{"id":2283,"name":"Evolution Equity Partners","slug":"evolution-equity-partners","website":"https://evolutionequity.com/","hqGeo":"New York, USA","stageFocus":["Seed","Series A"],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Enterprise","SaaS"],"excludedSectors":["Consumer"],"checkSizeMin":20000000,"checkSizeMax":150000000,"thesisSummary":"Evolution invests growth-stage cybersecurity and AI/ML software companies—typically those with product-market fit and strong go-to-market traction—partnering to build market-leading security platforms that defend and protect critical digital infrastructure.","thesisNarrative":null,"logoUrl":null,"aumUsd":2000000000,"submissionUrl":null,"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"portfolio":[{"companyName":"Gong.io","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":"SalesTech","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Onapsis","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":"Enterprise Software","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Security Scorecard","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Arctic Wolf","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Talon","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Quantexa","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Pentera","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Snyk","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Armis","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Noma Security","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Palo Alto Networks","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Protect AI","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null}],"partnerCount":7,"partners":[{"id":8168,"name":"Philip Quade","title":"Chief Information Security Officer","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-quade","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":8169,"name":"Ollie Bone","title":"Vice President","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ollie-bone-a7a7b1ba","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":8172,"name":"Dennis Smith","title":"Managing Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-smith-871986","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":8171,"name":"Yuval Ben-Itzhak","title":"General Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuval-ben-itzhak","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":2273,"name":"Richard Seewald","title":"Founding Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":["Enterprise SaaS","AI","CPG"],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardseewald","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":8167,"name":"Aron Khurana","title":"Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/aronkhurana","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":8170,"name":"Heather Rodriguez","title":"Venture Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-rodriguez-00364b14a","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]}],"funds":[],"activity":{"lastInvestmentYear":null,"investmentsLast12Months":0},"investorType":"vc","preferredApproach":"warm intro preferred","prefersFounderType":null,"oneClickPitchEnabled":false,"relatedFirms":[{"id":13023,"name":"Volition Capital Fund","slug":"volition-capital-fund","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.volitioncapital.com/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed"],"sectorTags":["SaaS","AI / ML","Developer Tools","Other","Security"],"hqGeo":"Boston, MA"},{"id":7722,"name":"Sheesha Finance","slug":"sheesha-finance","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://sheeshafinance.gitbook.io/","stageFocus":[],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Developer Tools","Fintech"],"hqGeo":null},{"id":547,"name":"Cocoa VC","slug":"cocoa-vc","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.cocoa.vc/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Fintech","SaaS","Other"],"hqGeo":"San Francisco, CA"},{"id":13762,"name":"NeuroNet Ventures","slug":"neuronet-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://neuronetgpo.com/","stageFocus":["Seed"],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Other"],"hqGeo":"Chicago, IL"},{"id":12531,"name":"TechLens Seed Fund","slug":"techlens-seed-fund","logoUrl":null,"website":null,"stageFocus":["Pre-Seed"],"sectorTags":["SaaS","Other"],"hqGeo":"Boulder, CO"},{"id":12955,"name":"Jovono","slug":"jovono","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://jovono.com","stageFocus":["Seed","Series A"],"sectorTags":["Other","Climate / Energy","Fintech","Consumer","SaaS","Healthcare"],"hqGeo":"Los Angeles, CA"}],"featuredIn":[{"slug":"saas","displayName":"SaaS Investors","pageType":"industry"},{"slug":"seed","displayName":"Seed Investors","pageType":"stage"},{"slug":"ai","displayName":"AI & ML Investors","pageType":"industry"},{"slug":"series-a","displayName":"Series A Investors","pageType":"stage"}],"fundraisingResources":[{"slug":"what-vcs-actually-look-for-pitch-deck","title":"What VCs Actually Look for in a Pitch Deck"},{"slug":"find-right-pre-seed-investors-b2b-saas","title":"How to Find the Right Pre-Seed Investors for Your B2B SaaS Startup"},{"slug":"Finding-Investors-For-Startup-In-2026","title":"How to Find Investors for Your Startup in 2026 (Without Cold-Searching Databases)"}],"overviewNarrative":null,"portfolioNarrative":null,"seoTitle":null,"seoDescription":null,"lastVerifiedAt":"2026-09-11T19:01:59.279Z"}