustainability in the fashion sector. Bold Metrics' technology supports trusted brands in enhancing customer experience both online and in-store, through tailored size recommendations that account for individual body shape and fit preferences, ultimately driving sales and minimizing environmental impact.

LimaCharlie

Seed Round in 2022
LimaCharlie is a provider of Security Infrastructure as a Service (SIaaS), offering a platform that simplifies information security management for businesses. By delivering tools and services on-demand, LimaCharlie enables organizations to efficiently manage their security operations, akin to major cloud providers. The platform includes endpoint-driven security tools, telemetry storage, and a comprehensive incident response pipeline, allowing users to create customized detection and response rules. Additionally, LimaCharlie supports the development of Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) and Security Operations Centers (SOCs) by offering a variety of pre-made services and APIs, empowering users to build and monetize their own security products.

Sprockets

Series A in 2022
Sprockets is a technology company that specializes in AI-enabled assessment tools aimed at transforming the hiring process for hourly employees. By leveraging advanced applicant matching technology, the company evaluates potential hires based on the characteristics of a company's top-performing employees. This innovative approach utilizes AI, big data, and psycholinguistics to provide hiring managers with a quick and cost-effective way to identify the best candidates. Sprockets eliminates guesswork and reduces the frustrations often associated with hiring, ultimately aiming to decrease employee turnover and enhance organizational efficiency.

Agolo

Series A in 2022
Agolo, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform designed to create real-time summaries from unstructured information. Utilizing machine learning and natural language processing, Agolo's technology transforms messy data into a clean, structured format, enabling various enterprise applications such as business intelligence dashboards and support site augmentation. The platform helps organizations enhance their product quality, reduce support costs, and quickly identify emerging issues by providing clear insights into customer experiences. Established in 2012 and formerly known as Ninoh, Inc., Agolo serves a diverse range of industries, empowering professionals to efficiently analyze large volumes of data and make informed decisions based on comprehensive summaries.

Senteon

Seed Round in 2022
Senteon is a turnkey cybersecurity company created to help those who have been left behind by major security companies. They simplify and make it economical for small-to-midsized organizations and MSPs to secure confidential data. is the answer for neighborhood companies and MSPs looking to strengthen their security measures and general security.

VISO TRUST

Series A in 2022
VISO Trust is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in vendor security due diligence. The company has developed a platform that provides comprehensive and actionable information regarding vendor security risks. This platform enables decision-makers to conduct informed risk assessments and make sound security choices by streamlining the vendor review process. By delivering reliable data, VISO Trust assists enterprises in managing third-party security risks effectively and transparently, ultimately enhancing their overall cybersecurity posture.

MontyCloud

Seed Round in 2022
MontyCloud Inc. is a technology company that specializes in creating an artificial intelligence-driven software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for managing and governing cloud infrastructure, applications, and services. Founded in 2018 and located in Woodinville, Washington, MontyCloud offers solutions that simplify the management of cloud services, automate maintenance tasks, and streamline governance and compliance processes. Its platform employs an event-driven architecture, integrating AI and machine learning to provide automation and actionable insights. The company addresses key areas such as cloud cost management, security, compliance automation, and disaster recovery, enabling clients to achieve consistent, policy-driven management across diverse cloud environments.

Cynomi

Seed Round in 2022
Cynomi offers an AI-powered, automated virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) platform designed to assist Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) and consulting firms in delivering vCISO services efficiently and at scale. Founded in 2021 and based in London, the company’s multi-tenant platform automatically generates essential components for vCISO services, including risk and compliance assessments, customized security policies, and actionable remediation plans with prioritized tasks. Additionally, it provides task management tools and customer-facing reports, ensuring that organizations can maintain optimal cybersecurity posture and regulatory compliance. Cynomi's solution enables businesses to enhance their security measures without the need to expand existing resources.

