Cyber Defense Investors

cyber•Fund is a holding company that invests in, analyzes and develops innovative blockchain projects with the aim of creating economies of robots and self-expressive individuals.

Cyberstarts is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Gili Raanan, focusing exclusively on early-stage cybersecurity startups. The firm operates a unique model, known as the "Sunrise" methodology, which involves close collaboration with founding teams from the inception of their companies. This approach emphasizes identifying and addressing critical pain points within the cybersecurity sector, guiding startups from product ideation to achieving product-market fit and beyond. Cyberstarts is distinguished by its entrepreneur-backed funding structure, with investors comprising some of the most successful figures in the cybersecurity industry, including Shlomo Kramer of Cato Networks, Imperva, and Check Point, Marius Nacht of Check Point, Nir Zuk from Palo Alto Networks, Udi Mokady from CyberArk, Nir Polak of Exabeam, and Michael Shaulov of Fireblocks. These investors provide strategic counsel to portfolio companies, offering guidance on product development, market positioning, and talent acquisition. The firm's portfolio includes notable companies such as Fireblocks, Wiz, Transmit Security, Island, and Noname Security. Cyberstarts has demonstrated strong financial performance, with its first fund generating annual returns of 170% since its inception in 2018. In February 2022, the firm closed a $200 million Opportunity Fund to support follow-on investments in its portfolio companies. Later that year, in August 2022, Cyberstarts raised an additional $60 million for Seed Fund III, bringing its total assets under management to $374 million. This fund is dedicated to investing in early-stage cybersecurity companies, further solidifying Cyberstarts' commitment to nurturing the next generation of cybersecurity innovators.

Founded in 2016, Cyber Capital is a fundamentals-driven cryptocurrency investment manager based in Europe, focusing on high-conviction digital assets with tangible utility and institutional-grade governance.

We invest in companies with technologies applicable to national security (deep tech, aerospace / defense, healthcare, cybersecurity, AI, etc)

We have kept focusing on investment in and support for Internet businesses for more than seven years. Our extensive expertise and understandings of the Internet industry enables us to provide startups with highly specialized incubation, which leads to rapid and steady business growth in the ever-changing Internet industry. As a partner for entrepreneurs, we are deeply committed to create a business together with entrepreneurs in the seed stage as well as to accelerate growth of the business in its early stages. We also support and finance entrepreneurs who are still preparing to start up their businesses.

We invest in cybersecurity.

Cybernaut Venture Capital is a prominent Chinese venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, and consumer services. Established in 2001, the firm has a strong track record of identifying and nurturing high-growth companies in China. Cybernaut's investment philosophy centers on partnering with visionary entrepreneurs to build industry-leading businesses. The firm offers comprehensive support to its portfolio companies, leveraging its extensive network and resources to drive growth and innovation. Notable achievements include successful exits in sectors such as e-commerce, biotechnology, and fintech. Cybernaut's areas of focus encompass technology, healthcare, and consumer services, with a particular emphasis on sectors poised for rapid growth in the Chinese market. Key differentiators include a deep understanding of the Chinese market, a robust network of industry connections, and a commitment to long-term value creation. The firm's geographic focus is primarily on China, with a strategic interest in global markets that present significant growth opportunities. Cybernaut maintains an active presence on social media platforms, including LinkedIn and WeChat, to engage with entrepreneurs and industry stakeholders. The firm has achieved a number of successful exits, contributing to its reputation as a leading venture capital firm in China. With a total of over 100 investments, Cybernaut continues to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of China's entrepreneurial landscape.

Cybernetix Ventures Management Company LLC is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage, growth capital, pre-seed, seed and Series A investments. It seeks to invest in robotics, automation, AI technology, robotics solutions for manufacturing, logistics, construction, and healthcare verticals, robotics-enabling software companies in AI/machine learning, cloud robotics, cybersecurity, autonomy and sensors/edge computing. It seeks to invest in US. Cybernetix Ventures Management Company LLC is based in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in Franklin, Massachusetts.

