Participated · Series A · Jul 2026

Balance Theory offers an AI-native platform that brings the cybersecurity investment lifecycle together through a system of record, a system of intelligence, and a system of execution. The platform is designed to help CISOs understand their enterprise, navigate the market, and move investment decisions into execution with confidence. The company reports it manages more than $1 billion in security investment spend and that customers see an average first-year ROI exceeding 300%. Cybersecurity veteran Dan Burns joined the company as executive chairman as it scales. Balance Theory is using recent funding to accelerate go-to-market efforts, deepen enterprise integrations, expand its market intelligence, and continue building agents and skills within the product. Its positioning targets the challenges security leaders face in prioritizing investments and translating strategy into measurable action.

Led · Seed · Nov 2025

Rilevera is a New Jersey-based cybersecurity startup focused on streamlining detection engineering for enterprise security teams. Its SaaS platform lets users manage, validate, and optimize threat-detection rules without manual coding, offering automated detection validation, versioned change control, health monitoring, AI-powered tuning, and SIEM-agnostic rule deployment. Designed with feedback from more than 30 organizations, the product targets overstretched security operations in fintech, financial services, and technology sectors, where it already serves a growing customer base. One-click health reports and automated coverage insights give teams real-time visibility into rule efficacy and gaps. By replacing ad-hoc scripts with developer-grade workflows, Rilevera aims to reduce false positives and accelerate threat response. Following its recent funding, the company plans to expand product development, hire additional talent, and scale go-to-market and customer acquisition efforts. Financial details beyond the $3 million seed round were not disclosed.

Led · Seed · Jan 2025

Frenos provides an OT security platform that builds a digital twin of a customer's network and uses its AI reasoning agent, SAIRA, to run fully simulated penetration tests that mimic attacker behavior without scanning hardware or risking production. The platform prioritizes exploitable attack paths and reduces assessment time from months to minutes with zero operational impact. Frenos reported strong growth metrics: ARR up more than 10x since early 2025, 215% revenue growth in H1 2026, a 2.7x year-over-year increase in pipeline, a fivefold rise in average deal size, and 2026 bookings already quadrupling full-year 2025. In one customer environment, SAIRA analyzed over 12,000 OT vulnerability findings and surfaced the eight that were actually exploitable, cutting remediation noise by 99.9%. The company is launching SAIRA Co-Work to provide a persistent OT security co-worker and is researching a next-generation foundation model for long-context reasoning and autonomous workflows. Frenos is based in Fulton, Md.

Led · Seed · Oct 2024

ContraForce has developed a security service delivery platform that employs proprietary AI and automation to streamline the time and expertise service providers require to manage security incident and event management and endpoint detection and response tools. Its platform integrates with Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Splunk Enterprise Security, IBM QRadar SIEM, CrowdStrike Falcon XDR and SentinelOne Singularity XDR. ContraForce enables service providers to immediately launch managed detection and response and managed security operations center (SOC) services, allowing them to add a new line of business. The company reports a growing customer base and distribution partners around the world. Annual recurring revenue grew 400 percent over the past 12 months. ContraForce plans to use the seed funding to accelerate release of new product features and invest in sales and marketing in preparation for a future Series A. ContraForce delivers a no-code security automation platform that makes cybersecurity accessible for small and medium-sized businesses that lack the resources and expertise to defend themselves. Its platform automates threat detection, response, and compliance across cloud, network, endpoint, and users, mapping vulnerabilities to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. The product enables organizations without dedicated security personnel to respond to threats without having to learn or write complex detection code and response workflows. ContraForce positions its solution to help customers, regulators, and insurers verify security and compliance, addressing rising pressure on smaller organizations. The company was founded and built by security and cloud experts from Armor, McAfee, and Intel and is headquartered in McKinney, Texas. ContraForce recently received a $2 million seed investment from DataTribe and will work with the firm following its win of the fourth annual DataTribe Challenge.

Participated · Series C · Sep 2024

Strider Technologies provides strategic intelligence through an AI-driven integrated global intelligence platform that turns publicly available data into actionable insights. The company leverages proprietary methodologies alongside AI to help organizations secure and advance their technology and innovation. Led by CEO Greg Levesque, Strider focuses on identifying risks including state-sponsored intellectual property theft, targeted talent acquisition, and supply-chain vulnerabilities. It operates in 10 countries and maintains offices in Washington, DC, Tokyo, and London. The company plans to advance its AI capabilities, expand operations into Europe and Asia, and more aggressively target the public sector market. Strider recently completed a financing that strengthens its balance sheet to support those initiatives. Strider Technologies offers a proprietary strategic intelligence platform and data that enable Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and research institutions to identify, manage, and respond to nation-state-directed activities targeting personnel, intellectual property and supply chains. Led by CEO Greg Levesque, the company combines intelligence specialists, data scientists, and software engineers to deliver its products. It operates in Salt Lake City, Utah; Washington, D.C.; and London, U.K. The company raised $45M in a Series B to expand its capabilities. Strider plans to use the funding to enhance existing products, introduce new capabilities, expand its geographic presence to support demand across industry and government markets, and grow its team of intelligence specialists, data scientists, software engineers, and professional and operational support staff. Costa Saab of Valor Equity Partners will join Strider’s board following the round. Strider Technologies develops the Strider Intelligence Platform to help companies protect intellectual property from cyber attacks. The year-old startup has operations in D.C. and Utah. It closed a $10 million Series A led by Koch Disruptive Technologies. Ottawa-based One9 Ventures participated alongside existing investor DataTribe. The company will use the funding for product research and development and to launch new features for its flagship platform. Strider is also working on a new data-driven product to help organizations identify high-risk activity within their systems. Michael Palmer, president of i360 (a Koch Industries subsidiary), joined Strider’s board as part of the round. Strider provides a software-as-a-service risk intelligence platform that leverages proprietary datasets, machine learning and human intelligence to illuminate economic espionage risks beyond the cyber domain. The system is being used by Fortune 500 companies to illuminate employee, third-party ecosystem, and industry risks related to nation‑state directed activities. Its insights help organizations better safeguard employees, protect intellectual property, and secure long-term competitiveness. The company said it will use the funding to expand its team and infrastructure. Strider was co-founded by Greg Levesque (CEO), Eric Levesque (Chief Strategy Officer) and Michael A. Brown (Chief Technology Officer). The article reports a $2M funding round led by DataTribe.