Investing in cybersecurity: a deep look at the challenges, opportunities, and tools for cyber-focused VCs

Welcome to Venture in Security! Before we begin, do me a favor and make sure you hit the “Subscribe” button. Subscriptions let me know that you care and keep me motivated to write more. Thanks folks! Thanks for supporting Venture in Security! While there are many types of actors that provide capital to cybersecurity ventures (private equity, angels, traditional financial institutions, corporate venture funds, etc.), in this article I would like to look at venture capital firms. There are many ways to segment VCs - by fund size, stage, industry vertical, investment thesis, etc. For this discussion, I am interested in two types of venture capital firms: Generalist VCs - those that invest in a broad range of segments, geographies, markets, etc. (e.g., global companies from different markets) Specialist VCs - those that choose to specialize in a specific market (e.g., cybersecurity), industry sub-segment (e.g., compliance tech), geography (e.g., US), or an overlay of a few (e.g., seed-stag

Welcome to Venture in Security! Before we begin, do me a favor and make sure you hit the “Subscribe” button. Subscriptions let me know that you care and keep me motivated to write more. Thanks folks! Thanks for supporting Venture in Security! While there are many types of actors that provide capital to cybersecurity ventures (private equity, angels, traditional financial institutions, corporate venture funds, etc.), in this article I would like to look at venture capital firms. There are many ways to segment VCs - by fund size, stage, industry vertical, investment thesis, etc. For this discuss