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Ballistic Ventures
Venture capital · San Mateo, CA, United States · North America
Ballistic Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to funding and incubating innovations in cybersecurity. Its team of former operators supports founders building security startups.
Invests inCybersecurityAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordscybersecuritysecurityenterprise softwareai securitycloud securityweb3 security
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Or find every investor that fitsBallistic Ventures lists 57 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 14 funding rounds, 5 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 42% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Cybersecurity (38%), AI & Machine Learning (37%) and Fintech (10%). 84% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Lightspeed Venture Partners, Artisanal Ventures and Kleiner Perkins.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Ballistic Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Ballistic Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 12 companies; its own site lists 57. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundBallistic Ventures does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 17% |
| Series A | 42% |
| Series B | 25% |
| Growth | 17% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 5 | 2 |
| '26 | 9 | 3 |
Investor profile
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| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 87th | 57 companies |
| Recent activity | 94th | 9 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 57th | 17% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 92th | 21% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 70th | 38% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity | 38% | 4% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 37% | 18% |
| Fintech | 10% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 6% | 8% |
| Legal & Compliance | 2% | 2% |
| Space & Defense | 2% | 3% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 2% | 3% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 1% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | 12 |
| Artisanal Ventures | 6 |
| Kleiner Perkins | 6 |
| Accel | 5 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 4 |
| CSC Upshot | 4 |
| Capital One Ventures | 4 |
| Evolution VC Partners | 4 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers5393%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company47%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Lightspeed Venture Partners
Compare Ballistic Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
from public registers and its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Ballistic Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | Series B | |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Series B | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Series A | |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Seed |
Round details for Ballistic Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Ballistic Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
In the news
1 headline naming Ballistic VenturesEach headline is matched with evidence and opens on its outlet.
Portfolio
57 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormal AI provides behavioral AI for email, identity, and AI security | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Above.security provides AI-native insider risk workflows for detecting, investigating, and preventing threats before they escalate. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Mar 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| Aembit provides identity and access management for artificial intelligence agents and workloads | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Alethea provides a proactive AI risk management platform that delivers early warnings of narrative threats to protect businesses and organizations | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Arkose Labs provides a platform to decide which AI agents to trust and stop fraud | CybersecurityFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Mar 2026Series A · 2 rounds | Page + round | |||
| ArmorCode develops and provides a platform for unified exposure management using artificial intelligence | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Mar 2026Series C+ | Page + round | |
| AuthMind provides a platform for identity observability and security for AI agents, non-human identities, and human identities | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Blend provides digital lending and account opening solutions for banks, credit unions, and mortgage providers. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Bolt offers various mobility services, including ride-hailing, car-sharing, food and grocery delivery, and micromobility solutions. | Mobility & LogisticsFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| BreachRX provides cyber incident response management services | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Brex provides financial software and services, including corporate cards, expense management, and accounting, to businesses in over 120 countries. | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
Cybersecurity | Portfolio page | |||
| Carta provides an end-to-end suite for managing private capital, including equity management, fund administration, and legal operations. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Cato Networks provides a single-vendor SASE platform | CybersecurityEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| CodeZero Technologies Inc develops software to contain credentials and prevent leaks in security stacks. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Cofense sees and stops email threats missed by standard security measures. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Concentric Ai provides data security governance software | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Coro provides cybersecurity solutions for various industries, including endpoint protection, email protection, and network protection. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Cresta develops and provides an AI operating system for customer experience | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 10 Nov 2026- Site
- ballisticventures.com
- Last read
- 10 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 29 Jan 2025
- Companies checked
- 57
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