Seed cybersecurity investors in California

21 of 33 seed cybersecurity firms that report a preference say they can lead. 2 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Riot VenturesActive Oct 10
California
Stephen Marcus, Will Coffield+2 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +5
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Forgepoint CapitalActive Oct 6
California
Alberto Yepez, Damien Henault+5 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BCybersecurity +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California · Fund $198.7M (2019)
David G. DeWalt, Pete Bodine+4 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCybersecurity
$3M to $30MCan lead
California · Fund $400M (2025)
Lenny Pruss, Mike Dauber+8 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDev tools and infra +2
$500K to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $75M (2025)
Lars Leckie, Steve Kishi
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $360M Fund II (2024)
Barmak Meftah, Jake Seid+3 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Arvind Purushotham, Luis Valdich+1 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +5
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund Approximately $2.8B AUM
Greg Sands, Amy Cheetham+10 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Jon Sakoda, Alessio Fanelli+1 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDev tools and infra +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
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
California · Fund $900M (2025)
Aydin Senkut, James Detweiler+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +4
$1M to $30M+Can lead
California · Fund $50M
Alok Nandan, Amit Sridharan
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +1
$1M to $3MCan lead
California
Cheryl Cheng, Michael Stewart+10 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $500M (2025)
Alex Kamenetskiy, Oshri Kaplan+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +6
$500K to $10MCan 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
California
Arun Penmetsa, David Somers+3 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund Approximately $1B AUM
Alex Doll, Mark Hatfield+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCybersecurity
$1M to $30MCan lead
California · Fund $100M seed fund
Danny Cotter, Steve Westly+8 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate +4
$500K to $30MCan lead
California
Don Butler, Peter Thomson
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +4
$500K to $30MCan lead
California
Anthony Saleh, Chenli Wang+4 on the team
SeedLeadsEducation and work +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $400M (2022)
Yoav Andrew Leitersdorf, Kirk Manoogian+5 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCybersecurity
$3M to $30M+Can lead
California
Howard Hall, Jackie Shoback+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedCybersecurityConfirmed by the firm
$25K to $250KMostly follows
California
Ben Orthlieb
SeedDev tools and infra +3
$100K to $250KMostly follows
California · Fund $300M Fund III (2026)
Kasper Sage, Marcus Behrendt+6 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BIndustrial +5
$3M to $10MMostly follows
California
Jaidev Shergill, Jon Barad+12 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFintech +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California · Fund $155M (2026)
Jeff Torrance, Larsen Jensen+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
A.J. Kennedy, Arnaud Bakker+3 on the team
SeedSeries ACrypto +2
Check size not reportedMostly follows
California
Lucio Lanza, Norman Yeung
SeedSeries ADeep tech +6
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Ben Metcalfe
Pre-seedSeedDev tools and infra +1
$250K to $500KMostly follows
California · Fund $35M Fund I (2022)
Mohamed Nanabhay, Adam Mullinax+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedCybersecurity
$250K to $500KMostly follows
California · Fund $50M fund (2019)
Austin Arensberg, Trevor Russ
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BCybersecurity
$25K to $1MMostly follows
California
Aviram Jenik, MJ Kang+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedDeep tech +3
$25K to $250KMostly follows
California
Chenxi Wang
Pre-seedSeedSeries ACybersecurity +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Andrew Conrad, Andy Harrison+5 on the team
SeedSeries ALife sciences +4
$1M to $10MMostly follows
California · Fund $186M (2023)
Philip Bilden, Raj Shah+6 on the team
SeedCybersecurity +2
Check size not reportedMostly follows
California
Tess Hau, Douglas Park+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedCrypto +5
Check size not reportedMostly follows
California
Warren Weiss, Gaurav Manglik+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +3
Check size not reportedMostly follows

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How many seed cybersecurity investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 38 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 2 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do seed cybersecurity investors in california write?

The most reported band is $3M to $10M, reported by 13 firms on this list.

Which seed cybersecurity investors in california lead rounds?

21 of 33 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.