TFX Capital is a veteran-led venture capital firm founded in 2015, dedicated to investing in early-stage technology companies founded by high-performing military and national security veterans. The firm focuses on B2B startups in sectors such as Cybersecurity, Defense, Healthcare, Fintech, and Security. TFX Capital's investment strategy emphasizes supporting founders with military or national security backgrounds who are addressing complex challenges through innovative technology solutions. The firm typically invests between $250,000 and $750,000 in pre-Series A stages, preferring companies with a pre-money valuation of $10 million or less. TFX Capital operates primarily in the United States, with a preference for East Coast and Southeast-based companies.

Arieli Group is a venture capital firm specializing in early, growth capital and late venture investments. It typically seek to invest in information technology, cybersecurity, defense, deep tech, healthcare, energy, fintech, and agritech sector. The firm prefers to invest globally. Arieli Group was founded in 2016 and is based in Herzliya, Israel New York, New York with an additional office in and London, United Kingdom.

SYN Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in disruptive and innovative companies in the cybersecurity, industrial security, national defense, privacy, regulatory compliance, and data governance industries. Started in 2021 by a team of former CISOs, CEOs, CTOs, and Founders, the firm manages $900m AUM and leverages over 400 years of combined security experience to partner with entrepreneurs building transformational solutions.

Wind Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in pre-seed to series B, seed and early-stage investments. The firm typically invests in the AI, space, and defense, internet, technology, luxury goods, service, new mobility, renewable energy, sustainable building, security, sustainable agriculture, clean air initiatives, climate, deep tech, Exit, fintech, industry 4.0, lifestyle and SaaS sectors. Under new mobility it prefers to invest in urban transport infrastructure, alternative fuels, green logistics. Under renewable energy it prefers to invest in alternative power sources, green batteries & storage, affordable heating. Under sustainable building it prefers to invest in new materials & equipment, energy-efficient construction, autonomous buildings. Under security it prefers to invest in industry security, disaster resilience, consumer guidance, robotics, cyber security. Under sustainable agriculture it prefers to invest in food security, precision farming, agbots, water preservation. Under clean air initiatives it prefers to invest in air pollution reduction, carbon capture, renewables, Green IT, and waste management. It also provides advisory services at a later stage of development, it helps start-ups and SME to define their consolidation or exit strategy, by connecting buy-side and sell-side partners through their network of VCs and industrials based in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The firm primarily invests in French and European companies. The firm prefers to invest between €0.10 million ($0.11 million) and €5 million ($5.86 million). Wind Capital is based in Paris, France, with additional offices in Paris,France, San Francisco, California.

Vine Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to partnering with high-integrity, -obsessed, and wildly interesting founders at the early stages of their companies. Established in 2020, Vine Ventures focuses on long-term investments, supporting founders from inception through to IPO. Their primary mission is to assist emerging companies in navigating the challenges of building generational businesses. The firm operates with a single mandate: to help fledgling companies navigate the challenges of building generational businesses. Vine Ventures has a diverse portfolio spanning various sectors, including SaaS, FinTech, Infrastructure, AI, Defense, Cybersecurity, Marketplace, and Healthcare. Their investments are geographically distributed across the United States, Israel, and Latin America. Notable portfolio companies include Baton, Carta, Cayena, Codified, Qodo (formerly CodiumAI), Compete, Dutchie, Ennabl, Eon, and Epsio. The firm's investment philosophy emphasizes a deep understanding of the founders' space, fostering personal relationships based on trust, and leveraging a strategic network of C-level operators. Vine Ventures is committed to being an inseparable part of the founding team's journey, offering support that goes beyond financial backing to include strategic guidance and operational assistance. The team comprises individuals with diverse backgrounds, including experience at Insight Venture Partners, Dynamic Yield, and Sinai Ventures, bringing a wealth of knowledge and expertise to their investments. Vine Ventures is headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Tel Aviv and San Francisco, positioning them to effectively support entrepreneurs across key global innovation hubs.

