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Evolution Equity Partners

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 49 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $563M, Sept 2026VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BCyber-securityIdentityCollaboration Tools

Deploying now
67%of best year8cheques in 12 months, 49 on record
Since the last cheque37days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$31MCheque size, as they say$5.0M – $25MRounds led7 of 49Sole investor4 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 69%
Pitch Evolution Equity Partners

Evolution Equity Partners highlights

  1. 01

    8 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 46% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $8.0M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Evolution Equity Partners is an international venture capital investor.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$5.0M – $25M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Cyber-securityIdentityCollaboration Tools
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first49 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Sept
    IslandSeries F · US · Bharat Fast$400MLed
  3. Sept
    OuterlimitPre-seed · GB · AlbionVC$16MWith 10 others
  4. Jul
    QIZ SecuritySeed · US$17MWith 1 other
  5. Jun
    CyeraGrowth · US · TechCrunch$600MLed
  6. Mar
    KaiSeries A · US · Ventureburn$125MLed
  7. Jan
    TorqGrowth · IL · TechStartups$140MWith 5 others
  8. 2025

    10 rounds

  9. Nov
    ArmisGrowth · US · TechCrunch$435MWith 7 others
  10. Nov
    OleriaVenture · US$19MWith 1 other
  11. Jul
    ObserveSeries C · US · TechStartups$156MWith 6 others
  12. Jul
    Noma SecuritySeries B$100MWith 1 other
  13. May
    Ox SecuritySeries B · US · TechCrunch$60MWith 6 others
  14. Apr
    Phosphorus CybersecurityVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  15. Mar
    PenteraSeries D · US · TechCrunch$60MLed
  16. Mar
    QuantexaSeries F · GB · TechCrunch$175MWith 6 others
  17. Mar
    GetReal SecuritySeries A · US$18MWith 5 others
  18. Feb
    Backline AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  19. 2024

    6 rounds

  20. Nov
    HalcyonSeries C · US · Crunchbase News$100MLed
  21. Sept
    TorqSeries C · IL$70MWith 3 others
  22. Sept
    ArqitGB$14MWith 2 others
  23. Aug
    Protect AISeries B · US$60MWith 3 others
  24. Jul
    CytacticSeed · IL$16MSole investor
  25. Mar
    Sweet SecuritySeries A · IL$33MWith 1 other
  26. 2023

    2 rounds

  27. Nov
    ToposwareSeed · US$5.0MSole investor
  28. Feb
    MetomicSeries A · GB$19MWith 3 others
  29. 2022

    6 rounds

  30. Aug
    Talon Cyber SecuritySeries A$100MWith 3 others
  31. Jun
    CybSafeSeries B · GB$28MWith 1 other
  32. May
    Solidus LabsSeries B · US$45MWith 2 others
  33. Apr
    Regulatory GenomeSeed · GB$6.0MWith 2 others
  34. Feb
    Beyond IdentitySeries C · US$100MWith 1 other
  35. Jan
    Defined.aiVenture · US$15MWith 3 others
  36. 2021

    3 rounds

  37. Nov
    SCYTHESeries A · US$10MWith 3 others
  38. Sept
    TrueFortSeries B · US$30MWith 2 others
  39. May
    BluBracketSeries A$12MWith 4 others
  40. 2020

    2 rounds

  41. Aug
    CalendarHeroVenture$453KWith 2 others
  42. Apr
    Arista NDRSeries C$36MWith 2 others
  43. 2019

    3 rounds

  44. Nov
    ZecOpsSeed · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 6 others
  45. Jun
    TrueFortSeries A · US · FinSMEs$14MLed
  46. Jun
    SecurityScorecardSeries D · US · FinSMEs$50MWith 5 others
  47. 2018

    1 round

  48. Apr
    OnapsisSeries C · US · FinSMEs$31MWith 2 others
  49. 2017

    2 rounds

  50. Apr
    LogPointSeries B · DK · FinSMEs$10MSole investor

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 registration10 named

DSDennis Stephen SmithManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
HLHeather Lynn FraserChief Financial Officer and Chief Operating OfficeriForm ADV
JSJ.R. SmithManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JMJr Marcel SmithPartneriForm ADV
KOKarel OblukManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
KSKarthik SubramanianManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
RMRichard Michael SeewaldManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
SRStephan RiesenChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
TETaher ElgamalManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
YBYuval Ben-ItzhakManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 27 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

$2.3Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Evolution Equity Partners LLC
SEC number
CRD 319748

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

32 of 51 we have independently watched raise

AnvilogicArcticwolfArmisArqitAugmentcodeBeyondidentityBlubracketCybsafeDefinedDiceEllipticGetrealsecurityIslandLegoraMetomicObserveincOleriaOnapsisPanaseerPenteraPhosphorusProtectaiQuantexaSecurityscorecardSkyfireSnykSoliduslabsSweetTatumToposwareTruefortlogo globeAquasecArizeBacklineBrightsecCapeprivacyClayCountercraftsecCyeraCytacticDoublezeroHalcyonIdentiqKaiNomaReg-genomeSatoricyberSilverfortTalon-secTorq

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

OpenDNSBought by Cisco$635MJun 2015
Cognitive SecurityBought by CiscoUndisclosedJan 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Evolution Equity Partners put money into.

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Evolution Equity Partners in the title.

Quick answers about Evolution Equity Partners

What does Evolution Equity Partners invest in?

Evolution Equity Partners invests most often at Series A and Series B (46% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cyber-security, Identity and Collaboration Tools.

How active is Evolution Equity Partners?

49 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 7. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Evolution Equity Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Island (Series F, Sept 2026), Outerlimit (Pre-seed, Sept 2026) and QIZ Security (Seed, Jul 2026).

How big are Evolution Equity Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $31M. It says it writes cheques of $5.0M to $25M.

Does Evolution Equity Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 7 of its 49 investments on record (14%).

Where does Evolution Equity Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (69%), the United Kingdom (17%) and Israel (11%).

Is Evolution Equity Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Evolution Equity Partners invest alongside?

Most often Insight Partners (5 rounds together), Sequoia Capital (5 rounds together) and Bain Capital Ventures (3 rounds together).

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