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Ballistic Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 52 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $130M, Sept 2025VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BCyber SecurityCyber-securityAuthentication

Deploying now
59%of best year13cheques in 12 months, 52 on record
Since the last cheque18days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$31MRounds led0 of 52Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 89%
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Ballistic Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    13 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 56% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $8.4M

What they do

The venture capital firm dedicated exclusively to early-stage funding and incubation for entrepreneurs and innovations in cybersecurity.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Cyber SecurityCyber-securityAuthentication
Based in
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first52 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Oct
    Reach SecuritySeries B · US · Cheyenne Ventures$50MWith 4 others
  3. Oct
    ArmadinSeries B · US · Leap Ventures$256MWith 9 others
  4. Aug
    Oligo SecuritySeries C · US$60MWith 3 others
  5. Jul
    Reveal TechnologyVenture · US$4.6MWith 4 others
  6. Jun
    MagnitudeSeed · US$10MSole investor
  7. Apr
    Stellar CyberDebt · US$25MWith 3 others
  8. Mar
    NativeSeries A · Ventureburn$31MWith 1 other
  9. Mar
    ArmadinSeed · TechCrunch$190MWith 6 others
  10. Mar
    ArmorCodeSeries B · US · Ventureburn$16MWith 7 others
  11. Mar
    UFORCESeed · GB$50MWith 3 others
  12. Jan
    WitnessAIVenture · US$58MWith 4 others
  13. 2025

    18 rounds

  14. Nov
    Nudge SecuritySeries A · US$23MWith 1 other
  15. Nov
    SpecterOpsSeries B · US$30MWith 2 others
  16. Jul
    Root EvidenceSeed · US$13MSole investor
  17. Jul
    Reveal TechnologySeries B · US$30MWith 3 others
  18. Jul
    Noma SecuritySeries B$100MWith 1 other
  19. Jul
    Zip SecuritySeries A · US$14MWith 4 others
  20. Jul
    Reach SecuritySeries A · US$10MWith 1 other
  21. Jun
    HypernativeSeries B · IL$40MWith 5 others
  22. Jun
    NomaVenture · ILUndisclosedSole investor
  23. May
    BreachRxSeries A · US$15MWith 3 others
  24. Apr
    AuthMindSeed · US · TechStartups$19MWith 7 others
  25. Apr
    VezaSeries D · US$108MWith 2 others
  26. Mar
    DexterityTechCrunch$95MWith 5 others
  27. Mar
    GetReal SecuritySeries A · US$18MWith 5 others
  28. Feb
    Mimic NetworksSeries A · US$50MWith 6 others
  29. Feb
    Gomboc.AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  30. Jan
    PerygeeSeed · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  31. Jan
    Oligo SecuritySeries B · US$50MWith 3 others
  32. 2024

    10 rounds

  33. Dec
    CrestaSeries D · US · Comcast Ventures$125MWith 5 others
  34. Oct
    Concentric AISeries B · US · TechStartups$45MWith 7 others
  35. Oct
    Hello SojuSeed · US$6.8MSole investor
  36. Sept
    NetskopeVenture · USUndisclosedWith 6 others
  37. Aug
    DevRevSeries A · US$101MWith 4 others
  38. Aug
    Abnormal AISeries D · US$250MWith 4 others
  39. Jul
    AembitSeries A · US$25MWith 3 others
  40. Apr
    AletheaSeries B · US$20MWith 1 other
  41. Mar
    CoroSeries D · US$100MWith 3 others
  42. Mar
    CodeZeroSeed · CA$3.5MSole investor
  43. 2023

    3 rounds

  44. Dec
    ArmorCodeSeries B · US$40MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration7 named

AWAgnes W. SoChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
B(Barmak (nmn) MeftahManaging Member of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
DSDerek SmithManaging Member of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JJJacob Julius SeidManaging Member of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
KMKevin MandiaManaging Member of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
RLRoger L. ThorntonManaging Member of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
TETheodore E. SchleinManaging Member of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 14 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$1.1Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Ballistic Ventures Alpha LLC
SEC number
CRD 318512

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Ballistic Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Ballistic Ventures put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Ballistic Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Ballistic Ventures

What does Ballistic Ventures invest in?

Ballistic Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cyber Security, Cyber-security and Authentication.

How active is Ballistic Ventures?

52 investments on record, 13 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Ballistic Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Reach Security (Series B, Oct 2026), Armadin (Series B, Oct 2026) and Oligo Security (Series C, Aug 2026).

How big are Ballistic Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $31M.

Does Ballistic Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 52 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Ballistic Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and Israel (6%).

Is Ballistic Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 13 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Ballistic Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Google Ventures (6 rounds together), Lightspeed Venture Partners (6 rounds together) and 8VC (4 rounds together).

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