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Ballistic Ventures
US venture capital firm focused exclusively on cybersecurity startups; participated in Uforce's $50M seed round.
Ballistic Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm dedicated exclusively to cybersecurity, founded in 2021 by operator-investors including Ted Schlein, Kevin Mandia, Barmak Meftah, Jake Seid, and Roger Thornton, whose partners have collectively founded, funded, or operated more than 90 cybersecurity companies including Mandiant, AlienVault, ArcSight, and Shape Security. The firm raised a 300 million dollar debut fund in 2022 and a 360 million dollar Fund II in 2024.
Overview
- Firm
- Ballistic Ventures
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Founded
- 2021
- AUM
- ~$1.08 billion (per SEC Form ADV, March 2026)
- Stages
- Seed, Series A
- Thesis
- Ballistic Ventures funds and incubates innovations in cybersecurity and nothing else, backing early-stage founders with the operating expertise of its general partners.
- Website
- ballisticventures.com/
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Frequently asked
- What is Ballistic Ventures?
- Ballistic Ventures funds and incubates innovations in cybersecurity and nothing else, backing early-stage founders with the operating expertise of its general partners.
- How much does Ballistic Ventures manage?
- Ballistic Ventures manages ~$1.08 billion (per SEC Form ADV, March 2026) in assets, and was founded in 2021.
- What stages does Ballistic Ventures invest at?
- Ballistic Ventures invests at Seed, Series A.
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