9Yards is a $1B+ venture and growth fund focused on foundational industries, including diversified software, cyber/defense, fintech/insurtech, and supply chain tech.

Viola Ventures is a leading early-stage venture capital firm based in Israel, dedicated to supporting visionary entrepreneurs in their journey to global success. With over $1.3 billion in assets under management and more than 20 years of experience in Israel's tech scene, Viola Ventures has backed over 100 trailblazing companies, including ironSource, Payoneer, Lightricks, Pagaya, and Immunai. The firm focuses on seed, Series A, and Series B investments, providing comprehensive support to startups from the ideation phase through to market leadership. Their areas of focus include Fintech, Enterprise Software, Vertical Applications, Cybersecurity, Data/IT Infrastructure, Semiconductors, Consumer, and HLS & Defense. Viola Ventures is committed to empowering innovators by offering assistance in market validation, co-founder search, management building, pricing and business models, business development, design partnerships, and fundraising.

Fortify Ventures LLC is a venture capital firm specializing in startup/seed, emerging growth, growth capital and early-stage investments. It invests early in people building innovative and disruptive technologies for human health, the future-of-work and the infrastructure that powers them both. Within infrastructure, it invests in energy, cyber, defense, manufacturing and industrial. It also invests in deep or defensible technology sectors. The firm only invests in businesses based in the USA, Europe, and Israel, formed as Delaware C-Corps. The firm typically invests between $0.1 million and $2 million as first checks into pre-Series-A rounds. The firm targets 7% ownership with the first check. The firm does not specifically looks for a controlling stake. It either leads rounds or participates in them. Fortify Ventures LLC was founded in June 2011 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia with additional offices in New York City, New York; Ashburn, Virginia and Los Angeles, California.

FGA Partners, LLC, formerly known as Falcon Global Acquisitions LLC, is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in startups, early venture, emerging growth, growth capital, industry consolidation, restructuring, exit strategy, expansion and distressed, mergers & acquisitions, roll-up acquisition, turnaround situations and management buyouts. The firm provides private consulting services including deal structuring, corporate restructuring, reverse merger, divestitures, mergers and acquisitions, liquidations, commodities, legal, accounting, and capital raising. It collaborates closely with miners and private buyers of precious metals and stones worldwide. It actively acquires gold, silver, platinum, and palladium through direct purchase agreements with qualified sellers, miners and refineries worldwide. The firm seeks to invest in healthcare, healthcare technology, manufacturing industry software, real estate industry software, virtual reality software, computer and mobile games, communication services, building materials, raw commodities like timber, cement, agricultural products, gaming technology; robotics and automation technology including AI-driven manufacturing systems, industrial robotics, automation platforms; real estate, commercial real estate, precious metals, software, fintech, online trading services, online bill payment services, online insurance services, consumer staple, artificial intelligence, smart technology; blockchain technology including blockchain AI; tokenization, cybersecurity spaces, manufacturing, petroleum, agriculture, aerospace and defense manufacturing including precision components, next-gen materials, and mission-critical systems; technological integration, global business development, food and beverage manufacturing including beverage brands, sustainable packaging, specialty food processing, and consumer packaged goods; digital assets industries. The firm is geographically agnostic with a focus on the North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, India, USA, Europe, Eurasia, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Australia, South America and beyond. The firm also invests in movie projects in the genres of action, drama, thriller, comedy and horror having a minimum budget of $1 million and maximum total budget of $20 million. The firm invests in companies with enterprise value between $20 million and $100 million. The firm seeks a majority or minority ownership with minimum 20% stake. FGA Partners, LLC was founded in 1998 and is based in New York, New York.

