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Seed cybersecurity investors

55 of 83 seed cybersecurity firms that report a preference say they can lead. 8 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

Evolution Equity PartnersActive Sep 25

New York

Dennis Smith, Richard Seewald+12 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCybersecurity +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

MassMutual VenturesActive Oct 8

Massachusetts

Doug Russell, Eric Emmons+5 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +4

$1M to $10MCan lead

Riot VenturesActive Oct 10

California

Stephen Marcus, Will Coffield+2 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +5

$1M to $30M+Can lead

SYN VenturesActive Oct 14

North Carolina · Fund $300

Art Coviello, Jay Leek+3 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCybersecurity +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

Forgepoint CapitalActive Oct 6

California

Alberto Yepez, Damien Henault+5 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BCybersecurity +1

Check size not reportedLead not reported

ConvergeActive Sep 27

Massachusetts

Anshu Agarwal, Maia Heymann+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterprise software +4

Check size not reportedLead not reported

First In CapitalActive Sep 27

Tennessee · Fund $148M (2026)

Arthur Karell, Rebecca Gevalt+2 on the team

SeedSeries ADefense and space +4

$500K to $3MMostly follows

SaaS VenturesActive Sep 24

Florida

Brian Gaister, Collin Gutman+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +2Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $500KMostly follows

Massachusetts · Fund $265M Fund V (2024)

Liam Donohue, Graham Brooks+6 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +1

$1M to $10MCan lead

412 Venture Fund

Pennsylvania

Andrew Rabin, Evan Segal+4 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +5

$250K to $1MCan lead

New York · Fund $194M (2022)

Aaron Holiday, Nnamdi Okike+1 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +6

$1M to $30MCan lead

AllegisCyber Capital

California · Fund $198.7M (2019)

David G. DeWalt, Pete Bodine+4 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCybersecurity

$3M to $30MCan lead

Allstate Strategic Ventures

Illinois

Josh Lumer, Tarik Galijasevic

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +6

$1M to $10MCan lead

Amplify Partners

California · Fund $400M (2025)

Lenny Pruss, Mike Dauber+8 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDev tools and infra +2

$500K to $10MCan lead

Analog Ventures

New York

John Nordin, Lenny Langenscheidt+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +6

$500K to $3MCan lead

Aspenwood Ventures

California · Fund $75M (2025)

Lars Leckie, Steve Kishi

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +2

$1M to $10MCan lead

Ballistic Ventures

California · Fund $360M Fund II (2024)

Barmak Meftah, Jake Seid+3 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity

Check size not reportedCan lead

Blu Venture Investors

Virginia · Fund $25M (2021)

J.S. Gamble, Deb Fitzgerald+3 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity

$25K to $3MCan lead

California

Arvind Purushotham, Luis Valdich+1 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +5

Check size not reportedCan lead

Florida · Fund Approximately

Alex Weiss, James Huff+7 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCybersecurity +1

$1M to $3MCan lead

Costanoa Ventures

California · Fund Approximately $2.8B AUM

Greg Sands, Amy Cheetham+10 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

Decibel Partners

California

Jon Sakoda, Alessio Fanelli+1 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsDev tools and infra +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

Dell Technologies Capital

California

Daniel Docter, Deepak Jeevankumar+9 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsDev tools and infra +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

California

Akira Kurabayashi, Hiro Rio Maeda+13 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +7

Check size not reportedCan lead

Felicis Ventures

California · Fund $900M (2025)

Aydin Senkut, James Detweiler+7 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +4

$1M to $30M+Can lead

ff Venture Capital

New York

Alex Katz, John Frankel+6 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsIndustrial +2

$250K to $1MCan lead

First Rays Venture Partners

California · Fund $50M

Alok Nandan, Amit Sridharan

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +1

$1M to $3MCan lead

Glasswing Ventures

Massachusetts · Fund $200M+ Fund III (2025)

Kleida Martiro, Rick Grinnell+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +2

Check size not reportedCan lead

Gula Tech Adventures

Maryland

Cyndi Gula, Patrick Duggan+1 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +1

$1M to $10MCan lead

Massachusetts · Fund $250 million (2025)

Alexander Harstrick, Jonathan Bronson+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +4

$1M to $10MCan lead

Koch Disruptive Technologies

Kansas

Brendon Durkin, Byron Knight+11 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCybersecurity +7

$3M to $30M+Can lead

Lytical Ventures

New York

Craig Lifschutz, Jeff Keswin+3 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund

California

Cheryl Cheng, Michael Stewart+10 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

Mendoza Ventures

Massachusetts · Fund $100M (2023)

Adrian Mendoza, Senofer Mendoza+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +2

$500K to $3MCan lead

Munich Re Ventures

California · Fund $500M (2025)

Alex Kamenetskiy, Oshri Kaplan+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +6

$500K to $10MCan lead

Nasdaq Ventures

New York

Benjamin Blueweiss, Amaan+1 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +3

$500K to $10MCan lead

New North Ventures

New Hampshire

Jeremy Hitchcock, Bryan Mabry

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +2

$1M to $3MCan lead

Alberta

Adam Cragg, Joshua Walter+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsCybersecurityConfirmed by the firm

$500K to $1MCan lead

Paladin Capital Group

District of Columbia · Fund More

Christopher Steed, E. Kenneth Pentimonti+8 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCybersecurity +3

$500K to $30MCan lead

California · Fund $240 million Fund V (2023)

Jeff Hinck, Justin Kaufenberg+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +3

$500K to $10MCan lead

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Questions

How many seed cybersecurity investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 100 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 8 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do seed cybersecurity investors write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 36 firms on this list.

Which seed cybersecurity investors lead rounds?

55 of 83 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.