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CipherAlpha Ventures

VC
Austin, TX

CipherAlpha Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Security, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$500K–$3.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Security, Other, AI / ML, SaaS
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-31

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on early-stage investments in transformative cybersecurity and defense technologies with a strong emphasis on cryptographic privacy.

How CipherAlpha Ventures invests

CipherAlpha Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Security, Other, AI / ML, SaaS.

CipherAlpha Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

CipherAlpha Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including SecureMesh.

Partners & Team

AD

Avery Dunn

Managing Partner

Cybersecurity
GovTech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Security
Other
AI / ML
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

SE

SecureMesh

Cybersecurity
How to pitch CipherAlpha Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Security, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Avery Dunn, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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