# Phylum funding: rounds and investors

> Phylum has raised $15M across 1 round since 2022. Investors include SixThirty and Ballistic Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/phylum (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Phylum*

One round we have observed, with the 2 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Cybersecurity

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$15M** raised across 1 round since 2022, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A, $15M May 2022
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **May 2022** Series A **$15M** [SixThirty](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sixthirty) [Ballistic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ballistic-ventures) Source recorded SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Jan 2022

## Founders and team

From Phylum's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 9 on the team.

**Chris Wysopal** Founder and Chief Security Evangelist

- **Brian Roche** Chief Executive Officer
- **Ajay Nigam** Chief Product Officer
- **Anthony Barkley** Chief Strategy Officer
- **Karen Buffo** Chief Marketing Officer
- **Paul Barbosa** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Simon Adell** Chief Financial Officer
- **Stacie Justice** Chief People Officer
- **Diana Bushard** General Counsel
- **Aaron M. Bray** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Dan M. Burns* *Patrick M. Heim* *Peter M. Morgan* *Renny M. McPherson*

## Everyone who backed them

[SixThirty](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sixthirty) Accelerator **1** round

[Ballistic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ballistic-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Phylum as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[BlueWing Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluewing-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Olima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/olima-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Phylum

### Who invested in Phylum?

Phylum's investors include SixThirty and Ballistic Ventures.

### How much has Phylum raised?

Phylum has raised $15M across 1 round since 2022.

### When did Phylum last raise?

Phylum's most recent round was a Series A of $15M in May 2022.

### What was Phylum's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $15M in May 2022, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Phylum first?

Phylum's first round on record, in May 2022, was backed by SixThirty and Ballistic Ventures.

### What stage is Phylum at?

Phylum's latest named round is a Series A, in May 2022.

### Where is Phylum based?

Phylum is based in the United States.

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