KeyCaliber

Seed Round in 2021
KeyCaliber specializes in enhancing cyber resilience and optimizing resources for organizations through its automated security program assessment platform. The company focuses on identifying mission-critical assets and the pathways associated with them, allowing organizations to pinpoint their "Minimum Viable Company"—the essential cyber assets and applications necessary for operational continuity amid cyber threats or IT outages. By leveraging existing cybersecurity telemetry and advanced data science techniques, KeyCaliber's platform automatically classifies critical assets, evaluates associated cyber risks, and assesses security controls. It also provides actionable recommendations to mitigate risks and reduce costs, effectively replacing outdated manual processes with efficient data-driven solutions.

TrueFort

Series B in 2021
TrueFort Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Weehawken, New Jersey, founded in 2015. It specializes in real-time application and cloud workload protection solutions, focusing on securing critical applications and infrastructure. The company's flagship platform, Fortress, offers a unique approach to security by leveraging advanced behavioral analysis, machine intelligence, and automation. This platform supports zero trust application environments and addresses various security challenges through a unified solution that enhances visibility and protection against cyber threats. TrueFort's technology enables clients to utilize agents already deployed in their systems, facilitating seamless integration while significantly reducing risks associated with excessive trust.

Borneo

Series A in 2021
Borneo is a Singapore-based company founded in 2019, specializing in real-time data security and privacy observability. Its platform is designed to prevent data breaches and manage privacy compliance for rapidly growing businesses. Borneo offers continuous discovery, classification, monitoring, and protection of sensitive data within cloud environments. By enabling clients to understand and address risks associated with sensitive data, the company helps mitigate the mishandling of information and prevents data leaks, thereby driving compliance with privacy regulations.

ThreatKey

Seed Round in 2021
ThreatKey is a cybersecurity company that provides a platform designed to enhance visibility and control over security solutions for cloud infrastructure and SaaS applications. The platform focuses on reducing digital security risks by automatically identifying and addressing cybersecurity threats and misconfigurations. By offering tools that monitor for potential threats and manage security issues, ThreatKey enables businesses to concentrate on their core activities and improve overall operational efficiency.

Baffle

Series B in 2021
Baffle, Inc. is a software company based in Santa Clara, California, that specializes in data encryption solutions. Founded in 2015, Baffle offers a range of products including advanced data protection, application tier solutions, and secure multi-party compute options. Its platform is designed to simplify data-centric encryption, allowing organizations to share sensitive information securely while ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations. Baffle's technology enables applications to process encrypted data without the need for decryption, which facilitates privacy-preserving analytics in artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company’s solutions help organizations move data to the cloud efficiently and responsibly, without compromising user experience or security.

Keys

Seed Round in 2021
Keys is developing an intent-based communication platform aimed at enhancing the way individuals express themselves. By leveraging advanced natural language processing, the platform translates broad and simple ideas into coherent, AI-generated sentences. This innovative approach helps users communicate more effectively and efficiently, addressing common challenges in messaging. With a focus on anticipatory communication, Keys aims to transform average communicators into skilled ones, thereby revolutionizing the experience of texting and other forms of written interaction.

VISO TRUST

Seed Round in 2021
VISO Trust is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in vendor security due diligence. The company has developed a platform that provides comprehensive and actionable information regarding vendor security risks. This platform enables decision-makers to conduct informed risk assessments and make sound security choices by streamlining the vendor review process. By delivering reliable data, VISO Trust assists enterprises in managing third-party security risks effectively and transparently, ultimately enhancing their overall cybersecurity posture.

careviso

Series A in 2021
Careviso is a technology healthcare company focused on simplifying patient access to molecular diagnostics. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it offers an online platform that manages the prior authorization process for genetic testing on behalf of physicians. By integrating expertise in laboratory services, technology solutions, and HUB services, Careviso aims to improve patient access to diagnostic testing. The platform is designed to ensure secure, HIPAA-compliant transactions while navigating the complexities of interactions among payors, healthcare providers, and laboratories. Through its sustainable solutions, Careviso seeks to remove barriers that hinder patient care, thereby streamlining administrative tasks for healthcare organizations.

