Participated · Equity · Apr 2026

Spectrum Security builds an AI-driven detection platform that operates on top of customers’ existing SIEMs, data lakes, and security tools to continuously map coverage gaps, author production-grade detections tailored to environments, and automatically fix detection logic as infrastructure drifts. The company says its platform reduces detection-authoring time from weeks to minutes, surfaces gaps teams had not found, and cuts manual engineering hours while keeping coverage effective as attack surfaces evolve. Spectrum positions SecOps teams as remaining in control while the platform provides autonomous detection engineering at scale. The team announced the company is emerging from stealth with $19M in funding from a group of operator investors. The announcement did not disclose revenue, user metrics, founding year, location, or specific go-to-market plans.

Participated · Seed · Jan 2025

Jentic builds an integration layer that enables developers and organisations to pair AI agents with other systems and manage their communication. The company focuses on connecting agents from tech giants as well as bespoke in‑house agents, increasing agent capability and reliability. Its platform aims to help organisations monitor and manage large‑scale AI deployments while addressing security and reliability challenges unique to highly connected AI. Jentic positions itself as critical infrastructure for automation, handling the complexity of linking AI to the world’s APIs. The startup plans to use new funding to expand the team, accelerate product development, and bring its integration layer to market. The founding team includes CEO Sean Blanchfield, COO Dorothy Creaven, Michael Cordner, and Dr. Tilman Schaefer, who have prior exits and leadership experience in middleware and gaming-related companies.

Participated · Series B · Sep 2024

BlackCloak is an Orlando, FL–based company that specializes in digital executive protection and personal cybersecurity for corporate executives, high-net-worth individuals, and family offices. Its BlackCloak Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy™ platform helps shield clients from threats such as deepfakes, advanced social engineering, cyber-extortion, doxxing, and physical threats. The company is used by Fortune 500 and Fortune 50 companies, the world’s largest financial institutions, prominent public officials, and talent management firms in the entertainment industry. Led by CEO and founder Dr. Chris Pierson, BlackCloak markets itself as a trusted solution for high-profile clients across industries. The company raised $17M in a Series B to support product development and protection services; the round brought total funding to $30M. BlackCloak says it will use the proceeds to enhance its personal cybersecurity platform for executives, high-net-worth individuals, and family offices. BlackCloak provides a Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy™ platform that protects corporate executives and high‑profile individuals from cybersecurity, privacy, financial, and reputational risks. The holistic solution includes mobile and desktop apps as well as concierge support. Led by CEO and founder Dr. Chris Pierson, the company published 2020 research showing 40% of executives were already compromised, 70% had exposed passwords on the deep/dark web, and 87% had no security installed on personal devices. BlackCloak is used by Fortune 500 companies across industries. The company intends to use the funds to expand its proprietary technology offering in cybersecurity and privacy, deepen relationships with members, and grow its team and sales operations. BlackCloak is a US creator of a cybersecurity platform that provides Concierge Cybersecurity services to high-net-worth individuals, high-profile persons, and corporate executives. The platform protects clients in their personal lives to mitigate hacking, financial, and reputational risks. The company is led by Dr. Chris Pierson, Founder and CEO. BlackCloak raised $1.9M in funding from DataTribe. It intends to use the funds to strengthen its concierge cybersecurity platform and expand its presence within key sectors where cybercrime losses and intellectual theft are on the rise. As part of the investment, John Funge, Chief Product Officer at DataTribe, will join BlackCloak’s board of directors.

Led · Equity · Aug 2024

SafeGuard Privacy offers a SaaS-based privacy compliance management and collaboration platform used by global brands, agencies, publishers, technology companies, and trade organizations. The platform delivers independent assessments, workflow management, and governance tools to help organizations evaluate privacy programs, mitigate risk, and demonstrate compliance. SafeGuard powers the IAB Diligence Platform and provides the backbone for the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) and the BBB National Programs CARU SafeHarbor. Its Vendor Compliance Hub streamlines the RFI process so vendors can demonstrate privacy compliance to partners and reduce third-party liability. The company is led by CEO Richy Glassberg and serves companies of all sizes. SafeGuard Privacy closed a $3.6M funding round, reflecting recent investor support for its product and market position. SafeGuard Privacy is a New York-based provider of a SaaS privacy-compliance platform that enables publishers, agencies, brands, data providers and tech platforms to assess, audit, and comply with global privacy requirements. Its platform offers independent assessments of privacy programs alongside workflow management and governance tools such as policy wizards, training, secure document storage, real-time reporting, and auditing capabilities. The product is intended to help organizations mitigate risk, demonstrate compliance, and save time and money. Clients cited in the article include Business Online, CafeMedia, Habu, Neustar (a TransUnion company), and Publisher's Clearing House. The company plans to use the new funding to accelerate business and operations expansion.

Led · Series A · Jul 2024

Evo Security is a cybersecurity SaaS company focused on delivering identity and access management solutions tailored for managed service providers (MSPs) and their SMB customers. The company offers a consolidated identity platform, including identity and privileged access management capabilities, designed to protect against evolving identity-based cyber threats. Evo emphasizes quality, innovation, and dedicated MSP support as core differentiators. Led by CEO Michael Roth, the company positions its platform to safeguard critical digital assets and help ensure SMB livelihoods. The business plans to use new capital to accelerate growth, enhance its consolidated product offerings, and expand market presence. The company is based in Austin, TX. Evo Security is an Austin, TX-based identity and access management company that builds enterprise-grade products for managed service providers (MSPs). Led by CEO Michael Roth, the company offers Secure Login, which provides MFA and SSO for Windows and Mac endpoints, web applications, and network devices. It also offers Evo Elevated Access, which lets MSP service delivery teams access client devices as administrators without copying administrative credentials. The company received a $1M investment and intends to use the funds to expand operations and broaden its business reach. No operating metrics or prior financings are disclosed in the article. Evo Security provides a multi-tenant, highly scalable IAM platform engineered specifically for MSPs and their SMB customers. The platform combines MFA, SSO, PAM and Password Management to enable MSPs to manage identity and access across client environments. Led by founder and CEO Michael Roth, the company targets channel partners and service providers with a partner-centric architecture. Evo plans to use new funding to advance existing capabilities, expand product features, and build a partner success and support team. The company completed a seed financing, indicating early-stage funding to accelerate product development and partner growth.