Rockaway Ventures is a Private Equity and a venture capital firm specializing in Seed to Series A stage startups, early venture, and growth capital investments. The firm seeks to invest in Data Processing and Outsourced Services, Internet Services and Infrastructure, Application Software, Systems Software, Media and Entertainment, Real Estate Services, Retailing, Consumer Services, food and staples retailing, health care technology, financials, retail and e-commerce, travel & hospitality, digital logistics, digital media, cybersecurity, defense, CleanTech, and PropTech. It seeks to invest in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Kosovo, Romania, Germany, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro and Switzerland. The firm prefers to take management control. The firm makes equity investments ranging between Euro 1 million ($1.18 million) to Euro 10 million ($11.85 million). Rockaway Ventures was founded in 2013 and is based in Czech Republic. Rockaway Ventures operates as a subsidiary of Rockaway Capital SE.

Stonewall Capital specializes in making direct investments. It makes private equity / buyouts and venture capital investments in early venture and middle market companies and is involved in growth capital and buyout transactions. The firm invests in oil and gas field services, aerospace research and development, printing services, environmental and facilities services, internet and direct marketing retail, online services, services outsourcing, security software, and network security. It seeks to invest in Midatlantic and Southeast. It invests in small and middle sized companies. The firm invests in sectors such as technology, business, business services, manufacturing, and energy. Within technology it invests in defense and aerospace engineering research and development, cyber security, software, internet, and mobility. Within business services the firm invests in IT outsourcing, IT security, professional services staffing, and software as a service (SaaS). Within manufacturing sector it invests in aerospace and 3D printing and within energy sector it invests in oil and gas services, environmental, Acquisition, and E&P. Stonewall Capital is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Elron Ventures is a leading Israeli venture capital firm founded in 1962, focusing on early-growth investments in DeepTech, DefenseTech, Cybersecurity, and SaaS. It operates as a subsidiary of Discount Investment Corporation Ltd. and manages a strategic M&A strategy through RDC.

Lioncrest Ventures is a principal investment firm specializing in growth capital and emerging growth investments. It provides both equity and debt to companies. It typically invests in the AI driven B2B technology/software companies including FinTech, cyber security, digital health, supply chain/logistics, defense/GovTech and LegalTech sectors. It seeks to invest in the US and in Israeli founders building and expanding in the US. It seeks to invest in companies with an ARR between $1.5 million and $6 million. Lioncrest Ventures is based in the United States.

LLR Partners, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing in investments in expansion and growth capital, emerging growth, late stage growth, buy and build, acquisitions, corporate divestitures, generational transitions, add-on acquisitions, recapitalizations, buyouts, PIPEs, shareholder liquidity, lower middle market and working capital financing in middle market companies. It does not invest in biotechnology and real estate sectors. The firm seeks to invest in technology and service-based businesses with a focus on business services, fintech, industrial, healthcare services, financial services, consumer and education services, software and information technology services, and security, defense, and government sectors. Within business services, it focuses on business process outsourcing, document and information management, marketing services, customer care, fixed asset management, human capital management, human resources outsourcing, staffing and search, information services and business intelligence, professional and consulting services, transportation and logistics, 3PL, warehouse and inventory management, supply chain management, and reverse logistics. Within the education sector, the firm focuses on early education, K-12, post-secondary, education technology, continuing education and training, specialty services. Within the consumer sector, it focuses on health and wellness, restaurants, specialty retail, and Internet retail. For investments in B2B Payments it seeks to invest in Accounts payable automation, Accounts receivable automation, Closed loop networks, Cross-border payments, Business expense management, Virtual card gateway, Enterprise and recurring billing, Accounting software. For investments in marketing services, the firm invests in direct marketing, marketing technology, and data analytics and management. Within the healthcare sector, it focuses on outsourced services, post-acute care, pharmaceutical services, distribution, diagnostics and monitoring, ACO services, payment integrity, alternative site, managed care, payor services, pharmacy benefit management, disease and benefits management, healthcare software and information services, healthcare information technology, revenue cycle management, practice management software, consulting services, and data analytics and informatics. Within the software and information technology sector, the firm focuses on technology enabled business services, information technology services, solutions, data/ information services, enterprise software, data management, business intelligence, infrastructure and systems software, vertically-focused Software, on-premise software and SaaS deployment, and application software. For security investments, the firm invests in physical/electronic security, security monitoring, video surveillance and analytics, cyber security, access control, biometrics and identity management, building automation and controls, critical infrastructure protection, information and network security, security information and event management (physical and IT), and risk management. Its defense investments focus on command & control (C2), communications and networking, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), unmanned systems, embedded processing and high performance computing, electronic warfare (EW), advanced research and technology development, training and simulation, signal processing, enterprise-level systems engineering, data analytics, and intelligence analytics. Within government services, it invests in health information technology, big data, cloud computing, enterprise it management, border / perimeter security, public safety and emergency communications, mobile device management, SETA and program delivery support, and analytics (FWA). Within the financial services sector, it focuses on marketing service, ecommerce services, and targeting and scoring, specialty finance, commercial finance, mortgage banking, collections, insurance service providers, insurance technology solutions, insurance distributors, investment managers, broker-dealers, data and analytics, trading platforms, eBrokerage, capital markets technology, transaction and payment processing, prepaid cards, alternative payments, banking solutions, outsourced services, fraud and compliance management, financial technology and services providers. It prefers to invest across United States with focus on Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Richmond, Washington D.C, the Mid Atlantic, Denver, Colorado, and Eastern United States regions. The firm typically invests between $25 million and $200 million in transactions ranging from $20 million to $250 million in value. It primarily invests in companies having revenues between $10 million and $250 million and customer base with an addressable market of at least $500 million. The firm seeks to invest in businesses with annual revenue and earnings growth in excess of 10% and gross margins of over 40%. Its capital structure includes a mix of preferred and common equity and senior debt and it tends to significantly under leverage its investments. The firm seeks to exit its investments between three and seven years through strategic sale, initial public offering, or recapitalization. It makes both minority and majority investments and takes a board seat in its portfolio companies. It can either act as a lead investor or can co-invest in transactions. LLR Partners, Inc. was founded in October 1999 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with additional office in Arlington, Virginia.