Sprockets

Seed Round in 2021
Sprockets is a technology company that specializes in AI-enabled assessment tools aimed at transforming the hiring process for hourly employees. By leveraging advanced applicant matching technology, the company evaluates potential hires based on the characteristics of a company's top-performing employees. This innovative approach utilizes AI, big data, and psycholinguistics to provide hiring managers with a quick and cost-effective way to identify the best candidates. Sprockets eliminates guesswork and reduces the frustrations often associated with hiring, ultimately aiming to decrease employee turnover and enhance organizational efficiency.

Reality AI

Seed Round in 2020
Reality AI, founded in 2015 by Jeff Sieracki and Stuart Feffer, specializes in advanced sensing technology that enhances product development for R&D engineers utilizing sensors. The company employs proprietary algorithms to optimize feature discovery, model generation, and component selection, facilitating improved design processes across various applications, including sound recognition, gesture recognition, and predictive maintenance. Its technology supports multiple sensor modalities such as vibration, accelerometer, sound, and radar, catering to customers in automotive, industrial, and consumer sectors. Reality AI holds 14 US patents, with additional patents pending, focusing on machine learning and sensor signal problems. The company operates offices in Columbia, MD, Sunnyvale, CA, and Tokyo, Japan.

MontyCloud

Seed Round in 2019
MontyCloud Inc. is a technology company that specializes in creating an artificial intelligence-driven software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for managing and governing cloud infrastructure, applications, and services. Founded in 2018 and located in Woodinville, Washington, MontyCloud offers solutions that simplify the management of cloud services, automate maintenance tasks, and streamline governance and compliance processes. Its platform employs an event-driven architecture, integrating AI and machine learning to provide automation and actionable insights. The company addresses key areas such as cloud cost management, security, compliance automation, and disaster recovery, enabling clients to achieve consistent, policy-driven management across diverse cloud environments.

TrueFort

Series A in 2019
TrueFort Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Weehawken, New Jersey, founded in 2015. It specializes in real-time application and cloud workload protection solutions, focusing on securing critical applications and infrastructure. The company's flagship platform, Fortress, offers a unique approach to security by leveraging advanced behavioral analysis, machine intelligence, and automation. This platform supports zero trust application environments and addresses various security challenges through a unified solution that enhances visibility and protection against cyber threats. TrueFort's technology enables clients to utilize agents already deployed in their systems, facilitating seamless integration while significantly reducing risks associated with excessive trust.

NS8

Series B in 2019
NS8 Inc. is a provider of a fraud prevention and user experience protection platform, specializing in helping online businesses minimize risk through its comprehensive services. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, with additional offices in Miami Beach and Amsterdam, the company offers NS8 Antifraud, which utilizes machine learning, behavioral analytics, real-time scoring, and global monitoring to identify and mitigate fraudulent activities. The platform provides actionable insights into transaction quality and trustworthiness, enabling businesses to automate their fraud management workflows. It also monitors bot activity and hidden sessions, allowing users to analyze effective traffic sources and tailor content and offers accordingly. NS8 serves various industries, including e-commerce, payment gateways, online merchants, and event ticketing. In October 2020, NS8 Inc. filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Graylog

Venture Round in 2018
Graylog is a company that specializes in enterprise log management, providing an open-source solution for the collection, storage, and analysis of machine data from IT infrastructures and applications. Its platform is utilized by threat hunters, operations professionals, and DevOps teams to enhance situational awareness and address various challenges related to security, compliance, operations, and application development. By offering services and support for its solution, Graylog helps organizations improve the efficiency of their IT operations while significantly reducing costs. Headquartered in Houston, the company is committed to empowering users to scale their event processes and workflows across the organization.
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