Overmatch Ventures is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in pre-seed, seed, series A, series B, series C, start-up, early venture and growth capital investments. The firm prefers to invest in Critical Tech, Deep tech (Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Sciences, Robotics & Manufacturing, Energy, Advanced Materials, Computing & Microelectronics & Biotech); Defense (Cybersecurity, Autonomous Systems, Hypersonics, Human Machine Interfaces, Directed Energy, Advanced Sensing & Radar); and Space (Satellites, Propulsion, Future Communications, Multi-Orbit Operations & Logistics, In-Space Manufacturing) sector. The firm focuses to invest in United States of America. The firm invests in Pre Seed upto $1 million, in Seed upto $2 million, in Series A upto $3 million and in Series B-C between $5 million and $15 million. Overmatch Ventures is based in Austin, Texas.

Joule Ventures LLC. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in pre-seed, seed/startups, and early-stage companies. It focuses on companies which are at a mid to late phase of R&D. The firm seeks to invest in the emerging technology market which includes B2B solutions in the areas of cyber and information security, software, telecommunications, defense, business and internet of things, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise technology. It seeks to invest in companies based in Israel and also focus on United States. It prefers to invest in companies with a short time to market and acquisition potential within a three-to-five-year period. The firm also provides advisory services to its portfolio companies. It also provides follow-on investments. Joule Ventures LLC., was founded on 2010 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia and New York, New York.

Prana Tech Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in pre-seed/seed, early stage, growth stage, series B & C and startup investments. The firm prefers to invest in Cybersecurity; Identity security, cloud security, zero-trust platforms, and quantum encryption. Vertical AI; AI-driven solutions for industries like healthcare, defense, and supply chain. Health/Med Tech; Digital health platforms, wearable tech, and AI-powered mental health solutions and Deep Tech. The firm focuses across US and India. The firm prefers to invest up to $250 K ($0.25 million) in pre-seed and seed investment and in follow-on seed between $500 K ($0.5 million) and $750 K ($0.75 million). It typically invests in companies with valuations Up to $10 million, offering equity stakes of 3% and 5%. Prana Tech Ventures was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in United States.